July 2005

          Read Before Installing HP DECset Version 12.7

          The DECset kit consists of a group of programmer productivity
          tools that aid in the development of system or application
          software on an OpenVMS system.

          The DECset V12.7 release is for three separate OpenVMS oper-
          ating system platforms: OpenVMS Alpha, OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS
          Industry Standard 64 (I64) for Integrity servers. Minor new en-
          hancements for DECset include support for Java and HTML in the
          Language Sensitive Editor (LSE).

          Each DECset V12.7 operating system platform consists of the
          following components:

          o  Language-Sensitive Editor (LSE), Version 5.0

          o  Source Code Analyzer (SCA), Version 4.9

          o  Digital Test Manager (DTM), Version 4.3

          o  Performance and Coverage Analyzer (PCA), Version 4.9

          o  Code Management System (CMS), Version 4.4

          o  Module Management System (MMS), Version 3.7

          Licensing Information

          Before you install DECset Version 12.7, you must first register
          a License Product Authorization Key (License PAK) using the
          License Management Facility (LMF). Product licenses and media
          are ordered separately.

          The DECset for OpenVMS Alpha and VAX products are license by
          personal, concurrent and unlimited system class basis. Refer to
          the appropriate Software Product Description (Alpha SPD 42.29.15
          or VAX SPD 27.07.22) for more information.

          The DECset for OpenVMS I64 product is licensed on a per-
          processor (PPL) basis. Refer to the DECset Software Product
          Description (SPD 42.29.15) for more information.

          See the HP OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for regis-
          tration instructions. See the HP DECset Installation Guide for
          OpenVMS Systems for more information.

          Distribution Media

          DECset media continues to be available on the OpenVMS Alpha
          CD-ROM Software Product Library, OpenVMS VAX CD-ROM Software
          Product Library and OpenVMS I64 CD-ROM Layered Product Library.

          Note: The independent product offerings and associated distri-
          bution services for DECset Alpha and VAX will be discontinued
          prior to the release of future versions.

          Release Notes

 






          The release notes for each of the components that comprise the
          DECset kit contain information about new features, corrected
          errors, performance enhancements, restrictions, known problems,
          and incompatibilities. After installing the DECset kit, release
          notes are located in SYS$HELP in individual component files
          (both text and PostScript formats) and overview information in a
          DECset product file (text format only).

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