OpenVMS ports of Freeware software This page gives an overview of the packages I'm running on my OpenVMS system. for several of them I did some porting work to get them working on OpenVMS. Please send your comments to/joukj@hrem.stm.tudelft.nl/ * Bochs Purpose : A pentium emulator click here to get information and source code patch for CVS version of 10 july 2002 : click here for Patch This patch includes compile support for OpenVMS Note1 : Do not expect too much to the speed of the emulation. Note2 : LD <#LD> can be used to create empty disk container files. Last version tested: CVS version extracted on 10 July 2002 -using Compaq C V6.5-001 and Compaq C++ V6.5-021 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * Bzip2 Purpose : non desctructive (de)compression click here to get the source distribution click here to get information Note1 : Although some request were made the original author of this package is not going to include the patches needed for VMS. Note2 : The VMS version expects that the file extenstion of compressed files end on "-bz2" which is different from the original UNIX version where this is ".bz2". Last version tested: 1.0.2 (22 April 2002) * Freetpe1/2 library Purpose : Rendering fonts click here to get the source distribution click here to get information Last version tested: version extracted from CVS on 29 April 2002 All later version seem to have a memory problem on OpenVMS * GhostScript Purpose : PostScript/PDF reader/transformer click here to get the source distribution and information Other packages required: -MMK <#MMK> Source file of these packages should be available: -Jpeg library <#Jpeglib> -PNG library <#PNGlib> -Z library <#Zlib> Note1 : I normally use the following command to build: mmk/DESCRIP=[.SRC]OPENVMS.MMK/MACRO=(SYSLIB=1,A4_PAPER=1,IEEE=1) Note2 : MMS does not work ; so you have to use MMK. GMAKE seems to be supported too but I never tried it succesfully. Last version tested: CVS version extract on 10 July 2002 -using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * GLTT library Purpose : Imports Truetype fonts into OpenGL environments click here to get the source distribution and information patch for version 2.5.2 : click here for Patch This patch includes compile support for OpenVMS Other packages required : -Mesa <#Mesa> -Freetype1 library <#Freetype> Last version tested: 2.5.2 (8 July 2002) -using Compaq C++ V6.5-021 for OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * HDF4 library Purpose : read/write HDF4 images click here to get the source distribution and information optional patch for version 4.1r5 : click here for Patch This patch sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. Last version tested: 4.1r5 (24 April 2002) * Imagemagick Purpose : Image manipulations click here to get the source distribution and information Note : I normally get the Unix-distribution and apply the patch below. In between version patches seem to be included in the Unix files only. patch for version 5.4.7-1 : click here for Patch This patch configures Imagemagick to be used with the additional packages listed below and sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. To use Imagemagick with more/less libraries one has to hack the make.com in the main directory and the config.h_vms in the [.magick] directory packages required for this configuration : -Freetype2 library <#Freetype> -Jasper library <#Jasper> -Jpeg library <#Jpeglib> -PNG library <#PNGlib> -Tiff library <#Tifflib> -Z library <#Zlib> -Bzip2 <#bzip2> -HDF4 library <#HDF4lib> -Jbig Library <#Jbiglib> -GhostScript <#GhostScript> Last version tested: v5.4.7-1 (5 July 2002) -using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * Jasper library Purpose : library to read/write Jpeg2000 images click here to get the source distribution and information patch for version 1.500.4 : click here for Patch This patch includes OpenVMS compile support Other packages required: -Jpeg library <#Jpeglib> Last version tested: 1.500.4 (22 April 2002) * Jbig library Purpose : library to read/write jbig images click here to get the source distribution click here to get information patch for version 1.4 : click here for Patch This patch includes compile support for OpenVMS Last version tested: 1.4 (22 April 2002) * Jpeg library Purpose : library to read/write jpeg images click here to get the source distribution click here to get information optional patch for version 6b : click here for Patch This patch sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. Last version tested: 6b (17 April 2002) * LD Purpose : OpenVMS logical disk utility click here to get the source distribution and information Last version tested: 063 * Mesa Purpose : Opensource OpenGL implementation click here to get the source distribution and information Note: If you do not have C++ an old version of the GLU library is compiled. Last version tested: CVS version extracted on 10 July 2002 -using Compaq C V6.5-001 and Compaq C++ V6.5-021 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * MMK Purpose : MadGoat Make Utility (compatible with DEC's MMS!) click here to get the source distribution and information Last version tested: V3.9-2 (25 April 2002) * Pfaedit Purpose : A Truetype/Type1 etc. font editor click here to get the source distribution and information Other packages required: -Porting library <#Portinglib> -Ungif Library <#Ungiflib> Last version tested: 020709 (10 July 2002) -using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * PNG library Purpose : read/write PNG images click here to get the source distribution and information optional patch for version 1.2.4 : click here for Patch This patch sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. Other packages required: -Z library <#Zlib> Last version tested: 1.2.4 (10 July 2002) -using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * Porting library Purpose : library to make it /easy/ to port software to OpenVMS click here to get the source distribution and information Last version tested: A2 (19 April 2002) * Ted Purpose : A RTF editor click here to get the source distribution and information after unpacking replace in version 2.11 vms_files.tar by the one you download here Other packages required: -Porting library <#Portinglib> -Tiff library <#Tifflib> -Jpeg library <#Jpeglib> -PNG library <#PNGlib> Last version tested: 2.11 (3 July 2002) -using Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 * Tiff library Purpose : library to read/write Tiff images click here to get the source distribution and information optional patch for version 3.5.7 : click here for Patch This patch configures Tiff to optionally use jpeg compression and sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. Other packages required: -Jpeg library <#Jpeglib> -Z library <#Zlib> Last version tested: v3.5.7 (17 January 2002) * Ungif library Purpose : library to read/write GIF images click here to get the source distribution and information patch for version 4.1.0b1 : click here for Patch This patch includes OpenVMS compile support Last version tested: 4.1.0b1 (11 February 2002) * Xlockmore Purpose : Screen saver/locker for DecWindows click here to get the source distribution and information optional packages to enhance the capabilities: -Imagemagick <#Magick> -Mesa <#Mesa> -GLTT library <#GLTT> -Freetype1 library <#Freetype> -XPM library <#XPMlib> Last version tested: 5.04 (16 May 2002) * XPM library Purpose : read/write XPM images click here to get the source distribution optional patch for version 3.4k : click here for Patch This patch sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. Last version tested: 3.4k (20 August 2000) * Z library Purpose : Z-(de)compression click here to get the source distribution and information optional patch for version 1.1.4 : click here for Patch This patch sets the compile options is such a way that it is suitable to be used with other packages on this page. Last version tested: v1.1.4 (12 March 2002) Other sources of free available OpenVMS software: -Hunter Goatley's Archive -Patrick Moreau's archive -Compaq(HP)'s archive -Arne Vajhøj's archive This page is hosted by The national centre for HREM, The Netherlands .