OpenVMS ports of Freeware software
This page gives an overview of the packages I'm running on my OpenVMS
system. for several of them I did some porting
work to get them working on OpenVMS. Please send your comments
to/joukj@hrem.stm.tudelft.nl/
* Bochs
Purpose : A pentium emulator
click here to get information
and source code
patch for CVS version of 10 july 2002 : click here for Patch
This patch
includes compile support for OpenVMS
Note1 : Do not expect too much to the speed of the emulation.
Note2 : LD <#LD> can be used to create empty disk container files.
Last version tested: CVS version extracted on 10 July 2002
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 and Compaq C++ V6.5-021 on
OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* Bzip2
Purpose : non desctructive (de)compression
click here
to get the
source distribution
click here to get
information
Note1 : Although some request were made the original author of
this package is not going to include the patches needed
for VMS.
Note2 : The VMS version expects that the file extenstion of
compressed files end on "-bz2" which is different from the
original UNIX version where this is ".bz2".
Last version tested: 1.0.2 (22 April 2002)
* Freetpe1/2 library
Purpose : Rendering fonts
click here
to get
the source distribution
click here to get
information
Last version tested: version extracted from CVS on 29 April 2002
All later version seem to have a memory problem on OpenVMS
* GhostScript
Purpose : PostScript/PDF reader/transformer
click here to get
the source distribution and information
Other packages required:
-MMK <#MMK>
Source file of these packages should be available:
-Jpeg library <#Jpeglib>
-PNG library <#PNGlib>
-Z library <#Zlib>
Note1 : I normally use the following command to build:
mmk/DESCRIP=[.SRC]OPENVMS.MMK/MACRO=(SYSLIB=1,A4_PAPER=1,IEEE=1)
Note2 : MMS does not work ; so you have to use MMK. GMAKE seems
to be supported too but
I never tried it succesfully.
Last version tested: CVS version extract on 10 July 2002
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* GLTT library
Purpose : Imports Truetype fonts into OpenGL environments
click here to get the
source distribution and information
patch for version 2.5.2 : click here for Patch
This
patch includes compile support for OpenVMS
Other packages required :
-Mesa <#Mesa>
-Freetype1 library <#Freetype>
Last version tested: 2.5.2 (8 July 2002)
-using Compaq C++ V6.5-021 for OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* HDF4 library
Purpose : read/write HDF4 images
click here to get the source
distribution and information
optional patch for version 4.1r5 : click here for Patch
This patch
sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable
to be used with other packages on this page.
Last version tested: 4.1r5 (24 April 2002)
* Imagemagick
Purpose : Image manipulations
click here to get the source
distribution and information
Note : I normally get the Unix-distribution and apply the
patch below.
In between version patches seem to be included in the
Unix files only.
patch for version 5.4.7-1 : click here for Patch
This patch configures Imagemagick to be used with the additional
packages listed below and sets the compile options is
such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages
on this page. To use Imagemagick with more/less
libraries one has to hack the make.com in the main directory
and the config.h_vms in the [.magick] directory
packages required for this configuration :
-Freetype2 library <#Freetype>
-Jasper library <#Jasper>
-Jpeg library <#Jpeglib>
-PNG library <#PNGlib>
-Tiff library <#Tifflib>
-Z library <#Zlib>
-Bzip2 <#bzip2>
-HDF4 library <#HDF4lib>
-Jbig Library <#Jbiglib>
-GhostScript <#GhostScript>
Last version tested: v5.4.7-1 (5 July 2002)
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* Jasper library
Purpose : library to read/write Jpeg2000 images
click here to get the
source distribution and information
patch for version 1.500.4 : click here for Patch
This
patch includes OpenVMS compile support
Other packages required:
-Jpeg library <#Jpeglib>
Last version tested: 1.500.4 (22 April 2002)
* Jbig library
Purpose : library to read/write jbig images
click here to get
the source distribution
click here
to get information
patch for version 1.4 : click here for Patch
This
patch includes compile support for OpenVMS
Last version tested: 1.4 (22 April 2002)
* Jpeg library
Purpose : library to read/write jpeg images
click here to get the source
distribution
click here to get
information
optional patch for version 6b : click here for Patch
This patch
sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable
to be used with other packages on this page.
Last version tested: 6b (17 April 2002)
* LD
Purpose : OpenVMS logical disk utility
click here
to get the
source distribution and information
Last version tested: 063
* Mesa
Purpose : Opensource OpenGL implementation
click here to get the source
distribution and information
Note: If you do not have C++ an old version of the GLU library
is compiled.
Last version tested: CVS version extracted on 10 July 2002
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 and Compaq C++ V6.5-021 on
OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* MMK
Purpose : MadGoat Make Utility (compatible with DEC's MMS!)
click here
to get the
source distribution and information
Last version tested: V3.9-2 (25 April 2002)
* Pfaedit
Purpose : A Truetype/Type1 etc. font editor
click here to get the source
distribution and information
Other packages required:
-Porting library <#Portinglib>
-Ungif Library <#Ungiflib>
Last version tested: 020709 (10 July 2002)
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* PNG library
Purpose : read/write PNG images
click here to get
the source distribution and information
optional patch for version 1.2.4 : click here for Patch
This patch
sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable
to be used with other packages on this page.
Other packages required:
-Z library <#Zlib>
Last version tested: 1.2.4 (10 July 2002)
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* Porting library
Purpose : library to make it /easy/ to port software to OpenVMS
click here
to get
the source distribution and information
Last version tested: A2 (19 April 2002)
* Ted
Purpose : A RTF editor
click here to get the source
distribution and information
after unpacking replace in version 2.11 vms_files.tar by the
one you download here
Other packages required:
-Porting library <#Portinglib>
-Tiff library <#Tifflib>
-Jpeg library <#Jpeglib>
-PNG library <#PNGlib>
Last version tested: 2.11 (3 July 2002)
-using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
* Tiff library
Purpose : library to read/write Tiff images
click here to get the source
distribution and information
optional patch for version 3.5.7 : click here for Patch
This patch
configures Tiff to optionally use jpeg compression and
sets the compile options is such a way that it is
suitable to be used with other packages on this page.
Other packages required:
-Jpeg library <#Jpeglib>
-Z library <#Zlib>
Last version tested: v3.5.7 (17 January 2002)
* Ungif library
Purpose : library to read/write GIF images
click here
to get the source
distribution and information
patch for version 4.1.0b1 : click here for Patch
This patch
includes OpenVMS compile support
Last version tested: 4.1.0b1 (11 February 2002)
* Xlockmore
Purpose : Screen saver/locker for DecWindows
click here to
get the source distribution and information
optional packages to enhance the capabilities:
-Imagemagick <#Magick>
-Mesa <#Mesa>
-GLTT library <#GLTT>
-Freetype1 library <#Freetype>
-XPM library <#XPMlib>
Last version tested: 5.04 (16 May 2002)
* XPM library
Purpose : read/write XPM images
click here to get the
source distribution
optional patch for version 3.4k : click here for Patch
This patch
sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable
to be used with other packages on this page.
Last version tested: 3.4k (20 August 2000)
* Z library
Purpose : Z-(de)compression
click here to get
the source distribution and information
optional patch for version 1.1.4 : click here for Patch
This patch
sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable
to be used with other packages on this page.
Last version tested: v1.1.4 (12 March 2002)
Other sources of free available OpenVMS software:
-Hunter Goatley's Archive
-Patrick Moreau's archive
-Compaq(HP)'s archive
-Arne Vajhøj's archive
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