DIGITAL Read Before Installing or Using DEC Ada Version 3.5 for OpenVMS VAX Systems AV-EF83R-TE December 1998 Please take time to read this entire document before installing or using DEC Ada Version 3.5 for OpenVMS VAX software. Installation of DEC Ada Version 3.5 for OpenVMS VAX Systems requires OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2 or higher. For this release, the DEC Ada media and documentation ship on magnetic tape, TK50, and compact discs (CD-ROMs). Licensing Information Before you install DEC Ada Version 3.5, you must first reg- ister a License Product Authorization Key (License PAK) using the License Management Facility (LMF). The License PAK may be shipped along with the kit if you ordered the license and media together. Otherwise, it is shipped to a separate location based on your license order. There are three kinds of licenses for DEC Ada Version 3.5: o Unlimited License-Allocates license units on an unlimited system use basis. o Personal Use License-Allocates use of the layered product to one identified individual. o Concurrent Use License-Allocates use of the layered product to any one process at a time. See the OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for regis- tration instructions. See the DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems for more DEC Ada licensing information. ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1998. All Rights Reserved. ___________________ [TM] Bookreader, DEC, DEC Ada, DEC Ada PDO, DECwindows, DIGITAL, OpenVMS, VAX, XD Ada, and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. [R] POSTSCRIPT is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. See the Online Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide for more information on the license requirements for using the Bookreader to read the DEC Ada documentation. Release Notes Information The release notes for DEC Ada Version 3.5 contain important installation-related instructions, summarize features and re- strictions, and provide other information about the release of Version 3.5. DIGITAL strongly recommends that you read the release notes before installing DEC Ada. You can read the release notes before installing DEC Ada by invoking VMSINSTAL with the release notes option, N. After installing DEC Ada Version 3.5, you can obtain the release notes in both POSTSCRIPT[R] and ASCII formats from: SYS$HELP:ADA035.RELEASE_NOTES* Contents of the DEC Ada Version 3.5 Kit - Magnetic Tape or TK50 Distribution o Indented Bill Report (BIL) and Bill of Materials (BOM) Please read the Indented Bill Report (BIL) and Bill of Mate- rials (BOM) enclosed in this kit and check to see that all items listed are actually in your kit. If your kit is damaged or any items are missing, call your DIGITAL representative. o Media The distribution kit contains the DEC Ada software and online documentation. On the Binaries media, you will find the DEC Ada save sets. Consult the DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems for information about installing DEC Ada on your system. o DEC Ada Documentation This kit may include printed copies of the following manuals from the DEC Ada documentation set: - DEC Ada Language Reference Manual (order number AA-PYZAB- TK) - Developing Ada Programs on OpenVMS Systems (order number AA-PWGYA-TK) - DEC Ada Run-Time Reference Manual for OpenVMS Systems (order number AA-PWGZB-TK) - DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems (order number AA-EF85G-TE) 2 Note that in the DEC Ada documentation, all references to VMS systems refer to both OpenVMS Alpha systems and OpenVMS VAX systems, unless otherwise specified. o Software Product Description o This Read Before Using or Installing letter and the Profes- sional Development Option letter The following web page offers information on DEC Ada: http://www.openvms.digital.com/commercial/ada/ada_index.html Contents of the DEC Ada Version 3.5 Kit - CD-ROM Distribution o Indented Bill Report (BIL) and Bill of Materials (BOM) Please read the Indented Bill Report (BIL) and Bill of Mate- rials (BOM) enclosed in this kit and check to see that all items listed are actually in your kit. If your kit is damaged or any items are missing, call your DIGITAL representative. o Media The distribution kit contains the DEC Ada software and online documentation. On the Binaries media, you will find the DEC Ada save sets. Consult the DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems for information about installing DEC Ada on your system. o CD-ROM Documentation A "Read First" letter and the Online Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide accompany the CD-ROM distribution kit. They are located on disc 1 of the CD-ROM in the [README] directory. The user's guide contains the following informa- tion: - The directory and file names for the media and online documentation - Information on using the Bookreader to read the online documentation o Software Product Description (SPD) o This Read Before Using or Installing letter and the Profes- sional Development Option letter o DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems Installation Information for CD-ROMs The OpenVMS VAX Software Layered Products Binaries media kit contains save sets and related documentation in POSTSCRIPT and ASCII formats. 3 On CD-ROM, the save sets are located in: [VAX_ADA035.KIT]ADA035.* The following table lists and briefly describes the save-set components: ________________________________________________________________ Component____________________Description________________________ ADA.EXE DEC Ada compiler ACS.EXE DEC Ada program library manager ADARTL.EXE DEC Ada Run-Time Library ADAMSG.EXE DEC Ada message file ADACLD.CLD DCL command definitions for the compiler and program library man- ager [SYSLIB.ADALIB] DEC Ada predefined library, which is associated with the logical name ADA$PREDEFINED (supplied optionally during installation) [SYSLIB.ADA$OPT] Linker option files used for the predefined library ADA$PREDEFINED.ANA SCA analysis data file for the DEC Ada predefined units ADA$EXAMPLES Examples directory HELP ADA and HELP ACS DEC Ada Help files SYS$HELP:ADA035.RELEASE_ Release notes in POSTSCRIPT and NOTES* ASCII formats SYS$HELP:ADA035_SPD.* Software Product Description in _____________________________POSTSCRIPT_and_ASCII_formats_______ On CD-ROM, the documentation directories are located in: [VAX_ADA035.POST_DOCS]*.PS [VAX_ADA035.LINE_DOCS]*.TXT These directories contain the following documents in POSTSCRIPT and ASCII formats: The DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems This Read Before Installing or Using DEC Ada Version 3.5 for OpenVMS VAX Systems letter The Software Product Description (SPD) 4 The OpenVMS VAX Layered Products Online Documentation CD-ROM contains product documentation files in Bookreader format (.BKB file type, formerly called DECW$BOOK file type). Files for the following manuals are located on the CD-ROM: DEC Ada Language Reference Manual Developing Ada Programs on OpenVMS Systems DEC Ada Run-Time Reference Manual for OpenVMS Systems DEC Ada Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems Also included on the Online Documentation CD-ROM is a Bookreader- only file named Read Me First for DEC Ada explaining the DEC Ada Bookreader manuals. See the Online Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide for information about using the CD-ROMs and accessing the online documentation. This guide is no longer included as a printed document but is located on disc 1 of the CD-ROM in the [README] directory. DIGITAL Services A variety of service and support options are available from DIGITAL. For more information, contact your local DIGITAL sales office. 5