From: pa.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!tle.enet.dec.com!brett@decwrl.dec.com (bevi n brett)
Subject: Re: Theft of valid program namespace!
Date: 12 Jul 91 19:09:56 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <24320@shlump.lkg.dec.com> (raw)
In article <1991Jul12.172704.10258@phillip.edu.au>, x01233@phillip.edu.au write
s...
>Under Vax ada I am not allowed to create an executable from a procedure
>named TT as it clashes with something Dec have allocated.
>
>What is the LRM's attitude to this? Are companies allowed to 'steal' parts of
>an Ada namespace when there is a clash?
>
>Dale.
Dale, you are clearly a novice VMS user. This has *nothing* to do with VAX
Ada, and everything to do with VAX/VMS.
TT is a logical name defined by the system, to be [for historical RSX
compatibility], the terminal you are logged in on.
$ ACS LINK TT creates SYS$DISK:[]TT.EXE, and does so without any problems.
$ RUN TT tries to run the terminal, giving
%E, error opening TT:[BRETT.EG]*.*;* as input
%F, device is not file structured
It is clear from this error message that you tried to run TT:, rather than
SYS$DISK:[[]TT.EXE
$ RUN TT.EXE
will have the effect that you want.
VMS, unlike most other operating systems, has very detailed and explicit error
messages. It is a shame that we have never managed to persuade people to read
them.
/Bevin
DIGITAL Ada project
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