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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

1157.0. "VAX bindings completely supported on ultrix?" by DDIF::MCEVOY () Fri Jul 21 1989 18:14

    Are the VAX bindings for the DECwindows toolkit routines
    completely supported on ultrix?
    
    If so, how are ultrix-end-users suppsosed to be getting the
    defininitions for the string descriptor data structures? 
    Several of the DEC toolkit routines VAX bindings require 
    descriptor parameters. 
    
    I know on VMS, one can get them from the DESCRIP.H header file
    shipped in SYS$LIBRARY. But if someone has just an ultrix
    system, there is no descrip.h file. 
    
    Or, are the descriptor data structures defined elsewhere? 
    
    I saw a couple line description of descriptors in the DECtoolkit 
    manual, but it did seem complete enough for someone who may not 
    know anything about descriptors and wants to use the VAX bindings. 
    Or is it assumed that anyone using the VAX bindings on ultirx would 
    know all about string descriptors?
    
    thanks -dennis

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1157.1		ULTRA::WRAY	John Wray, Secure Systems Development	`Sat Jul 22 1989 03:32`	4
	They're described in the VAX architecture handbook. John
1157.2	are they supported on the pmax as well?	DDIF::MCEVOY		`Mon Jul 24 1989 12:41`	6
	I guess that covers VAX ultrix, but what about PMAX ultrix? Are the VAX (common language) bindings supported on the PMAX as well? Does the documentation address this at all? thanks -dennis
1157.3	vax <> pmax	DECWIN::JACKIE	Jackie Ferguson	`Mon Jul 24 1989 14:39`	10
	The VAX bindings are not supported on the PMAX, there is a set of bindings for FORTRAN 77 shipped with the pmax which are different from the VAX bindings. Are you sure that descrip.h is not on Ultrix? It is in the Xlib sources which run on both VMS and Ultrix. I put a note in here recently about how certain header files for the VAX bindings for left off the Ultrix kit for a couple releases, don't have any further info. You can probably take the decw$xlibdef and decw$dwtdef files from a VMS machine to use on the Ultrix VAX. Jackie
1157.4		FLUME::dike		`Mon Jul 24 1989 17:05`	5
	VAX bindings are not supported on PMAX. Not only that, but they don't exist on PMAX. If you want to write code that will run on all OS's and architectures, use the MIT bindings. Jeff
1157.5	o.k.	EVETPU::MCEVOY		`Mon Jul 24 1989 21:03`	7
	ok, thanks, I think I've got it straight now. descrip.h is shipped in /usr/include/X11 (looks like on both vax and pmax); The VAX bindings are only supported on the VAX. thanks for all the help -dennis
1157.6	PMAX Fortran binding?? (more...)	NWGEDU::DINGEMANS	Hans Dingemans, E.S. Holland	`Wed Nov 29 1989 12:20`	10
	Re.3: > The VAX bindings are not supported on the PMAX, there is a set of bindings > for FORTRAN 77 shipped with the pmax which are different from the VAX bindings. Is this shipped automatically? Any more info about this set of bindings highly appreciated. A customer over here doesn't like converting all his Fortran sources to C because of porting his application to a DECstation. Thanks a lot, Hans Dingemans -- E.S. Holland