Programming With RT-11 Volume 1

This document, "Programming with RT-11, Volume 1: Program Development Facilities," published by Digital Press (Digital Equipment Corporation) in 1984, serves as a comprehensive technical guide for developing executable programs on the RT-11 operating system (version 5.0). It is the first volume in "The RT-11 Technical User's Series."

The book focuses specifically on the program development lifecycle for MACRO-11, FORTRAN IV, and BASIC-11 languages. Key topics covered include:

• The complete program development process, from creating and editing source code to assembly, compilation, and linking.
• Program execution under various RT-11 monitors (Single Job, Foreground/Background, and Extended Memory), including initiating and terminating jobs and communication.
• Debugging programs using RT-11's on-line debugging aids (ODT and VDT), with explanations of error location and failure analysis.
• The creation, maintenance, and use of both object and macro libraries.
• Techniques for designing and implementing overlay structures to optimize memory usage, and other high-level language optimization methods.
• Detailed instructions on using language interfaces for calling subroutines between MACRO-11, FORTRAN IV, and BASIC-11 programs.

Intended for programmers already familiar with these languages and basic RT-11 system commands, the guide provides practical procedures, examples, and exercises for efficient program development.