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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

2357.0. "Are changes like this documented somewhere?" by SMAUG::DESMOND () Mon Feb 26 1990 14:41

    I noticed when updating to VMS 5.3 that our DECwindows 3270 Terminal
    Emulator will no longer link.  There is an unresolved external routine
    called DwtDrmRCValid which turns out to be a macro that is now called
    XmDrmRCValid.  Why has this changed and are there a lot of changes to
    the names of other routines or macros?  Can I be assured that it will
    remain with the current name?  I'd like to update our source code here
    but I want to make sure this is permanent and I couldn't find anything
    about it in the release notes.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2357.1		GOSOX::RYAN	DECwindows Mail	`Tue Feb 27 1990 08:13`	7
	It hasn't changed for VMS V5.3 - the Xm prefix refers to a Motif routine. It sounds like someone installed Motif on your system in such a way that it's interfering with the normal DECwindows environment (system-wide definition of C$INCLUDE to point at Motif directories?). Mike
2357.2		SMAUG::DESMOND		`Tue Feb 27 1990 11:10`	7
	I checked the DECwindows DECW$INCLUDE directory on my workstation and it also has the routine named XmDrmRCValid in DRMPUBLIC.H. I installed DECWindows from a CD containing all VMS 5.3 files and I did not installed Motif. Were some Motif files included in the DECWindows kit for VMS 5.3 by mistake or design? John
2357.3	Toolkit V5.3 and Motif V1.0 share some common code	LEOVAX::TREGGIARI		`Tue Feb 27 1990 12:41`	6
	In the areas that we did work for Motif V1.0 (specifically, UIL, DRM, and compound strings). However, I don't know why "Xm" names show up in public .h files, and they certainly shouldn't have changed the name of something in a public .h file. Leo
2357.4		SMAUG::DESMOND		`Tue Feb 27 1990 15:13`	3
	Is there someone I should officially point this out to? The .h files I have came off of the VMS AD Software Consolidation CDs so I assume this is the same as the kits that are sent to customers.
2357.5	QAR it	LEOVAX::TREGGIARI		`Tue Feb 27 1990 15:38`	1
	Leo
2357.6	Not in my copy, it's not	R2ME2::VANGILDER	Jim V., DECwindows Toolkits	`Sun Mar 04 1990 13:05`	17
	I just checked our copy of DrmPublic.h (which should be the official 5.3 version). The only reference to RCValid that I find is: /* * Validation macro, returns TRUE/FALSE / #define UrmRCValid(context) ((context)->validation==DRMResourceContextValid) And no references to Xm anything. And in any case, XmDrmRCValid isn't the right name even for the Motif kit (it's still UrmRCValid). Mail me your copy of DrmPublic.h so I can take a look at it. Jim
2357.7	oops, they ARE in there	R2ME2::VANGILDER	Jim V., DECwindows Toolkits	`Mon Mar 05 1990 09:10`	5
	Oops - I must have been looking in the wrong directory. DRMDECLS.H and DRMPUBLIC.H do indeed have Xm* routines declared. As Leo said, QAR it.