This memo announces the availability of a maintainence release for Version 1.1 of XPORT, a BLISS Transportability Support Package, for VAX/VMS. This version fixes certain internal errors and is needed to maintain compatability with VMS 3A sharable images and the new RMS "hidden device" logic. Of note to VMS users: XPORT now allocates event flags from process wide pool. This eliminates conflicts with asynchronous user code such as the PME tool. Also, users will no longer experience conflicting psect attributes when linking in their own VMS MESSAGE files. You should use the following command sequence to install XPORT on your VAX/VMS system (Release 2.0 or later): Log into the SYSTEM account. $ COPY/LOG ELUDOM::SYS$PUBLIC:XPONETGEN.COM * . . . $ @XPONETGEN . . . This procedure will place the following files into the directories indicated: SYS$LIBRARY: XPORT.REQ - XPORT REQUIRE file XPORT.L16 - LIBRARY version of XPORT.REQ for BLISS-16 XPORT.L32 - LIBRARY version of XPORT.REQ for BLISS-32 XPORT.OLB - Default XPORT object module library (copy of XPOVMS.OLB) XPOVMS.OLB - VAX/VMS XPORT object module library XPO11M.OLB - RSX-11M XPORT object module library XPO11N.OLB - RSX-11M XPORT non-EIS object module library XPOIAS.OLB - IAS XPORT object module library (copy of XPO11M.OLB) XPORST.OLB - RSTS/E XPORT object module library XPORTE.OBS - RT-11 XPORT object modules (concatenated) XPORTN.OBS - RT-11 XPORT non-EIS object modules (concatenated) SYS$SYSTEM: XDUMP.EXE - XPORT Structure Dump Generator SYS$MESSAGE: XPORTMSG.EXE - XPORT Messages Current directory: XPONETGEN.COM - XPORT installation command procedure XTEST.BLI - XPORT test program source file, XTEST.LIS - compiler listing file, XTEST.OBJ - object file, XTEST.EXE - and executable image. Note to BLISS-16 Sites The XPORT installation procedure does not install XPORT object files on a PDP-11 system. Instead, the XPORT installer is responsible for creating an appropriate XPORT object module library on each desired PDP-11 system. Chapter 7 of the BLISS-16 User's Guide describes procedures for transferring object files and building object libraries on PDP-11 systems. Please feel free to contact me if you have any difficulties with XPORT installation or any questions about XPORT coding or debugging.