DIGITAL Read Before Installing or Using DEC Pascal Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX Systems AV-R581Z-TE March 1998 Please take time to read the following information about your product. Installation Information DEC Pascal Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX Systems requires OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5 or later. The OpenVMS VAX Layered Products media consists of two compact discs: o Layered Products Software Binaries Compact Disc, elsewhere in this document called the media CD-ROM, contains the kit save sets and related documentation in ASCII and POSTSCRIPT form. o Layered Products documentation CD-ROM contains documentation files in Bookreader format. DEC Pascal now allows you to keep multiple versions of the compiler on your system. For more information, see the DEC Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems. ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1998. 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X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited. X Window System is a trademark of Mass. Institute of Technology. Contents of the Media CD-ROM The media CD-ROM contains the kit save sets and related documen- tation as follows: o The DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX installation save sets located in: [PASCAL056.KIT] o The DEC Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems, this Read Before Installing letter, and the Software Product Description (SPD) provided as files in POSTSCRIPT (.PS) form and ASCII (.TXT) form in the following directories: [PASCAL056.POST_DOCS]*.PS [PASCAL056.LINE_DOCS]*.TXT Release Notes Information The release notes for DEC Pascal Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX Systems contain installation-related instructions and a summary of technical changes, known problems, restrictions, and incom- patibilities. To read the release notes before installing DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX Systems, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow the instructions in the installation guide. After installing DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX systems, the release notes for the compiler are located in: SYS$HELP:PASCAL056.RELEASE_NOTES License Management Facility Information A License Management Facility (LMF) PAK must be registered and loaded before you can install DEC Pascal. The LMF name for DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX is PASCAL. For more information, see the DEC Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems. For information on LMF requirements needed to read the DEC Pascal documentation using Bookreader, refer to the media CD-ROM Read First letter. Contents of the Media Kit o Bill of Materials Please read the Bill of Materials (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. 2 o Media On the media CD-ROM, you will find the DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX directory and installation save sets. For information about installing DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX on your system, see the DEC Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems (provided as a file on the media CD-ROM). o CD-ROM User's Guide and Read First Letter The OpenVMS VAX Layered Products Compact Disc User's Guide and a Read First letter accompanies the CD-ROM distribution kit. Both are online only. The CD-ROM user's guide: - Lists the directory names provided for each product on the media CD-ROM - Describes how to use Bookreader to read the Bookreader- formatted files from the documentation CD-ROM device o DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX Documentation Depending on how you order the final product, your installation kit may include printed copies of the following DEC Pascal manuals: - DEC Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems - DEC Pascal User Manual for OpenVMS Systems - DEC Pascal Language Reference Manual To order the complete printed documentation set, contact your DIGITAL representative. DEC Pascal documents are provided as Bookreader-formatted files on the documentation CD-ROM device. To enable access to these files, your system manager should refer to the BKB environment variable, as described in the OpenVMS VAX Layered Products Compact Disc User's Guide in the CD-ROM distribution kit. To read the DEC Pascal documents on line, use Bookreader from a DECwindows terminal or workstation: - Invoke the Bookreader (see the OpenVMS VAX Layered Products Disc User's Guide); the initial or navigation Bookreader window appears. 3 - Within the navigation window, select the topic "Programming Languages and Tools." - Select the topic "DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX Systems." - Select the appropriate DEC Pascal document; the table of contents will appear. o Software Product Description The SPD provides an overview of the DEC Pascal for OpenVMS VAX product and describes the technical environment in which the product is supported. The SPD is provided on line on the media CD-ROM. 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