Editing Software Development Platforms (section)

==Installing packages on VMS==

Contacts:
Piet Schuermans
Mark Blanchard

===Freeware source===
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/freeware/freeware80/

Instructions for unpacking .tar.gz files on VMS
:1. Rename the file to file.tgz
:2. gunzip file.tgz (creates a file.tar)
:3. vmstar file.tar

===VMSTAR===

A tar program for VMS.

Either install from the source (build it), or apparently the binary can be downloaded from

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/freeware/freeware50/vmstar/alpha/

where you will find VMSTAR.EXE

When extracting files that contain "unix" filenames (e.g., config.h.in), make sure to extract the files with
<pre>
$ cvstar xof file.tar  ! Option 'o' extracts ODS5 files with ODS2 format
</pre>

===CVS===

The sources can be retrieved from http://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/source/stable/

You will need a C compiler on OpenVMS.  There are several versions of CVS available, but all of them need some tweaking before they can be successfully built.

:cvs-1.11.18 (see build instructions at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2005-01/msg00280.html)
:cvs-1.11.21 (do not use)
:cvs-1.11.22 (latest version as of May 26, 2007 -- may be built, but follow instructions as per v.18 above)

Download the .tar.gz file, rename it to .tgz once on vms system, use gunzip then vmstar:
<pre>
$ rename cvs-1.11.22.tar.gz cvs-1.11.22.tgz
$ gunzip cvs-1.11.22.tgz
$ vmstar xof cvs-1.11.22.tar  ! option 'o' allows ODS2 naming.
</pre>

For all versions, make the following changes before starting:
:1. Before you attempt to compile 1.11.22 or later you will need make a copy of [.LIB]FNMATCH_H.IN as [.LIB]FNMATCH.H
:2. Correct typo in [.SRC]BUILD_SRC.COM  change "libz" to "zlib"

<b>Note:</b>
The directory names would have been cvs-1.11.21.dir on Linux.  However VMS doesn't allow more than 1 . in the name.  If you enter

<pre>$ set process/parse=extended</pre>

in a terminal you'll be able to access these files.  You rename them (i.e. cvs-1_11_21.dir).

<b>NOTE</b>
Piet Schuermans (mailps@mac.com) sent me a binary version of CVS on May 25, 2007 that I am currently using.

<b>USAGE</b>

Note that I have a "getting started on cvs for vms" document that can help.  

OpenVMS is case sensitive for passing parameters. So put the parameters between " "

<pre>
$ cvs -d ":pserver:anonymous@public.kitware.com:/cvsroot/VTK" login
$ cvs -d ":pserver:anonymous@public.kitware.com:/cvsroot/VTK" co "vtknew/CMake"
</pre>

If your using this repository location frequently then
<pre>
$ define cvsroot ":pserver:anonymous@public.kitware.com:/cvsroot/VTK"
</pre>
after this you can skip the -d ...... parameter
<pre>
$ cvs login
vtk
</pre>

This will create .cvspass file in your home directory so your only  
need to use the cvs login once
<pre>
$ cvs co "vtknew"
</pre>

public.kitware.com has ip address 66.194.253.19