Took me a while to get the C Compiler installed in OpenVMS 8.4 on my FreeAXP Alpha emulator.
It was a rocky start, getting the OS installed, navigating around, getting TCPIP going…
My initial attempts to transfer files over ssh resulted in cc073.a and .b files getting corrupted.
Finally, I figured out how to FTP from VMS in Binary mode, unpack and install the C Compiler.
*You can replicate this procedure for CXX Compiler (Just modify for XX)*
Download your stuff:
$ create/directory [000000.sysmgr.colin]
$ set default [000000.sysmgr.colin]
$ COPY/FTP/BINARY/VERBOSE FQDN.OR.IP.FTP”username password”::”C_Compiler_73.zip” SYS$SYSROOT:[000000.SYSMGR.COLIN]
$ COPY/FTP/BINARY/VERBOSE FQDN.OR.IP.FTP”username password”::”unzip.exe” SYS$SYSROOT:[000000.SYSMGR.COLIN]
Unpack it:
$ unzip :== $SYS$SYSROOT:[000000.SYSMGR.COLIN]unzip.exe
$ unzip [000000.SYSMGR.COLIN]C_Compiler_73.zip
Archive: SYS$SYSROOT:[000000.SYSMGR.COLIN]C_Compiler_73.zip;1
inflating: cc073.a
inflating: cc073.b
inflating: cc073_iguide.txt
Install it (answer prompts which follow after execution):
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL CC073 SYS$SYSROOT:[000000.SYSMGR.COLIN]
And test:
$ create hello.c
#include
main()
{
printf(“hello, world\n”);
}
(CTRL+Z) – Exit
$ cc hello.c
$ link hello
$ r hello
hello, world
*And test CXX:*
$ create hellox.cpp
#include
int main()
{
cout << "hello world\n";
return 0;
}
(CTRL+Z) - Exit
$ cxx hellox.cpp
$ cxxlink hellox
$ r hellox
hello, world
Celebrate!!
