Re: [Quickfix-developers] VMS port of QF

[John G. <joh...@wa...>]

Hi and thanks for the answer,

> Having not worked with VMS for years now, I guess there is a decent C++ compiler now. 
Should be ok as far as c++ is concerned.

> Since the UNIX build system of QuickFIX is based on the GNU autotools (automake, autoconf) 
> I wonder whether they can also cope with VMS. Perhaps you should check www.gnu.org for 
> this; it would make the life much easier. In addition, check if there is a UNIX/POSIX etc. 
> compatibility layer on VMS. I am sure, there some stuff of this kind.

It seems it depends on the considered tool. The gnu build system is nice
for a gnu OS but is a real pain to cope with if not. If you want to fully
compile PHP or QF on a Solaris machine, you'll need to install M4,
autoconf, automake, libtool at least. On a VMS machine, may be add perl to
that. I had a look at the GVN project, which basically looks like a "vms
cygwin" that does not build necessarily build native vms libs, and anyway
the VMS version requirements are not met (still in 7.1, need 7.3).

> Looking forward to hear news from the VMS port...
Well, so far, I am slowly tracking all the G++ includes needed and 
wondering why one of them (streambuf.h) does not compile, so it looks like 
a looooong night coming along ;-)

Thanks for feedback on fixml too.

Sincerely,
John GALLET