DEC C Installation Guide for

DEC C
Installation Guide for OpenVMS Alpha Systems

Order Number: AA-PUP1D-TE

May 1996

This guide contains instructions for installing DEC C on an Alpha processor system running the OpenVMS operating system.

Revision /Update Information This revised manual supersedes the DEC C Installation Guide for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, (Order No. AA-PUP1C- TE)

Operating System and Version: OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.1 or higher.

Software Version: DEC C for OpenVMS Alpha Systems, Version 5.3 or higher.

Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

©Digital Equipment Corporation 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996…. All Rights Reserved.

Contents

Preface

1 Preparing for DEC C for OpenVMS Alpha Installation

1.1 Required Operating System Components

1.2 Optional Software

1.3 License Registration

1.4 Installation Procedure Requirements

1.4.1 Installation Account Privileges and Disk Space

1.4.2 System Parameters

1.4.2.1 Calculating Values for GBLPAGES and GBLSECTIONS

1.4.2.2 Changing System Parameter Values with AUTOGEN

1.4.3 VMSINSTAL and Installation Requirements

1.4.3.1 VMSINSTAL Installation Process Requirements

1.4.3.2 Modifying Process Quotas

1.4.4 Backing Up Your System Disk

2 Installing DEC C

2.1 Installation Procedure

2.2 Error Recovery

3 After Installing DEC C

3.1 Running the Installation Verification Procedure Separately

3.2 Editing the System Files

3.3 OpenVMS Cluster Considerations

3.4 User Account Requirements

3.4.1 User Privileges

3.4.2 User Account Quotas

3.5 Enhancing DEC C Performance

3.5.1 Tuning Your System

3.5.2 Installing DEC C as a Shared Image

3.6 Getting Help and Reporting Problems

A Sample Installation

Tables

1 Conventions Used in this Guide

1-1 Related Optional Software

1-2 Disk Space Requirements


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