| Title: | Alpha Developer Support |
| Notice: | [email protected], 800-332-4786 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Mon Jun 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3722 |
| Total number of notes: | 11359 |
Company Name : Hydra Communications Ltd - Point 27374
Contact Name : Tom Povey
Phone : (44) 1734-834615
Fax : (44) 1734-834615
Email : [email protected]
Date/Time in : 1-MAY-1997 15:51:42
Entered by : Simon Cole
SPE center : REO
Category : vms
OS Version :
System H/W :
Brief Description of Problem:
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From: RDGENG::MRGATE::"RDGMTS::PMDF::mail.dec.com::Omuiri" 1-MAY-1997 15:35:42.85
To: RDGENG::ASAP
CC:
Subj: ESCALATION: POINT , Company TO ASAP READING:
From: NAME: Ciaran OMuiri <[email protected]@PMDF@INTERNET>
To: NAME: '[email protected]' <IMCEAX400-c=US+3Ba=+20+3Bp=DIGITAL+3Bo=SBUEURMFG+3Bdda+3ASMTP=asap+40reo+2Emts+2Edec+2Ecom+3B@mail.dec.com@PMDF@INTERNET>
Hello -
POINT Log Number 27374
Company Name Hydra Communications Ltd
Engineers name Tom Povey
Telephone Number (44) 1734-834615
Fax Number (44) 1734-834615
E-mail Address [email protected]
Operating System, Version
Platform
Problem Statement
FYI
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From: Hydra Communications Ltd.[SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: 30 April 1997 22:45
To: asap_euro
Subject: Q: porting VAX object code to Alpha
ref: ASAP member nbr A60750
I am developing an application for a client. We are developing using OpenVMS
on a VAX. We wish to run the application on both VAX and Alpha.
I have previously ported another application to Alpha by re-building from
source on the Alpha.
Is it possible for me to build to objects on the VAX and then deliver them
to an Alpha system for linking? Is there some conversion involved for the
Alpha linker to accept VAX objects?
regards,
Tom
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| 3572.1 | No, you need an Alpha | LORDS::COLE | Share and enjoy | Thu May 01 1997 12:05 | 29 |
From: LORDS::COLE "Simon Cole 830 4084 - Software Partner Engineering [email protected]" 1-MAY-1997 16:03:51.32 To: us4rmc::"[email protected]" CC: COLE Subj: RE: FWD: ESCALATION: POINT , Company TO ASAP READING: Tom, Thank you for your mail. To answer: > Is it possible for me to build to objects on the VAX and then deliver them > to an Alpha system for linking? Is there some conversion involved for the > Alpha linker to accept VAX objects? No. The output from all compilers will target a specific hardware architecture. The VAX compilers produce VAX code, The Alpha compilers produce Alpha code. All(sic) the linkers do is resolve routine calls made by the compiled source and produces an executable file. And before you ask, the Alpha compilers do not run on VAXen. There are other reasons to compile your sources on Alpha as there are some differences in the Alpha architecture to VAX that may need source changes. Word allignment being one. These changes will not effect running on a VAX but may make the Alpha version run much fasted so you can retain a single source pool. Regards, Simon Cole ASAP support | |||||