VAX vs Alpha compiles

[Mike Palandri]

At 05:09 PM 12/09/1998 -0500, you wrote:
> 
>I wouldn't do this if you plan on moving your compiled version to production 
>some day on a Alpha that have been compiled on a VAX.  The operating system
>is 
>the same but don't let that fool ya because the architecture of each machine 
>is quite different.  There could be any number of internal differences that 
>you would not know about.  If you are just wondering whether it works your 
>answer is yes if your PowerHouse versions are the same. 
> 
>As for the OpenVMS version I'd advise you compile it against a Y2K version.  
>But again Bob Deskin refered to internal (behind the scenes) differences a 
>hundred times on this list.  Why would you want to compile on one version
>and 
>run it on another. 

For years we compiled on a VAX and ran pruduction on an Alpha with no
difficulty.  The OVMS versions were not always the same, but the PH
versions always were, first 620E, then 710F3.

This was done due to licensing costs; it was much cheaper to license
development on the anemic MicroVAX than on the Alpha. 



Mike