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We've had several people ask what is the best way to bring
sources to the developer forum. The
below is an attempt to ensure what you bring will be readable when you want to
get started with your port. Don't bring tape - we won't have
any tape readers at the workshop.
The easiest way prepare your sources is to:
- Create a backup saveset of all your sources, build files, data files, etc. on your OpenVMS Alpha or VAX system.
- If possible ZIP it up. If you need a copy of ZIP / UNZIP for OpenVMS Alpha or VAX,
send a note and request it. Syntax for ZIPing your saveset is:
$ zip "-V" file.zip file.bck
The "-V" will save the VMS attributes when the BCK file is zipped.
Note: Don't create a self-extracting zip on Alpha, it can't be run on I64
- Assuming you do NOT have a CD burner on your Alpha / VAX system, you'll need to ftp your ZIP (or
BCK if you didn't zip it) to a PC or other system with a CD burner.
Remember to transfer the file, using ftp, in IMAGE or BINARY mode (FTP> BIN).
- Burn your CD using ISO9660 format, if possible.
This will allow you to read the CD directly on the Integrity
Server. If you choose JOLIET, then we will
use a PC to transfer your file from CD to the Integrity Server (not a problem, just an extra step).
If you are bringing a Laptop to the workshop, you can
skip the step of burning the CD, just backup your sources and build
environment, ZIP the BCK file and ftp it to your Laptop (remember to use IMAGE / BINARY mode).
We recommend using ftp to transfer the file from Alpha or
VAX to another system (i.e. a PC) and not using Advanced Server. This does assume you have configured TCP/IP,
which not all partners will have done.
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Before packing up and coming to the workshop, take what
you've done and "work backwards" to prove everything is ok. For example, if you burned a CD, put the CD
in the system you used to create it.
Read the zip file from the CD.
ftp the file back onto your Alpha or VAX system. Unzip the zip file (remember to use the "-V"
option on unzip). Then do a
$BACKUP/LIST file.bck
and ensure you see what you expect. Note: If you didn't ZIP your saveset, you'll
need to do the following:
$set file/attr=lrl:32256 file.bck
before running the backup utility.
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