[CMake] Getting CMake to run on OpenVMS

[Alan Antonuk]

Hi;

I'm trying to get cmake to run on the OpenVMS operating system with a goal
of eventually getting ITK to run on VMS.  Searching through this list and on
the website it doesn't appear as if this effort has been made.  My first
question: has anyone successfully got cmake to run on VMS?

I am prepared to put in the effort to get cmake to run on OpenVMS.  Looking
at a mail-thread (
http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/cmake/2006-October/011622.html) posted
earlier I can answer those questions:
1.) Is it command-line based?  Does it support scripting in any form?
ANSWER: Yes it is command line based, and it does support scripting called
DCL - which is not compatible in anyway unix versions of *sh
2.) What would the build sequence look like for a simple hello-world.cprogram?
ANSWER:
$ CC /OBJECT=hello-world.OBJ hello-world.c
$ LINK hello-world.obj /EXECUTABLE=hello-world.EXE
C++ is similar
$ CXX /OBJECT=hello-world.OBJ hello-world.cpp
$ CXXLINK hello-world.OBJ /EXECUTABLE=hello-world.EXE

3.) Is there a make tool or native build tool of some kind?
ANSWER: Yes there's a utility called MMS which uses a syntax very similar to
make with some key differences (
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/73FINAL/5825/5825_014.htm - look at Appendix
B)

My plan of attack for porting cmake - would be to port the bootstrap file to
use the DCL scripting language, and then go from there trying to build it.
Is this a sensible way to go?

Thanks
-Alan


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