Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Preparing for Compaq C Installation
1.1	Required Operating System Components
1.2	Prerequisite Software
1.3	Optional Software
1.4	License Registration
1.5	Installation Procedure Requirements
1.5.1	Privileges and Disk Space
1.5.2	Process Account Quotas
1.5.3	System Parameters
1.5.3.1	Calculating the Values for CONTIG_GBLPAGES and FREE_GBLSECTS
1.5.3.2	Changing System Parameter Values with AUTOGEN
1.5.4	Backing Up Your System Disk
1.6	Installing and Using Multiple Compiler Versions
1.6.1	Displaying and Selecting the Compiler Version
1.6.2	Side Effects and Restrictions on Multiple Versions
1.6.3	Installation Procedure Changes
Chapter 2
2	Installing Compaq C
2.1	Installation Procedure
2.2	Error Recovery
Chapter 3
3	After Installing Compaq C
3.1	Running the Installation Verification Procedure Separately
3.2	Editing and Organizing System Files
3.3	VAXcluster Considerations
3.4	User Account Requirements
3.4.1	Privileges
3.4.2	User Account Quotas
3.5	Enhancing Compaq C Performance
3.5.1	Tuning Your System
3.5.2	Installing Compaq C as a Shared Image
3.6	Getting Help and Reporting Problems
Appendix A
Appendix A	Sample Installations
A.1	New Installation
A.2	Upgrade Installation
A.3	Installation with Old Compiler as Default
Tables
1	Conventions Used in this Guide
1-1	Disk Space Requirements
1-2	Process Account Quotas for the Installing Account
1-3	Global Sections and Pages Required

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