From: byer@chef.ourservers.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:54 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: HELP!!! Strange Problem With OpenVMS Porting Library.


This is driving me nuts..

I'm working on updating the port of CVS v1.11 for OpenVMS utilizing the
OpenVMS Porting Library so that Unix style file/directory names
(like config.h.in) are handled properly and I have one strange problem.

I've installed the porting library no problem.  I'm compiling
wiht it properly (included the VMS_JACKETS.H file in all the modules) and
I'm linking properly.

The problem is, when I go to test it, if I'm logged into the SYSTEM
account, everything works and it handles Unix file/directory names
properly.

But...

If I'm in NON-SYSTEM account, it dosnen't handle the Unix file/directory
names properly and I get errors on the file names.  Even if I run from
an account that has ALL the privs (like a copy of the system account)
it won't work properly.

I don't have the VMS_JACKETS.EXE installed so I don't think that's a problem
and on a whim I installed it and got the same thing.  I have a logical
VMS_JACKETS defined to point to the VMS_JACKETS.EXE shared library since
I have the porting library installed in a seperate directory.

I even linked with the non-shared library VMS_JACKETS.OLB and it did the
exact same thing so I don't think it's something specific with the
shared library.

I ZIP'd up my sources etc and sent them to someone else and they have
had it work for them no problem without having to be in the SYSTEM account.
So that tells me I MUST be doing something wrong somewhere or something
I'm just missing in the release notes.

I did define the logical VMS_FILENAME_CONTROLS just like the release notes
said and that didn't make a difference.

It's really driving me nuts trying to figure this out and would appreciate
any help with this.

The system is an AlpaStation 500/333 with OpenVMS v7.2 with all the latest
public patches and DEC C v6.0-001.

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