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Contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• Introduction
  • About This Guide
  • What is a Port
  • Reasons for Porting
  • Philosophy of Port
  • TBD List
  • Acronym List
• Portability Constraints
  • Variable Arguments
  • Data Types
  • Language Differences
  • Mixed-Language Interface
  • Subroutine Names
• RTL Calling Conventions
  • Terminator
  • No Optional Arguments
  • Fortran Calling Sequence
    • Character Strings
    • Fortran Data Types
  • C Calling Sequence
    • Differences from Fortran
    • C Data Types
  • Backwards Compatibility with VMS
• RTL Routine Changes
  • New Optional Keywords
  • New Routines
    • Parameter Routines
      • x/ zvip
      • x/ zviparmd
      • x/ zvipone
      • x/ zvipstat
      • x/ zvparmd
      • x/ zvpone
      • x/ zvpstat
    • Translation Routines
      • x/ zvtrans
      • x/ zvtrans_in
      • x/ zvtrans_inb
      • x/ zvtrans_inu
      • x/ zvtrans_out
      • x/ zvtrans_set
    • Miscellaneous Routines
      • x/ zlpinfo
      • x/ zmove
      • x/ zvcmdout
      • x/ zvhost
      • x/ zvpixsize
      • x/ zvpixsizeb
      • x/ zvpixsizeu
      • x/ zvselpi
    • Fortran String Conversion Routines
      • Common Features
      • sc2for
      • sc2for_array
      • sfor2c
      • sfor2c_array
      • sfor2len
      • sfor2ptr
    • System Internal Routines
  • New Features in Old Routines
  • Deprecated RTL Functionality
  • Obsolete Routines
  • Property Labels
    • Using Property Labels
    • Property Names
• Data Types and Host Representations
  • VICAR File Representations
  • VICAR Data Type Labels
  • Pixel Type Declarations
  • Pixel Sizes
  • Converting Data Types & Hosts
  • Dealing with Binary Labels
    • Separate Host Types
    • Using Binary Labels
    • Binary Label Type
• Porting C
  • RTL Differences
  • Include Files
  • VMS-Specific Code
  • Machine Dependencies
• Porting Fortran
  • RTL Differences
  • Include Files
  • No EQUIVALENCE for Type Conversion
  • CHARACTER*n for Strings
  • READ & WRITE to Strings
  • Array I/O
  • VMS Fortran Extensions
  • VMS-Specific Code
  • Machine Dependencies
• Porting TCL
• Mixing Fortran and C
  • Bridge Routines
  • Naming Subroutines
  • Passing Numeric Arguments
  • Passing Strings
    • Accepting Fortran Strings in C
    • Accepting C Strings in Fortran
• SUBLIB Subroutine Library
  • Relationship to Old SUBLIB
  • When to Create a SUBLIB Subroutine
  • Calling Sequences
  • Fortran vs. C
  • Other-Language Bridges
  • Help Files
• Creating Applications
  • vimake
    • Creating and Using a VICAR Imakefile
    • Valid vimake Commands
      • Module Type Macros
      • Name List Macros
      • Main Language Macros
      • Languages Used Macros
      • Build Flag Macros
      • Module Class Macros
      • Documentation Macros
      • Library Macros
    • Using the Generated VMS Build File
    • Using the Generated Unix Makefile
  • Application Packer
    • vpack
    • vunpack
  • Test Routines
• VICAR Directory Structure
• Application Examples
• Summary of Major Portability Rules
• Summary of Calling Sequences
• About this document ...