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The Question is:

 
Hi! I am looking for a browser that would work under VAX/VMS 5.5-2, with
Motif 1.2 and MultiNet 3.5 Rev A, VAXC compiler and the hardware device is
Micro VAX 3100 - 95.
 
I tried Mosaic 2.4A, it compiled OK, but it can't read tables.
Then I downloaded Mosaic V3.1, but I'm having problems with compilation.
I used: @make_mosaic debug multinet /ignore = warning vaxc   to run it
I got following error: 'specified target does not exist in the description
file'
I also tried emosaic which is a part of MultiNet, but that didn't work
either. It seems that it needs DECC compiler and we use VAXC.
 
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank You    - Kaushal Mehta

The Answer is :

 
  You will continue to have problems with this configuration -- due in
  no small part to the relative age of the OpenVMS release and the layered
  software products in use.  (OpenVMS VAX V7.2 is available.)
 
  The MicroVAX 3100 model 95 does not have an X Windows interface,
  this configuration would require a separate X display of some sort
  if an X-based solution is to be used.
 
  The error 'specified target does not exist in the description file'
  would appear to indicate that a makefile or MMS description file is
  in use, and the specified combination of requests is not implemented
  within the particular makefile.  It would appear that the particular
  request is invalid -- you will need to check the product documentation
  for details.
 
  DEC C replaced VAX C many years ago, and DEC C can be installed on
  and can be entirely coresident on a system with VAX C installed.  If
  you have a current "C" license PAK, you can and should install DEC C.
  On versions of OpenVMS as old as V5.5-2, you will need the DEC C RTL
  compatibility kit provided with the compiler -- this compatibility kit
  is required for OpenVMS V5.5-2 and V6.0 systems, and is present in the
  same distribution kit directory area as the DEC C compiler.
 
  DECwindows Motif V1.2 is also very old -- V1.2-5 is the current
  release, with V1.2-3 and later being the most common releases in
  use.


  

     
     
answer written or last revised on ( 22-FEB-1999 )

     
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