                      COMPAQ    ?       Read Before Installing or Using Compaq Pascal Version 5.8        for OpenVMS VAX          AV-RGMRB-TE          November 2000   E       Please take time to read this entire document before installing 9       or using Compaq Pascal Version 5.8 for OpenVMS VAX.   (                                     NOTE  ?          Compaq Pascal was formerly known as DEC Pascal. Refer- B          ences to DEC Pascal in product components are the same as%          references to Compaq Pascal.          Installation Information  D       Compaq Pascal Version 5.8 for OpenVMS VAX requires OpenVMS VAX       Version 5.5 or later.   D       The OpenVMS VAX Layered Products media consists of two compact       discs:  F       o  Layered Products Software Binaries Compact Disc, elsewhere inE          this document called the media CD-ROM, contains the kit save E          sets and related documentation in ASCII and POSTSCRIPT form.   E       o  Layered Products documentation CD-ROM contains documentation $          files in Bookreader format.  C       Compaq Pascal now allows you to keep multiple versions of the C       compiler on your system. For more information, see the Compaq ,       Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS.      8                       2000  Compaq Computer Corporation           ___________________ D       + COMPAQ, DEC, DECwindows, VAX, VMS and the Compaq logo Regis-D         tered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  OpenVMS is a@         trademark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.  8      ++ POSTSCRIPT is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.                                                           "       Contents of the Media CD-ROM  F       The media CD-ROM contains the kit save sets and related documen-       tation as follows:  >       o  The Compaq Pascal installation save sets, located in:               [PASCAL058.KIT]   D       o  The Compaq Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS, this ReadD          Before Installing letter, and the Software Product Descrip-B          tion (SPD) provided as files in POSTSCRIPT (.PS) form and8          ASCII (.TXT) form in the following directories:  %             [PASCAL058.POST_DOCS]*.PS &             [PASCAL058.LINE_DOCS]*.TXT           Release Notes Information   A       The release notes for Compaq Pascal Version 5.8 for OpenVMS D       VAX contain installation-related instructions and a summary ofD       technical changes, known problems, restrictions, and incompat-C       ibilities. To read the release notes before installing Compaq A       Pascal, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow the instructions in the        installation guide.   D       After installing Compaq Pascal, the release notes for the com-       piler are located in:   )          SYS$HELP:PASCAL058.RELEASE_NOTES     -       License Management Facility Information   C       A License Management Facility (LMF) Product Authorization Key @       (PAK) must be registered and loaded before you can install>       Compaq Pascal. The LMF name for Compaq Pascal is PASCAL.  D       For more information, see the Compaq Pascal Installation GuideE       for OpenVMS. For information on LMF requirements needed to read D       the Compaq Pascal documentation using Bookreader, refer to the%       media CD-ROM Read First letter.           '                                       2                   Contents of the Media Kit          o  Bill of Materials  E          Please read the Bill of Materials (BOM) enclosed in this kit D          and check to see that all items listed are actually in yourC          kit. If your kit is damaged or any items are missing, call $          your Compaq representative.         o  Media  A          On the media CD-ROM, you will find the Compaq Pascal di- B          rectory and installation save sets. For information aboutE          installing Compaq Pascal on your system, see the Compaq Pas- F          cal Installation Guide for OpenVMS (provided as a file on the          media CD-ROM).   2       o  CD-ROM User's Guide and Read First Letter  C          The OpenVMS VAX Layered Products Compact Disc User's Guide B          and a Read First letter accompany the CD-ROM distribution=          kit. Both are on line only. The CD-ROM user's guide:   F          -  Lists the directory names provided for each product on the             media CD-ROM  C          -  Describes how to use Bookreader to read the Bookreader- @             formatted files from the documentation CD-ROM device  $       o  Compaq Pascal Documentation  E          Depending on how you order the final product, your installa- D          tion kit may include printed copies of the following Compaq          Pascal manuals:  8          -  Compaq Pascal Installation Guide for OpenVMS  1          -  Compaq Pascal User Manual for OpenVMS   3          -  Compaq Pascal Language Reference Manual   F          To order the complete printed documentation set, contact your          Compaq representative.   +                                        NOTE   B             Compaq Pascal Version 5.8 for OpenVMS VAX Systems uti-B             lizes previously issued documentation. Use the Version?             5.7 documentation, as shipped with this release, as B             your documentation. In particular, use the Version 5.76             installation guide to install the product.    '                                       3            E          Compaq Pascal documents are provided as Bookreader-formatted C          files on the documentation CD-ROM device. To enable access D          to these files, your system manager should refer to the BKBF          environment variable, as described in the OpenVMS VAX LayeredF          Products Compact Disc User's Guide in the CD-ROM distribution
          kit.   D          To read the Compaq Pascal documents on line, use Bookreader3          from a DECwindows terminal or workstation:   >          -  Invoke the Bookreader (see the OpenVMS VAX LayeredB             Products Disc User's Guide); the initial or navigation&             Bookreader window appears.  D          -  Within the navigation window, select the topic "Program-&             ming Languages and Tools."  -          -  Select the topic "Compaq Pascal."   D          -  Select the appropriate Compaq Pascal document; the table$             of contents will appear.  %       o  Software Product Description   F          The SPD provides an overview of the Compaq Pascal product andD          describes the technical environment in which the product isD          supported. The SPD is provided on line on the media CD-ROM.         Compaq Services   A       A variety of service and support options are available from C       Compaq. For more information, contact your local Compaq sales 
       office.          Reader's Comments   D       Compaq appreciates your comments. If you would like to commentD       on a Compaq Pascal manual, please send the manual title, order@       number, and your comments by one of the following methods:  *       o  Email to: LanguageDocs@Compaq.com         o  FAX: 603-884-01202          Attn: Languages Documentation, ZK02-3/K35  0       o  A letter sent to the following address:  $          Compaq Computer Corporation,          Languages Documentation, ZK02-3/K35          110 Spit Brook Road          Nashua, NH 03062-2698    '                                       4 