[PATCH] Libiberty for VMS - Non polluting names for make-temp-file.c
Douglas B Rupp
rupp@gnat.com
Thu Jul 23 01:23:00 GMT 2009
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
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