PYVMS - general manual - table of contents
Welcome to PYVMS - the Python programming language running on the OpenVMS operating system.
table of contents
title page
Copyrights
The Python copyright
The PYVMS copyright
Introduction
Welcome
Version numbers / file names
Documentation
access to the PYVMS documentation
conventions used in the PYVMS documentation
Patches to Python
Patches to OpenVMS
Patches are available from:
Patches commented:
Patches to Python
Patches are maintained at:
Patches commented:
how patching is/was done on OpenVMS
building PYVMS
get the necessary software
the Python distribution is available at:
get the PYVMS distribution from:
you also need the following tools...
create the root directory and restore the Python distribution
create additional directories
workaround for libraries <prefix>
decompress the PYVMS distribution
extract PYVMS tools from Save-Set
build tool FILE_SET_DATE
set original date + time on files
save some original files
restore PYVMS files
translate and compile ...
translate VMSDEF modules
compile for the DCL environment
compile for the POSIX environment
setup and go
convert documentation to RUNOFF format
Python in the OpenVMS environment
path support
programming guidelines
Tools
coming with PYVMS
CVT_DOC
CVT__HTML
CVT__RNO
FILE_SET_DATE
HTML2RNO
UNTAR2DATESET
VMSDEF2MAR
VMSDEF_BLDDIR2MAR
VMSVER2MAR
not delivered with PYVMS
GZIP
UNZIP
VMSTAR
The history of PYVMS
The future of PYVMS
Notes about implementation details
PYVMS notes
VMSDEF data structures
index
06-FEB-1999 ZE.