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Re: [PATCH] Libiberty for VMS - Non polluting names for make-temp-file.c

From: Douglas B Rupp <rupp at gnat dot com>
To: DJ Delorie <dj at redhat dot com>
Cc: ian at airs dot com, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:09:26 -0700
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Libiberty for VMS - Non polluting names for make-temp-file.c
References: <4A67AF05.7040309@gnat.com> <200907230043.n6N0hNxl029544@greed.delorie.com>

DJ Delorie wrote:

Logical names (environment variables) are used extensively on VMS,
which doesn't have the TMP* tradition of Unix, so non-polluting
names are needed.


I don't have a problem with this, but *is* there some standard for
specifying temp directories on VMS?  Like SYS$TEMP or something?

There is a SYS$TEMP on VMS, SYS$ logical names are supposed to be reserved to HP, in fact anything with a $ in it. One could argue that GNAT is the HP standard Ada compiler on VMS and is entitled to use it. I can ask for HP's opinion and report back.

--Doug

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH] Libiberty for VMS - Non polluting names for make-temp-file.c
  - From: Richard Kenner

References:
- [PATCH] Libiberty for VMS - Non polluting names for make-temp-file.c
  - From: Douglas B Rupp
- Re: [PATCH] Libiberty for VMS - Non polluting names for make-temp-file.c
  - From: DJ Delorie

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