The compilation was tested with
-OpenVMS Alpha 7.2-1
-DECC 6.2
- -Compac C++ 6.2
+ -Compaq C++ 6.2
-DECWindows 1.2-5
- -Mozilla M14 (for the GTK-stuff)
+ -GTK1.2.8 (for wxGTK)
-To get everything compiled you'll need to have installed:
+To get everything compiled you'll need to have installed prior to compiling
+wxWidgets:
-Bison
+ get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
+ You'll have to fix the following bug:
+ add the following 3 lines in BISON.SIMPLE
+ #elif __VMS
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #define alloca malloc
+ before
+ #endif /* __hpux */
+
-Flex
+ get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
+
-Sed
- These programs are all on the OpenVMS freeware CD and can be downloaded from
- http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
- At the moment you'll have to hack the descrip.mms files to include the right
- locations of the packages, but i intend to make this better in future.
+ get it from http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
+
-sys$library:libjpeg.olb (from ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/ )
+ add /name=(as_is,short) to CFLAGS in the descrip.mms file
+ don't forget to mms/descrip=Makefile/macro="ALPHA=1"
+
-sys$library:libpng.olb & sys$library:libz.olb (from
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/pngcode.html )
- -sys$library:libtiff.olb (from: ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/ )
-
-Currently only the MOTIF GUI can be build by typing
- MMS motif
- in the main directory of the distribution.
-
-The GTK GUI is now in Alpha testing. Type
- MMS gtk
- in the main directory of the distribution to get a test. I builds the
-MINIMAL_GTK.exe sample only. It does something but I also got it crashing.
-
-
-It automatically makes the library in [.lib] and links some of the samples
-and utils.
-
-N.B.
- the following patch is needed in the tiff3.4 distribution:
+ add /name=(as_is,short) to CFLAGS in the descrip.mms of both png and
+ zlib
+ -sys$library:libtiff.olb (from: ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/ )
+ - add /name=(as_is,short) to the C_COMPILE variable in MAKVMS.COM
+ - the following patch is needed in the tiff3.4 distribution:
polka-jj) diff TIFFCOMP.H;3 TIFFCOMP.H;1
************
File $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;3
107 #include <unistd.h>
************
-Number of difference sections found: 2
-Number of difference records found: 4
-
-DIFFERENCES /IGNORE=()/MERGED=1-
- $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;3-
- $DISK2:[JOUKJ.PUBLIC.TIFF.TIFF.LIBTIFF]TIFFCOMP.H;1
-
-
-
+ -X11:libxpm.olb ( from ftp://koala.inria.fr/pub/xpm/ )
+ add /name=(as_is,short) to cc_defs in the descrip.mms file
+
+ -GTK & VMS Porting library (only needed for wxGTK)
+ ( from http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/products/ips/gtk.html )
+
+ -Redefine the logical SYS$LIBRARY in such a way that it also points
+ to the includefile/library directories of the above packages:
+ i.e.
+$ define sys$library sys$sysroot:[syslib],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.xpm.xpm.lib],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.jpeg.jpeg],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.png.libpng],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.tiff.tiff.libtiff],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.png.zlib],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib.gthread],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.compaq.porting_library.dist.include]
+
+ -redefine the logical X11 in such a way that also points to the
+ xpm-distribution.
+ i.e.
+$ define/nolog X11 $disk2:[joukj.public.xpm.xpm.lib],decw$include
+
+ -for wxGTK you'll have to redefine SYS$SHARE to compile and run the
+ applications.
+ i.e.
+$ ass $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.glib.gmodule],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.gtk.gdk],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.public.gtk.gtk.gtk.gtk],-
+ $disk2:[joukj.compaq.porting_library.dist.lib],-
+ sys$sysroot:[syslib] sys$share
+
+ -At the moment you'll have to hack the [.src.common]descrip.mms file
+ to include the right location of bison/flex and sed, but i intend to
+ make this better in future.
+
+ -The following is a work-around a include file bug which occurs on some
+ versions of VMS. If you get lib$get_current_invo_context undefined
+ while linking you'll have to add
+ "lib$get_current_invo_context"="LIB$GET_CURR_INVO_CONTEXT"
+ in [.src.unix]descrip.mms to CXX_DEFINE. and recompile wxWidgets.
+
+ -Some versions of the CC compiler give warnings like
+ %CC-W-CXXKEYWORD, "bool" is a keyword in C++ .... when compiling
+ if You encounter these, replace mms by mms/ignore=warning in the
+ following
+
+ -Now build everything using one of the following
+ mms
+ mms gtk
+ mms motif
+ in the main directory of the distribution. Without an argument both wxGTK
+ and wxMOTIF are built. The libraries are built in the [.lib] directory.
+ All the samples I tried are built automatically.
+
+ -I think in general wxGTK is better maintained, so that version is my
+ first choice.
+
+ -Note that only a few people have used wxWidgets on VMS so many problems are
+ to be expected.
+
+
+ -Many thanks for testing and reporting problems to:
+ -Walter Braeu
+
+
+ -Known problems :
+ wxMOTIF :
+ -The calendar sample puts the boxes of the month and year selection on
+ top of each other.
+ -The caret sample: sometimes a non blinking caret remains in the
+ window.
+ -checklist sample: There is no way to check/uncheck since this box is
+ missing
+ -conftest sample: The boxes in the window are too small to display
+ texts with the fonts specified.
+ -controls sample: radiobox does not appear on the screen
+ -Some samples crash due to colour allocation problems
+ i.e. -drawing,image
+
+ wxGTK :
+ -In the calendar sample options can only be switched on and not off
+ again.
+ -image sample: after clicking "about" the colourmap is permanently
+ changed resulting in strange images
+
Finally :
I like the idea of Robert Roebling that CD's with classical music should be
send to the authors.
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