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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

355.0. "GFLOAT shareable image with DECwindows ?" by CSC32::S_HALL (Gimme a DEC PC & a bear with a radio) Wed Mar 08 1989 13:39

    
    Is it verboten to use GFLOAT numbers with C when using
    DECwindows ?
    
    A customer compiled his program CC/G_FLOAT  program, and when
    he tried to link (options file below), he got multiply defined
    symbols in VAXCRTL...
    
    The options file looked like:
    
    SYS$SHARE:VAXCRTLG/SHARE
    SYS$SHARE:DECW$DWTLIBSHR/SHARE
                       
    If the reference to the DECW$ shareable image is left out,
    the compilation goes fine.
    
    Error occurs on VMS V5.1 , C V3.0 and C V2.4.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Steve H

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355.1PSW::WINALSKIPaul S. WinalskiWed Mar 08 1989 15:265
Yup, that's a restriction.  Should be lifted when a future VAX C RTL with
D and G float compatibility ships.

--PSW

355.2Found the manual reference...CSC32::S_HALLGimme a DEC PC & a bear with a radioWed Mar 08 1989 16:3320
    
    re: .1
    
    thanks for the reply, Paul.
    
    I subsequently have been directed to the Xlib Routines Manual
    in the DECwindows Programming doc set.
    
    Page 1-3 says:
    
    "Xlib should not be used by VAX C language programs that have been
    compiled with the /G_FLOAT qualifier.  Xlib has been compiled with
    the default /D_FLOAT qualifier and should not be intermixed with
    VAX C /G_FLOAT modules."
    
    I posted the above so that other folks that might run into this
    one and check this Notes file  might find it of value.
    
    Steve H

355.3Check note 440TLE::DANIELSBrad Daniels, VAX C RTL whipping boyTue Mar 21 1989 13:231