VMS: compensate for command line length limits with a logical name Sometimes, you might end up with a rather long compile line due to excessively long /INCLUDE directories. Compensate for it by making a temporary logical name with them and using said logical name as /INCLUDE argument. A note was added to NOTES.VMS regarding these limitations. Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
diff --git a/NOTES.VMS b/NOTES.VMS index 2c7b80b..034ecf4 100644 --- a/NOTES.VMS +++ b/NOTES.VMS
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Requirement details ------------------- - In addition to the requirements listed in INSTALL, these are required - as well: + In addition to the requirements and instructions listed in INSTALL, + this are required as well: * At least ODS-5 disk organization for source and build. Installation can be done on any existing disk organization. @@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ a different ANSI C compiler may require some work. + About MMS and DCL + ----------------- + + MMS has certain limitations when it comes to line length, and DCL has + certain limitations when it comes to total command length. We do + what we can to mitigate, but there is the possibility that it's not + enough. Should you run into issues, a very simple solution is to set + yourself up a few logical names for the directory trees you're going + to use. + + Checking the distribution -------------------------