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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index a795f0dc..1584d3f4 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -1049,8 +1049,6 @@ particular records in a file and perform operations upon them. VMS. * VMS Running:: How to run @command{gawk} under VMS. * VMS GNV:: The VMS GNV Project. -* VMS Old Gawk:: An old version comes with some VMS - systems. * Bugs:: Reporting Problems and Bugs. * Bug definition:: Defining what is and is not a bug. * Bug address:: Where to send reports to. @@ -41259,7 +41257,7 @@ recipe works ``out of the box.'' @cindex @command{gawk} @subentry VMS version of @cindex installing @command{gawk} @subentry VMS -This @value{SUBSECTION} describes how to compile and install @command{gawk} under VMS. +This @value{SUBSECTION} describes how to compile and install @command{gawk} under OpenVMS. The older designation ``VMS'' is used throughout to refer to OpenVMS. @menu @@ -41269,7 +41267,6 @@ The older designation ``VMS'' is used throughout to refer to OpenVMS. * VMS Installation Details:: How to install @command{gawk} under VMS. * VMS Running:: How to run @command{gawk} under VMS. * VMS GNV:: The VMS GNV Project. -* VMS Old Gawk:: An old version comes with some VMS systems. @end menu @node VMS Compilation @@ -41411,7 +41408,7 @@ $ @kbd{set command gnv$gnu:[vms_bin]gawk_verb.cld} @end example Or the system manager can use @file{GNV$GNU:[vms_bin]gawk_verb.cld} to -add the @command{gawk} and @command{awk} to the system-wide @samp{DCLTABLES}. +add the @command{gawk} and @command{awk} commands to the system-wide @samp{DCLTABLES}. The DCL syntax is documented in the @file{gawk.hlp} file. @@ -41505,8 +41502,6 @@ VMS reports time values in GMT unless one of the @code{SYS$TIMEZONE_RULE} or @code{TZ} logical names is set. Older versions of VMS, such as VAX/VMS 7.3, do not set these logical names. -@c @cindex directory search -@c @cindex path, search @cindex search paths @cindex search paths @subentry for source files The default search path, when looking for @command{awk} program files specified @@ -41561,7 +41556,6 @@ $ define/user sys$input sys$command: $ sort sys$input: sys$output: @end example - @node VMS GNV @appendixsubsubsec The VMS GNV Project @@ -41577,56 +41571,6 @@ is suitable for use with GNV. The file @file{vms/gawk_build_steps.txt} in the distribution documents the procedure for building a VMS PCSI kit that is compatible with GNV. -@ignore -@c The VMS POSIX product, also known as POSIX for OpenVMS, is long defunct -@c and building gawk for it has not been tested in many years, but these -@c old instructions might still work if anyone is still using it. - -@node VMS POSIX -@appendixsubsubsec Building and Using @command{gawk} on VMS POSIX - -Ignore the instructions above, although @file{vms/gawk.hlp} should still -be made available in a help library. The source tree should be unpacked -into a container file subsystem rather than into the ordinary VMS filesystem. -Make sure that the two scripts, @file{configure} and -@file{vms/posix-cc.sh}, are executable; use @samp{chmod +x} on them if -necessary. Then execute the following two commands: - -@example -psx> @kbd{CC=vms/posix-cc.sh configure} -psx> @kbd{make CC=c89 gawk} -@end example - -@noindent -The first command constructs files @file{config.h} and @file{Makefile} out -of templates, using a script to make the C compiler fit @command{configure}'s -expectations. The second command compiles and links @command{gawk} using -the C compiler directly; ignore any warnings from @command{make} about being -unable to redefine @code{CC}. @command{configure} takes a very long -time to execute, but at least it provides incremental feedback as it runs. - -This has been tested with VAX/VMS V6.2, VMS POSIX V2.0, and DEC C V5.2. - -Once built, @command{gawk} works like any other shell utility. Unlike -the normal VMS port of @command{gawk}, no special command-line manipulation is -needed in the VMS POSIX environment. -@end ignore - -@node VMS Old Gawk -@appendixsubsubsec Some VMS Systems Have An Old Version of @command{gawk} - -@c Thanks to "gerard labadie" <gerard.labadie@gmail.com> - -Some versions of VMS have an old version of @command{gawk}. To access it, -define a symbol, as follows: - -@example -$ @kbd{gawk :== $sys$common:[syshlp.examples.tcpip.snmp]gawk.exe} -@end example - -This is apparently @value{PVERSION} 2.15.6, which is extremely old. We -recommend compiling and using the current version. - @node Bugs @appendixsec Reporting Problems and Bugs @cindex archaeologists |