VAX C Installation Guide

This document is the "VAX C Installation Guide," Order Number AA-L491F-TE, published in February 1989. It is intended for system managers and provides comprehensive instructions for installing:

1. VAX C (Version 3.0 and all subsequent maintenance updates).
2. The VMS Debugger for multiprocess debugging (DEBUG MP), which is an optional component.

The guide specifies that the installation is for VMS operating systems version 5.0 or higher and is carried out using the VMSINSTAL command procedure.

Key aspects covered include:

• Prerequisites: Detailed requirements for disk space, physical memory, global page and section quotas, user account quotas (e.g., ASTLM, BIOLM, PGFLQUOTA), and necessary privileges (e.g., SETPRV). It also highlights the importance of registering the VAX C license through the VMS License Management Facility (LMF) before installation for the Installation Verification Procedure (IVP) to run successfully.
• Installation Process: Step-by-step procedures for invoking VMSINSTAL, mounting media, accessing online release notes, responding to license queries, and selecting installation options (e.g., running the IVP, purging old files, extracting .H files).
• VAXcluster Installation: Specific instructions for installing VAX C and DEBUG MP across multiple nodes in a VAXcluster environment, including activating licenses and updating DCL tables.
• Post-Installation Steps: Recommendations for users to log out and log back in for DCL command table changes to take effect.
• Error Conditions: Common reasons for installation failures (e.g., incorrect operating system version, insufficient quotas, license issues) and guidance on how to re-run the IVP separately for verification.
• Maintenance Updates: Information on how Digital Equipment Corporation issues maintenance updates and how they affect version numbers and release notes.
• Problem Reporting: Details on how to report software problems (e.g., via Software Performance Reports) or documentation errors.
• Sample Installation: Provides command-line examples of both VAX C and DEBUG MP installations.

In essence, the document serves as a complete technical manual for deploying and managing VAX C and its debugger within a VMS system environment.