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Read Before Installing or Using Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX Systems

Order Number: AV-Q1UKC-TK

Dear Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components customer,

Please take time to read the following information about your product.

Installation Information

The installation kit accompanying this letter contains the save set AACRT060.A, which is required for installing Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX. This run-time support is required for the proper execution of applications on end-user systems that were built using the Compaq C or Compaq C++ languages or their associated facilities. Installation of the kit requires 17,000 blocks of free disk space.

Install this product on OpenVMS VAX Versions 5.5, 5.5-1, 5.5-2, or 6.0. You do not need to install this product on an OpenVMS VAX Version 6.1 system.

When the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components kit is installed on an OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5, 5.5-1, or 5.5-2 system, some of the shareable image run-time components replace older versions of existing OpenVMS components. Prior to the installation you should read Chapter 1 of the
Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and Installation Guide.

Release Notes Information

The release notes for Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX contain important installation-related instructions and a summary of technical changes, differences, known problems, corrected errors, performance enhancements, documentation errors, restrictions, and incompatibilities.

You should read the release notes before installing Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components by invoking VMSINSTAL and following the instructions in the reference and installation guide. You can access the release notes after installing Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components by entering the following DCL command:

$ TYPE SYS$HELP:CRT060.RELEASE_NOTES [Return]

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Contents of This Kit

This kit consists of following items:

• Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components save set, AACRT060.A
• Documentation
  Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and Installation Guide
  Consult this guide for information about installing the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components kit on your OpenVMS VAX system and about redistributing applications linked with these components.
• Software Product Description (SPD)
  The SPD provides an overview of the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX kit and its features.
• System Support Addendum (SSA)
  The SSA describes the technical environment in which the product is supported.

Dependent Product Redistribution Information

The Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components kit has been engineered specifically to allow redistribution with any application that uses one or more of the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components. Redistribution of the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components kit is allowed only under the condition that the entire Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components kit save set, the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components for OpenVMS VAX Reference and Installation Guide, and a copy of this read before installing cover letter be redistributed.

If you receive the Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components accompanying a non-Compaq product and do not receive all of the components that are required to be redistributed, you should contact the product provider to receive any of the components that did not accompany the product.

A Final Note

We appreciate your comments and suggestions about Compaq C/C++ Run-Time Components documentation. You may send comments or suggestions regarding this guide or any Compaq C document by sending electronic mail to the following Internet address:

c_docs-at-hp.com