Hello Steven, > The time for that might actually have been near when you were first thinking about saying "/POINTER_SIZE = 64".
Yes, you are right... I was running ahead without learning enough about the topic. Then, after all, I think, the best solution would be to leave as it is and close this (#2449) issue. We can continue to live with default (/NOPOINTER_SIZE) and optional 32-bit build (/POINTER_SIZE=32) Maybe, it would be useful to change the makevms.com script that do not allow /POINTER_SIZE=64 parameter, but in those cases change that to /NOPOINTER_SIZE instead. What is your opinion? Regards, Z -----Original Message----- From: Steven M. Schweda [mailto:s...@antinode.info] Sent: den 15 februari 2011 14:48 To: openssl-dev@openssl.org Subject: Re: [openssl.org #2449] [BUG] openssl 1.0.0d warnings during build and ACCVIO on OpenVMS From: Arpadffy Zoltan <zoltan.arpad...@scientificgames.se> > It is interesting that not forcing the /pointer_size=3D64 - the build is OK= > (by running @makevms all "" nodebug) Interesting, perhaps, but not really news. HELP CC /POINTER_SIZE [...] Specifying /POINTER_SIZE=32 directs the compiler to assume that all pointers are 32-bit pointers. But unlike the default of /NOPOINTER_SIZE, /POINTER_SIZE=32 enables use of the #pragma pointer_size long and #pragma pointer_size short preprocessor directives to control pointer size throughout your program. [...] > Until now, I believed that DCC will use 64-bit pointers on a 64-bit archite= > cture when the pointer size is not explicitly specified. If "DCC" is anything like DEC/Compaq/HP C, then no, as documented. > Seems, there is some kind of smart cast around descriptors when not explici= > tly specified that the pointers' size is 64-bit. HELP CC Language_topics Preprocessor #pragma Look for "pointer_size". > It is time to dig deeper into the literature. The time for that might actually have been near when you were first thinking about saying "/POINTER_SIZE = 64". Note that (as I read the stuff) most of the RMS structures, including FAB and NAM[L], support only 32-bit pointers/descriptors, so all those file names can't use 64-bit pointers/descriptors. I took a quick look at this stuff and decided that some thought would be needed to decide how to make it work. I suspect that some string copying will be needed for the RMS stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-info 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818 Saint Paul MN 55105-2547 ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List openssl-dev@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List openssl-dev@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
