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    Read Before Installing or Using DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components
    Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX Systems

    AV-Q1UKA-TK

    Dear DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components customer,

    Please take time to read the following information about your
    product.

    Installation Information

    The installation kit accompanying this letter contains the save
    set AACRT060.A, which is required for installing DEC C/C++ Run-
    Time Components Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX. This run-time support
    is required for the proper execution of applications on end-user
    systems that were built using the DEC C or DEC C++ languages or
    their associated facilities. Installation of the kit requires
    17,000 blocks of free disk space.

    When the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit is installed on an
    OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5, 5.5-1, or 5.5-2 system, some of the
    shareable image run-time components replace older versions of
    existing OpenVMS components. Prior to the installation you should
    read Chapter 1 of the
    DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and In-
    stallation Guide.

    Installing this product requires OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5 or
    higher.

    Release Notes Information

    The release notes for DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components Version 6.0
    for OpenVMS VAX contain important installation-related instruc-
    tions and a summary of technical changes, differences, known prob-
    lems, corrected errors, performance enhancements, documentation
    errors, restrictions, and incompatibilities.

    You should read the release notes before installing DEC C/C++
    Run-Time Components by invoking VMSINSTAL and following the in-
    structions in the reference and installation guide. You can access
    the release notes after installing DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components
    by entering the following DCL command:

       $ TYPE SYS$HELP:CRT060.RELEASE_NOTES <Return>

    Contents of This Kit

    This kit consists of following items:

    o  DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components save set, AACRT060.A

    o  Documentation

       DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and
       Installation Guide

       Consult this guide for information about installing the DEC
       C/C++ Run-Time Components kit on your OpenVMS VAX system and
       about redistributing applications linked with these components.

    o  Software Product Description (SPD)

       The SPD provides an overview of the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Compo-
       nents for OpenVMS VAX kit and its features.


    o  System Support Addendum (SSA)

       The SSA describes the technical environment in which the prod-
       uct is supported.

    Dependent Product Redistribution Information

    Digital has engineered the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit
    specifically to allow redistribution with any application that
    uses one or more of the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components. Redistri-
    bution of the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components kit is allowed only
    under the condition that the entire DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components
    kit save set, the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX
    Reference and Installation Guide, and a copy of this read before
    installing cover letter be redistributed.

    If you receive the DEC C/C++ Run-Time Components accompanying a
    non-Digital product and do not receive all of the components that
    are required to be redistributed, you should contact the product
    provider to receive any of the components that did not accompany
    the product.

    A Final Note

    Digital appreciates your comments and suggestions about DEC C/C++
    Run-Time Components documentation. Each manual has an electronic
    mail (Internet) address on the cover and contains preaddressed,
    postage-paid Reader's Comments forms at the back. If you find
    errors in a manual or want to make comments about the documenta-
    tion, please use whichever medium is most convenient for you to
    send your message. The Internet address for DEC C/C++ Run-Time
    Components for OpenVMS VAX documentation is:

          cxx_docs@casdoc.enet.dec.com