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A single executable image of 'Python on OpenVMS' provides support for multiple versions of OpenVMS. The 'VMSDEF' tables, which describe item-codes, bitmasks and constants have a minimum and maximum version number encoded.
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The DCL procedure VMSVER2MAR.COM converts the file VMSDAT_VMSVER.DAT to the file VMSDAT_VMSVER.MAR which is then run through the macro assembler by using the following command:

    $ @DMACRO_VMS VMSDAT_VMSVER.MAR
The resulting object file (VMSDAT_VMSVER.OBJ) is put into the object library in [.VMS.O_architecture]VMS_MACRO.OLB. ('architecture' is either 'ALPHA' or 'VAX').

Access to the data of this list is currently (07-MAR-1998) not implemented, however the pyvms module provides the item 'vms_version_number'. Please read the module's documentation for details.

Look in the table of contents under 'Notes about implementation details' to see a sketch of the 'VMSDEF data structures'


Format:

    $ @VMSVER2MAR inputfile
Arguments:
inputfile
Text file that contains the version information.
Example:
    $ @VMSVER2MAR VMSDAT_VMSVER.DAT
    $ directory VMSDAT_VMSVER.DAT,VMSDAT_VMSVER.MAR

    Directory DKA100:[PYTHON.PYTHON-1_5.VMS]

    VMSDAT_VMSVER.DAT;1 VMSDAT_VMSVER.MAR;1

    Total of 2 files.

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07-MAR-1998 ZE.