From:	MERC::"uunet!asc-yf.WPAFB.AF.MIL!nieland_t" 18-NOV-1992 16:12:13.81
To:	nieland_t@asc-yf.wpafb.af.mil, decus-porters@asc-yf.wpafb.af.mil
CC:	
Subj:	RE: Last shot to get a program working

# Anyone want to take a stab at getting VERB working 100% before we totally shut
# out the CD.  VERB currently compiles and links fine under OpenVMS for AXP, but
# the output doesn't give you anything useful.  I believe Joe Meadows said
# something in Atlanta that it just may be finding where in the process space
# the tables are now located (and similarly in the DCLTABLES.EXE for AXP).
#
# Any of you with access to an actual system care to take a quick shot?
#
#

Okay, its done.  I've got a backup saveset to up load to you Ted, but I
forgot to write down the password (again 8-)).  Call me tomorrow at
8:00 AM PST (I believe that is 10:00 AM your time, though I won't swear
to it.).

I made the following changes:

	o Create a new COMPILE_ALPHA.COM to build it for AXP both with
	  natively and via crosstools.

	o Create a VERB.OPT to link it since Alpha don't have SYS.STB,
	  instead you link against SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$BASE_IMAGE.EXE
	  which is treated as a shareable.

	o Added #pragma's inside of VERB.H to turn off alignment of data
	  structures.  This was the number one cause of VERB not working.

	o In COMPILE_ALPHA.COM removed the /OPTIMIZE=NOINLINE/NODEBUG and
	  replaced them with /WARNING=NOINFO/STANDARD=VAXC.

Joe, you'll be happy to know I drank lots of sweet tea while doing this from
home.

See everyone in Las Vegas.

Patrick L. Mahan

--- TGV Window Washer ------------------------------- Mahan@TGV.COM ---------

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