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          Read Before Installing or Using HP Pascal Version 5.8A
          for OpenVMS Alpha Systems

          AV-PXSQL-TE

          November 2003

          This release corrects a problem with the installation of HP
          Pascal on OpenVMS Alpha Systems Version 7.3-2. The installation
          fails if the system definitions library (STARLET) is asked to be
          generated (which is the default). If it is not requested (if the
          default is overridden), the installation proceeds normally.

          Installation Information

          The OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products media consists of two compact
          discs:

          o  Layered Products Software Binaries Compact Disc (media CD-ROM),
             which contains the kit save sets and related documentation in
             PostScript and ASCII form.

          o  Layered Products Online Documentation Library Compact Disc
             (documentation CD-ROM), which contains Pascal documentation.

          See the Contents of the Release section for more information on
          both of these CD-ROMs.

          Note that HP Pascal allows you to keep multiple versions of the
          compiler on your system. For more information, see the Compaq
          Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems.

          Release Notes Information

          The release notes for HP Pascal Version 5.8A for OpenVMS Alpha
          systems contain installation-related instructions and a summary
          of technical changes, known problems, restrictions, and incom-
          patibilities. To read the release notes before installing HP
          Pascal for OpenVMS Alpha systems, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow
          the instructions in the installation guide.

          After installation of HP Pascal for OpenVMS Alpha, the release
          notes are located in:

             SYS$HELP:PASCAL058.RELEASE_NOTES

          License Management Facility Information

          A License Management Facility (LMF) PAK must be registered and
          loaded before you can install HP Pascal. The LMF name for HP
          Pascal for OpenVMS Alpha systems is PASCAL. For more infor-
          mation, see the Compaq Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS
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          Contents of the Release

          The release contains the following items:

          o  Media CD-ROM

             The media CD-ROM contains the following files:

             -  The HP Pascal for OpenVMS Alpha systems directory and
                installation save sets located in:

                   [PASCAL058A.KIT]

             -  The Compaq Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems,
                this Read Before Installing or Using letter, and the
                Software Product Description (SPD), which are provided
                as files in PostScript and ASCII form in the following
                directories:

                   [PASCAL058A.DOCUMENTATION]*.ps
                   [PASCAL058A.DOCUMENTATION]*.txt

          o  CD-ROM User's Guide and Read First Letter

             The Software Product Library CD-ROM User's Guide and a read
             first letter accompany the CD distribution kit. The CD-ROM
             User's Guide lists the directory names provided for each
             product on the media CD-ROM.

          o  Documentation

             HP Pascal documentation is unchanged from the Version 5.8
             release.

             The following HP Pascal manuals are available:

             -  Compaq Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS Systems

             -  Compaq Pascal User Manual for OpenVMS Systems

             -  Compaq Pascal Language Reference Manual

             HP Pascal documents are provided (under the heading "Com-
             paq Pascal for OpenVMS Alpha Systems" in the "Programming
             Languages and Tools" section) in Bookreader format on the
             Layered Products Online Documentation Library CD-ROM. To
             enable access to these files, your system manager should re-
             fer to the DECW$BOOK environment variable, as described in
             the Online Documentation Library CD-ROM User's Guide in the
             CD-ROM distribution kit.

             To read the documents online, use Bookreader from a DECwin-
             dows terminal or workstation:

             1. Invoke the Bookreader. The initial or navigation
                Bookreader window is displayed.

             2. Within the navigation window, select the topic "Program-
                ming Languages and Tools."

             3. Select the topic "Compaq Pascal for OpenVMS Alpha Sys-
                tems."

             4. Select the appropriate Pascal document. The table of
                contents will open.

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          o  Software Product Description (SPD)

             The SPD provides an overview of the HP Pascal for OpenVMS
             Alpha Systems product and describes the technical environment
             in which the product is supported. The SPD is provided on the
             media CD-ROM.

          HP Services

          A variety of service and support options are available from HP.
          For more information, contact your local HP sales office.

          Reader's Comments

          If you would like to comment on an HP Pascal manual, please send
          the manual title, order number, and your comments by email to
          openvmsdoc@hp.com or by letter to:

             Hewlett-Packard Company
             OSSG Documentation Group, ZK03-4/U08
             110 Spit Brook Road
             Nashua, NH 03062-2698 U.S.A.

































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