Subject:
jGRASP for OpenVMS
From:
thierry.uso@wanadoo.fr (Thierry USO)
Date:
27 Jun 2004 14:00:53 -0700
Newsgroups:
comp.os.vms

jGRASp is a freeware IDE from Auburn University
(http://www.jgrasp.org/).
It is written in Java and supports several languages such as Ada, C,
C++, Java... A small program called the Wedge allows jGRASP to
communicate with external compilers, debuggers and executable
programs. The Wedge is specific to each operating system. The
distribution file of jGRASP contains only a Wedge for Windows,
Linux/Unix and MacOS X. I have written a Wedge for OpenVMS. It can be
downloaded at :

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/thierry.uso/jgrasp-en.html

The Wedge of jGRASP has been successfully tested with OpenVMS 7.3,
Java 1.4.1-2,
jGRASP 1.6.4 and the Ada GNAT 5.00a compiler. It should work with
subsequent versions of OpenVMS, Java, jGRASP and with others
compilers.

Environment variables inside jGRASP are implemented as logical names.
The target process (compiler, debugger or exe) communicates with the
jGRASP process via SYS$OUTPUT which is a mailbox (by default). So, a
buffer overflow may occur during a "big" write to SYS$OUTPUT. I am
searching how to avoid this (using pseudo-terminal or file instead
mailbox...). If you have any idea, I take it...

Thierry USO