| Title: | Alpha Support Conference |
| Notice: | This is a new Alphanotes, please read note 2.2 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Thu Jan 02 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 128 |
| Total number of notes: | 617 |
Hello
Are there any known compatibilty issues with ovms Alpha 6.x and 7.x.
A partner is having problem in running his application that was
compiled on 6.1 when running it on V7.1 or V7.0 I dont have the exact
error messages, But I can get the details.
Thanks In Advance
Lakshminarayan
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102.1 | We Need Those Details, Otherwise We're Guessing... | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Thu May 08 1997 18:36 | 27 |
: Are there any known compatibilty issues with ovms Alpha 6.x and 7.x. Open-ended questions are very hard to answer. : ...But I can get the details. We need the details, please. We need to confirm the original V6.1 OpenVMS Alpha version, the final OpenVMS Alpha V7.x version, a general application description (including any use of execlets, drivers, loadable images, or privileged system services), any error message(s) displayed, any system or library routine(s) used, the OpenVMS system or VMScluster configuration, etc. There are some big differences in the memory management and the kernel with the advent of 64-bit addressing (these should not be visible to user-mode (non-privileged-mode) code, but will be visible to inner-mode (privileged-mode) code.) And things like the SCSI bus interface changed at V6.2. And MOUNT and shadowing certainly changed in V7.1. Please confirm that the customer reviewed the new features and release notes for the intervening and final releases? -- ps: this is the generic Alpha, and porting-to-Alpha conference. The VAXAXP::VMSNOTES conference is a better spot for OpenVMS questions. | |||||
| 102.2 | Yes, they snuggle up close to the O.S. | HYDRA::NEWMAN | Chuck Newman, 508/467-5499 (DTN 297), MRO1-3/F26 | Fri May 09 1997 13:00 | 7 |
This is for Ingres. I ported their VAX device driver to an Alpha execlet/user-written system service. They have their own threading and scheduling routines. I'll carry this to the OpenVMS notes file once I get specifics. -- Chuck Newman | |||||
| 102.3 | Upgrading Privileged-Code Applications book | EVMS::NOEL | Mon May 12 1997 13:58 | 9 | |
I would check out: "OpenVMS Alpha Guide to Upgrading Privileged-Code Applications" This manual is part of the V7.0 doc set. We documented every symbol change visible to privileged applications. Plus we documented kernel threads internals in Chapter 6. - Karen | |||||