DIGITAL Read Before Installing or Using DEC C++ Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX Systems AV-PNALH-TE Dear DEC C++ customer, Please take time to read the following information about your product. Installation Information Installing DEC C++ for OpenVMS[TM] VAX[TM] requires the OpenVMS VAX operating system Version 5.5-2 or higher. The installation kit contains media for installing the DEC C++ compiler. The same media also contains the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components Version 6.0 and the OpenVMS Version 6.0 Debugger that supports DEC C++. Installing the full kit requires 29,000 blocks of free disk space for the compiler, up to 15,000 blocks for the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit, and 22,000 blocks for the OpenVMS Debugger. To use DEC C++ on systems running OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2, you must install both the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit and the OpenVMS Debugger in separate steps before installing the compiler. OpenVMS VAX Version 6.0 requires only the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit. OpenVMS VAX systems higher than Version 6.0 require only that you install the compiler. Release Notes Information Before installing the release, read the release notes for DEC C++ Version 5.6, particularly the section entitled "Important Compatability Information." The release notes also contain installation-related instructions and a summary of changes, known problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. To read the release notes before installing DEC C++ Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow the instructions in the installation guide. After installing DEC C++ Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX, the re- lease notes for the compiler are located in: SYS$HELP:CXX056.RELEASE_NOTES SYS$HELP:CXX056_RELEASE_NOTES.PS You also can locate the release notes after installing DEC C++ by entering the following DCL command: $ HELP CXX RELEASE_NOTES If you are interested in using DEC C++ to build client/server applications that interoperate with Window-based systems, please see the "Application Developer's Package" section of the release notes for information. License Registration A License Management Facility (LMF) Product Authorization Key (PAK) must be registered and loaded before you can install DEC C++ (CXX). The License PAK may be shipped along with the kit if you ordered the license and media together; otherwise, it is shipped separately to a location based on your license order. If you are installing DEC C++ as an update on a node or cluster already licensed for this software, you have already completed the License PAK registration requirements. If you are installing prerequisite or optional software along with DEC C++, review the PAK status and install the PAKs for any prerequisite or optional software before you install DEC C++. For more information, see the DEC C++ Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems. Dependent Product Redistribution Information The DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit contains shareable image run-time components. When the kit is installed on OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2 systems, some of the shareable image run-time com- ponents replace older versions of existing OpenVMS components. DIGITAL has engineered the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit specifically to allow redistribution with any application that uses one or more of these components. Redistributing this kit requires that the kit and its documentation be shipped to the remote site receiving any such application. See the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and Installation Guide for detailed installation and redistribution instructions. Contents of This Kit o Indented Bill Report (BIL) and Bill of Materials (BOM) Please read the BIL and 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 and Online Documentation Files If you ordered media, you will find the media in this kit. For information about installing and using DEC C++ on your VAX system, consult the DEC C++ Installation Guide for Open- VMS VAX Systems and the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and Installation Guide. The Software Product Library CD-ROM set includes the DEC C++ installation save sets in directory [CXX056.KIT] and the online documentation files in [CXX056.DOCUMENTATION]. A CD-ROM user's guide accompanies the consolidated CD-ROM media. The tape media includes the DEC C++ save sets and the online documentation files. To copy the files from the tape, see the section "Copying Documentation Files from Tape Media" on the last page of this letter. o Software Product Description (SPD) The SPD provides an overview of the DEC C++ Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX kit and its features and the technical environ- ment in which the product is supported. o Documentation Depending on your order, this kit may also include copies of the following DEC C++ manuals: - Stroustrup, Bjarne. The C++ Programming Language, 2nd Edition. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1992. - Musser, David R. and Atul Saini. STL Tutorial and Ref- erence Guide. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1996. - Using DEC C++ for OpenVMS Systems - DEC C++ Class Library Reference Manual - DEC C Run-Time Library Reference Manual for OpenVMS Sys- tems - DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and Installation Guide Note that, except for The C++ Programming Language, 2nd Edition and the STL Tutorial and Reference Guide, DEC C++ documentation is also available on CD-ROM. o Software Performance Report (SPR) Use this form to report any problems with DEC C++ Version 5.6 for OpenVMS VAX, provided you have purchased warranty services. Copying Documentation Files from Tape Media The following documentation files on tape media are supplied in both PostScript[R] form (file type .PS) and ASCII form (file type .TXT): CXX_INSTAL_GD The DEC C++ installation guide CRT060_REF_INST The DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components Reference and Installation Guide CXX056_RBI This "read before installing" letter CXX056_SPD The DEC C++ SPD For example, you can use the following commands to copy the DEC C++ SPD from the DEC C++ media tape physically loaded on drive MUA0 to your current directory: $ MOUNT MUA0: CXX $ COPY/LOG MUA0:CXX056_SPD.TXT *.* DIGITAL Services A variety of service and support options are available from DIGITAL. For more information, contact your local DIGITAL sales office. Your Feedback is Appreciated DIGITAL appreciates your comments about DEC C++ documentation. If you find errors or want to make comments about the documen- tation, please use whichever medium is most convenient for you to send your message. To send us your comments by Internet mail (making sure to include the manual's title, order number, and a problem description), use the following address: cxx_docs@casdoc.enet.dec.com If you have access to a FAX machine, you also can send comments or suggestions to: DEC C++ Documentation, ZKO2-3/K35 603-881-0120 ___________________ [TM] Bookreader, DEC, DECwindows, DIGITAL, OpenVMS, VAX, and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. [R] PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1997. All Rights Reserved.