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+ 29 January 2008. SMS.
+
+ Wget 1.11 for VMS (1.11a)
+ =========================
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Disclaimer
+ ----------
+
+ No claims of any sort are made herein. The main Wget developers seem
+indifferent to this effort. Any suggestions for improving the code in
+the VMS-specific sections are welcome, but low expectations are more
+realistic than high ones.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Description
+ -----------
+
+ This note accompanies a quick VMS port of Wget version 1.10.2, a GNU
+free network utility to retrieve files from the World Wide Web using
+HTTP and FTP. The most obvious features seem to work, but many have not
+been tested.
+
+ Built and tested (slightly) in these environments:
+
+OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2, HP C V7.3-009, TCPIP V5.4 - ECO 6
+
+OpenVMS IA64 V8.3, HP C V7.3-018, TCPIP V5.6.
+
+OpenVMS VAX V7.3, Compaq C V6.4-005, TCPIP V5.1.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ News
+ ----
+
+ Version 1.11a (PRELIMINARY) 2008-01-30
+ ---------------------------------------
+
+- General code update to Wget 1.11.
+
+- Changed to avoid trying "LIST -a" for a VMS FTP server.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.10.2c 2006-11-16
+ ----------------------------
+
+- Changed the code which determines the FTP server type to avoid an
+ ACCVIO if no text was returned in response to a "SYST" inquiry.
+
+- Fixed a command-line parsing problem with the "--ftp-stmlf" option.
+
+- Fixed an unclosed comment (again?) in FTP-LS.C which could have caused
+ problems with ODS5 extended file names.
+
+- Changed VMS-WGET.COM to assume that nothing special is now required
+ for use with the MultiNet IP package. For obsolete VMS and/or
+ MultiNet versions where the old MultiNet-specific changes are still
+ needed, specify "MULTINET" on the VMS-WGET.COM command line.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.10.2b 2004-12-15
+ ----------------------------
+
+- Changed the "-V" version report to include some host type information.
+
+- Changed the I/O scheme on VMS for progress dots to avoid spurious
+ newline characters when output is directed to a file.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.10.2a 2004-10-13
+ ----------------------------
+
+- General code update to Wget 1.10.2.
+
+- Many legitimate FTP CWD operations on a VMS FTP server failed. The
+ typical symptom was "No such directory `perfectly/vaild/directory'."
+
+- FTP CWD operations on a VMS FTP server now end with a "CWD []". For
+ an FTP URL like "ftp://host/a/b/c/d.e" (and contrary to the RFC), Wget
+ uses a UNIX-like directory specification in its CWD command, here,
+ "CWD a/b/c". This was observed to switch a TCPware FTP server
+ (V5.6-2) into its UNIX emulation mode. Because Wget checks the system
+ type only once at the beginning of a session, the associated change in
+ directory listing format confused the program. The typical symptom
+ was "No such file `-rwx---r-x'." The added "CWD []" command resets
+ the TCPware server to VMS mode, and should be harmless on other VMS
+ FTP servers.
+
+- VMS-WGET.COM now finds MMK when it's on DCL$PATH as well as when a
+ foreign command symbol "MMK" is defined.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.10.1a 2004-09-09
+ ---------------------------
+
+- General code update to Wget 1.10.1.
+
+- VMS-specific files are now in the new [.VMS] directory.
+
+- Changes to VMS-WGET.COM:
+ - New command-line option, LARGE, enables large-file support on
+ non-VAX systems.
+ - VMS-WGET.COM may now be run from any default directory, not only
+ [.SRC].
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.9.1e 2005-09-09
+ --------------------------
+
+- The default User-Agent string on VMS now includes the host
+ architecture and VMS version. For example, "Wget/1.9.1e (VMS Alpha
+ V7.3-2)".
+
+- Fixed a problem on VMS with an ODS5 destination file system when a
+ URL-derived file name contained an invalid character ("?" or "*"). A
+ typical complaint might look like:
+ Cannot write to `www.foraddift.non/aspx/index.asp?sid=463e'
+ (file specification syntax error).
+ Now, "?" is converted to "!", and "*" to "#".
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.9.1d 2005-06-21
+ --------------------------
+
+- Replaced the remaining instances where ".orig" was appended to a file
+ name. Now (for VMS), "_orig" is used everywhere (except in the
+ documentation).
+
+- Disabled (for VMS) the code which appended ".nnn" (decimal "nnn") to
+ an output file name to avoid overwriting an existing file. The file
+ name is now used unchanged, and VMS file versioning is expected to
+ prevent overwriting. (The multi-dot file names made this way caused
+ I/O errors on ODS2 file systems.)
+
+- Changed to do translation of CR-LF line endings to local line endings
+ for ASCII FTP transfers.
+
+- Changed (on VMS) to use fixed-512 format for binary FTP files. Added
+ the new "--ftp-stmlf" option ("ftpstmlf on" command) to let the user
+ restore the old behavior, where Stream_LF was used for both ASCII and
+ binary.
+
+- Added (on VMS) a new open callback function which senses (where
+ supported) the process RMS_DEFAULT values for file extend quantity
+ (deq), multi-block count (mbc), and multi-buffer count (mbf), and sets
+ the FAB/RAB parameters accordingly. The default deq is now much
+ larger than before (16384, was none), and the default mbc is now 127
+ (was none), speeding creation of a large output file. Explicitly set
+ RMS_DEFAULT values override built-in defaults.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.9.1c 2004-12-15
+ --------------------------
+
+- Added https (SSL) support, changing DESCRIP.MMS and VMS-WGET.COM, and
+ adding WGET_SSL.OPT and WGET_SSL_HP.OPT. Limited testing was done on
+ Alpha, using HP SSL V1.1-B and OpenSSL version 0.9.7e. The build
+ procedure automatically enables SSL support if it can find one of the
+ SSL header files. The details are explained in comments in
+ VMS-WGET.COM, including its new command-line options, HPSSL and NOSSL.
+
+- Changed CONNECT.C to fix some problems with MultiNet TCP/IP software.
+
+ - A build problem related to header files (netdb.h) when compiled
+ with MultiNet. Typical symptom:
+
+ %CC-E-REDEFSTRUCT, In this declaration, the struct "hostent" is
+ redefined. at line number 178 in module NETDB of text library
+ SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]DECC$RTLDEF.TLB;1
+
+ - A run-time problem with an FTP URL. Typical symptom:
+
+ accept: bad address
+
+- Changed FTP.C to fix various problems with time-stamping ("-N",
+ "--timestamping") when using an FTP URL. Some of the misbehavior was
+ specific to a VMS FTP server, but not all. The typical result was a
+ file with the modification date (and, in some cases, the creation
+ date) left at the date of the download, rather than set to match the
+ date on the server. Some misleading diagnostic messages also have
+ been corrected.
+
+- Changed FTP-LS.C to fix a typographical error (unclosed comment).
+
+- Changed NETRC.C to fix a potential build problem on non-VMS systems.
+ Adding some VMS-specific code introduced some improper statement
+ ordering, which may generate complaints (or failure) with some C
+ compilers.
+
+- Changed VMS.C to fix a problem with the utime() function (supplied
+ with Wget) when the user specified a non-UNIX file name with the Wget
+ "-O" option. Typical symptom:
+
+ utime(home_sms:[sms.wget]t.h): error 0
+
+ As the message might suggest, the file date-time was not being set
+ correctly. With this fix, utime() should work with either a UNIX-like
+ or VMS-like file specification, and it should also set errno properly
+ when it fails, enabling a more informative error message.
+
+- New MMS/MMK description files and associated command procedures enable
+ automatic source dependency generation. Changed: DESCRIP.MMS and
+ VMS-WGET.COM. New: DESCRIP_DEPS.MMS, DESCRIP_MKDEPS.MMS,
+ DESCRIP_SRC.MMS, COLLECT_DEPS.COM, and MOD_DEP.COM.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.9.1b 2004-09-28
+ --------------------------
+
+- Changed CONFIG.H_VMS to fix a build problem with C RTL before VMS
+ V7.3-1 with C Runtime ECO V3.0 on Alpha:
+ %LINK-W-NUDFSYMS, 2 undefined symbols:
+ %LINK-I-UDFSYM, DECC$GXSNPRINTF
+ %LINK-I-UDFSYM, DECC$GXVSNPRINTF
+ [...]
+
+- Changed VMS.C:
+
+ - Fixed a build problem with C RTL before V7.2:
+ %CC-E-UNDECLARED, In this statement, "DVI$C_ACP_F11V5" is not
+ declared. at line number 262 in file
+ disk:[xxx.WGET-1_9_1A_VMS.SRC]VMS.C;1
+
+ - Fixed a build problem with C RTL before VMS V7.3 with C Runtime ECO
+ 2 on Alpha:
+ %CC-I-IMPLICITFUNC, In this statement, the identifier
+ "decc$feature_get_index" is implicitly declared as a function.
+ at line number 155 in file disk:[xxx.WGET-1_9_1A_VMS.SRC]VMS.C;1
+
+ %CC-I-IMPLICITFUNC, In this statement, the identifier
+ "decc$feature_get_value" is implicitly declared as a function.
+ at line number 159 in file disk:[xxx.WGET-1_9_1A_VMS.SRC]VMS.C;1
+
+ %CC-I-IMPLICITFUNC, In this statement, the identifier
+ "decc$feature_set_value" is implicitly declared as a function.
+ at line number 169 in file disk:[xxx.WGET-1_9_1A_VMS.SRC]VMS.C;1
+
+ and the related:
+
+ %LINK-W-NUDFSYMS, 3 undefined symbols:
+ %LINK-I-UDFSYM, DECC$FEATURE_GET_INDEX
+ %LINK-I-UDFSYM, DECC$FEATURE_GET_VALUE
+ %LINK-I-UDFSYM, DECC$FEATURE_SET_VALUE
+ [...]
+
+ - Fixed a build problem with Multinet involving use of both the
+ Multinet-specific and generic netdb.h header files:
+
+ %CC-E-REDEFSTRUCT, In this declaration, the struct "hostent" is
+ redefined. at line number 178 in module NETDB of text library
+ SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]DECC$RTLDEF.TLB;1
+
+ - Fixed a typographical error (unclosed comment) which kept the C RTL
+ feature DECC$EFS_CHARSET from being enabled as intended. This
+ caused a run-time problem on non-VAX systems with some ODS5
+ extended file specifications with multiple dots in file names,
+ typically when "-m" ("--mirror"), "-O" ("--output-document"), or
+ "-r" ("--recursive") was used:
+
+ hostname/test/a.B.c: file specification syntax error
+ or
+ test/a.B.c: non-translatable vms error code: 0x186D4
+ rms-f-syn, file specification syntax error
+
+ - Fixed a spurious diagnostic message when doing HTTP and
+ complex FTP transfers:
+
+ utime(). sys$parse() = 00010001.
+
+- Changed FTP.C to fix a variety of problems encountered when using a
+ VMS FTP server. These problems (not seen in Wget 1.5.3h) were caused
+ mostly by inappropriate code added (in the main Wget development
+ stream) to "help" deal with a VMS FTP server. Removing this code and
+ reforming the procedure used for getting to relative directories seems
+ to have fixed the problems. As before, a single-slash URL
+ ("ftp://host/one/two/name.type") will be treated as specifying a
+ relative directory ("one/two"), while a double-slash URL
+ ("ftp://host//one/two/name.type") will be treated as specifying an
+ absolute directory ("/one/two"). As usual, the VMS FTP server will
+ attempt to puzzle out whether "/one/two" should really be interpreted
+ as "one:[two]", but it's better equipped to do it than Wget is.
+
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+ Version 1.9.1a 2004-04-28
+ --------------------------
+
+- Changes to VMS-WGET.COM since Wget 1.5.3h:
+
+ - A separate LIST command-line option now controls compiler listing
+ files. The DBG option no longer implies compiler listing files.
+ The LIST option also generates a link map with cross-reference.
+
+ - The DBG option may actually work now.
+
+ - Added support for IA64 architecture.
+
+- Changes to DESCRIP.MMS since Wget 1.5.3h:
+
+ - Compiler listing files (.LIS) and link maps (.MAP) are now put into
+ the system-specific directory with the corresponding object files
+ (.OBJ), namely, [.SRC.ALPHA], [.SRC.IA64], or [.SRC.VAX].
+ Previously, they were put into the source directory ([.SRC])
+ itself.
+
+ - CLEAN target now deletes any .LIS and .MAP files.
+
+ - New HELP target creates a Wget help library.
+
+ - The OS_TYPE macro is now defined, including the VMS version.
+
+ - No more complaints like "%MMS-W-MBREDEFILL, Illegal attempt to
+ redefine macro 'CFLAGS'" on old versions of MMS.
+
+ - A separate LIST macro now controls compiler listing files. The
+ DBG macro no longer implies compiler listing files.
+
+ - New support for IA64 architecture.
+
+- Built-in initialization of some DECC$* run-time options on non-VAX
+ systems. Currently this behavior is compiled in, so any changes must
+ be made in the VMS.C source file. These changes have no effect on VAX
+ (or older Alpha) systems where the OS and C run-time support is
+ absent.
+
+ - Command-line case preservation. Wget for VMS enables the following
+ DECC$* run-time option:
+ DECC$ARGV_PARSE_STYLE
+ With extended command parsing enabled ("SET PROCESS
+ /PARSE_STYLE = EXTENDED"), command-line case is preserved. This
+ obviates quoting case-sensitive option switches, URLs, and other
+ parameters.
+
+ - Extended file names on ODS5 file systems. Wget for VMS enables the
+ following DECC$* run-time options:
+ DECC$EFS_CASE_PRESERVE
+ DECC$EFS_CHARSET
+ Thus, if an ODS5 file system is used as the destination for
+ downloaded files, multiple dots will be permitted and case will be
+ preserved in file names. If an ODS2 file system is used, the same
+ character substitutions will be made as in Wget 1.5.3h, namely,
+ "." -> "_" (where needed), "~" -> "-", and "@" -> "$".
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Changes to Source Files
+ -----------------------
+
+ Files new for VMS (all in [.VMS]):
+
+ COLLECT_DEPS.COM Dependency collector for DESCRIP_MKDEPS.MMS.
+
+ config.h_vms VMS-specific CONFIG.H.
+
+ decc_ver.c Diagnostic program to provide build environment
+ information.
+
+ DESCRIP.MMS Main MMK or MMS description ("make") file.
+
+ DESCRIP_CONFIG.MMS CONFIG.H description file.
+
+ DESCRIP_DEPS.MMS Source dependency description file.
+
+ DESCRIP_MKDEPS.MMS Source dependency generator description file.
+
+ DESCRIP_SRC.MMS Source list description file.
+
+ VMS-WGET.COM DCL procedure to build the executable from the
+ source, using MMK or MMS (and DESCRIP*.MMS).
+
+ vms.c Various VMS-specific code: DEC C run-time
+ initialization, ODS2-ODS5 file system
+ detection, ODS2 file name adjustment, file open
+ callback function for better RMS parameters,
+ "utime()" replacement function, and for VMS
+ before V7.0, "getpwuid()" and "localtime_r()".
+
+ vms.h VMS-specific header file. For VMS C RTL before
+ V7.3, replacement for <utime.h>. For VMS C RTL
+ before V7.0, replacement for <pwd.h>.
+ Declarations of replacement data
+ types/structures and function prototypes for
+ vms.c.
+
+ vms_ip.h IP software type-specific "#include"
+ directives. Used by host.c.
+
+ vms_name_fix.sh UNIX shell script to restore file names after
+ storage on an ODS2 file system.
+
+ VMS_NOTES.TXT These notes.
+
+ WGET.HLP Simple help file.
+
+ WGET.OPT LINK options file.
+
+ WGET_MULTINET.OPT LINK options file supplement for Multinet.
+
+ WGET_SSL.OPT LINK options file supplement for OpenSSL.
+
+ WGET_SSL_HP.OPT LINK options file supplement for HP SSL.
+
+
+ Files modified for VMS (all in [.SRC]):
+
+ connect.c Added code for VMS header files.
+
+ convert.c Changed to use "_orig" instead of ".orig" on VMS
+ as the file name suffix used for the "-K"
+ ("--backup-converted") option.
+
+ ftp.c Added code for VMS header files.
+ Changed to eliminate a spurious -debug message
+ ("Unrecognized permissions for <directory>").
+ Changed to eliminate spurious complaints when
+ recursive downloads hit an empty directory.
+ Changed to fix various problems dealing with a
+ VMS FTP server.
+ Changed to fix various problems with FTP and
+ time-stamping ("-N").
+ Changed to distinguish between ASCII and binary
+ FTP transfers for proper local line endings.
+ Added (for VMS) VMS-specific file open options.
+
+ ftp.h Added ftp_dele() function. (See ftp-basic.c.)
+ Added an argument to ftp_list() for the FTP
+ server type. (See ftp-basic.c.)
+
+ ftp-basic.c Added ftp_dele() function to accomodate a remote
+ delete-after-download option.
+ Changed ftp_list() to avoid trying "LIST -a" for
+ an VMS FTP server.
+
+ ftp-ls.c Changed to open the ".listing" file in text
+ mode, not binary.
+ Changed VMS FTP DIR-parsing code to tolerate
+ more variability (leading blank lines).
+ Added support for the environment variable
+ "WGET_TIMEZONE_DIFFERENTIAL" for file time
+ adjustment (as in Wget 1.5.3h for VMS).
+
+ host.c Added code for VMS header files.
+
+ host.h Added code for VMS header files.
+
+ http.c Added code for VMS header files.
+ Changed to use an OS-specific file name suffix,
+ "_orig" for VMS, rather than a hard-coded
+ ".orig".
+ Added (for VMS) VMS-specific file open options.
+ Added (for VMS) host type and OS version info to
+ the default User-Agent string.
+ Changed "ssl_connect()" to "ssl_connect_wget()"
+ to avoid conflict with "SSL_connect()".
+ Added a type cast to remove a
+ %CC-I-QUESTCOMPARE1 compiler complaint.
+
+ init.c Changed (on VMS) to use "SYS$LOGIN:.wgetrc" as
+ the name of the user-specific initialization
+ file (if "WGETRC" is not defined), and
+ "SYSTEM_WGETRC" (expected to be a logical name)
+ as the system-wide initialization file.
+ Changed to open ".wgetrc" in text mode, not
+ binary.
+ Added (for VMS) "--ftp-stmlf" option ("ftpstmlf
+ on" command to force Stream_LF format (instead
+ of fixed-512) for binary FTP output files.
+
+ log.c Changed the I/O scheme on VMS for progress dots
+ to avoid spurious newline characters when output
+ is directed to a file.
+
+ main.c Changed the program identification debug message
+ ("built on OS_TYPE" instead of "on OS_TYPE"),
+ and added host information to the "-V" version
+ report.
+ Changed to set ODS5 flag if the download
+ destination is on an ODS5 file system.
+ Added (for VMS) "--ftp-stmlf" option ("ftpstmlf
+ on" command to force Stream_LF format (instead
+ of fixed-512) for binary FTP output files.
+ Adjusted the help message for -K to say "_orig"
+ instead of ".orig". (See convert.c.)
+
+ netrc.c Changed to use "SYS$LOGIN:.netrc" as the name of
+ the user name and password file on VMS.
+
+ openssl.c Changed "ssl_connect()" to "ssl_connect_wget()"
+ to avoid conflict with "SSL_connect()".
+
+ options.h Added (for VMS) "--ftp-stmlf" option ("ftpstmlf
+ on" command to force Stream_LF format (instead
+ of fixed-512) for binary FTP output files.
+
+ retr.c Changed to adjust CR-LF line endings in ASCII
+ FTP data to proper local line endings.
+ Changed to disable (for VMS) a useless fflush()
+ which was slowing file I/O.
+
+ retr.h Changed to accomodate changes for FTP to
+ distinguish between ASCII and binary FTP
+ transfers for proper local ASCII line endings.
+
+ ssl.h Changed "ssl_connect()" to "ssl_connect_wget()"
+ to avoid conflict with "SSL_connect()".
+
+ url.c Added code for VMS header files.
+ Added code to replace unacceptable dots (".")
+ (and other invalid characters) with underscores
+ ("_"), tildes ("~") with hyphens ("-"), and at
+ signs ("@") with dollar signs ("$"),
+ respectively, in URL-derived file specifications
+ on ODS2 file systems.
+
+ utils.c Added VMS-specific code to work around the lack
+ of "fork()".
+ Changed to assist ODS2 name reversion.
+ Added (for VMS) VMS-specific file open options.
+ Changed to use a macro, UNIQ_SEP, instead of a
+ hard-coded ".", as the separator character when
+ adding a decimal "nnn" suffix to a file name to
+ make it unique. Not defining UNIQ_SEP, as on
+ VMS, now disables adding the suffix. (See
+ WGET.H.)
+
+ utils.h Added a declaration of the character properties
+ look-up table for use in ftp-ls.c.
+
+ version.h Adapted from version.c. Changed the version
+ string from "1.11" to "1.11a".
+
+ wget.h Added a definition of an OS-specific file name
+ suffix, ORIG_SFX ("_orig", for VMS), to be used
+ instead of a hard-coded ".orig". (See
+ convert.c, http.c.)
+ Added a definition of an OS-specific separator
+ character, UNIQ_SEP, for the decimal "nnn"
+ version number appended to a file name to make
+ it unique. (See utils.c.)
+ Fixed a defective typedef (affecting small-file
+ builds).
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Home source URL
+ ---------------
+
+http://www.gnu.org/directory/wget.html
+http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/
+ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Instructions
+ ------------
+
+ Extract the files from the distribution kit. The kit includes
+objects and executables for Alpha, IA64, and VAX, in the corresponding
+host-specific subdirectories. These builds were done with options
+(explained below) "DASHD", "LARGE" (except VAX), and "NOSSL".
+
+ The command procedure VMS-WGET.COM attempts to determine the CPU
+type, the IP package, and SSL availability. It defines the appropriate
+macros for MMK or MMS, and then builds the appropriate executable from
+the source:
+
+ SET DEFAULT [.WGET-1_10_2C_VMS.VMS] ! For convenience.
+ @ VMS-WGET CLEAN ! Deletes all object, list, map, and executable
+ ! files for the current CPU type.
+ @ VMS-WGET ! Copies CONFIG.H_VMS to CONFIG.H, compiles the
+ ! source files, and links the executable,
+ ! WGET.EXE.
+ ! Add "DASHD" to this command line to enable the
+ ! Wget "-d" command-line option.
+ ! Add "DBG" to this command line to build a
+ ! debug executable.
+ ! Add "LARGE" to enable large-file support on
+ ! non-VAX systems.
+ ! Add "LIST" if compiler listing and link map
+ ! files are desired.
+ ! Add "MMS" to use MMS instead of MMK when both
+ ! are available.
+ ! Add "NOSSL" to inhibit use of any SSL package.
+ ! Add "HPSSL" to use the HP SSL package when
+ ! OpenSSL (the default choice) is also available.
+ @ VMS-WGET HELP ! Creates a help library. (Optional. See
+ ! below.)
+
+ Set the symbol for the foreign command:
+
+ WGET :== $ actual_device:[actual.directory]WGET.EXE
+
+ A very basic VMS HELP file is supplied in [.DOC]WGET.HLP. To be
+used, it must be added to a HELP library, either an existing library or
+one just for Wget. As mentioned above, a new Wget help library may be
+created using the command, "@ VMS-WGET HELP".
+
+ When a new HELP library is created, a logical name "HLP$LIBRARY_n"
+may be defined to allow the HELP utility to find it. See "HELP HELP
+/USERLIBRARY" for details.
+
+ Try to read the original documentation to learn how to use Wget. The
+principal differences in this VMS adaptation are:
+
+ "-b" ("background") has no effect. (It uses "fork()".)
+
+ Excess dots are replaced by underscores in URL-derived file
+specifications on ODS2 file systems. For example, on a UNIX system, the
+URL "ftp://ftp.anywhere.org/x.y.z/a.b.c" could produce the local file
+"ftp.anywhere.org/x.y.z/a.b.c". With this VMS adaptation, the local
+ODS2 file would be "[.FTP_ANYWHERE_ORG.X_Y_Z]A_B.C". On an ODS5 file
+system, the file would be [.ftp^.anywhere^.org.x^.y^.z]a^.b.c".
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ The accompanying source kit may suffer from storage on an ODS2 file
+system, which does not preserve case or allow multiple dots in a file
+name. Building this kit should work on VMS, but it may be expected to
+fail on other systems. To use this kit on a non-VMS system, the files
+may need to be renamed to restore their original mixed-case and/or
+multi-dot names. The UNIX shell script "vms_name_fix.sh" (or something
+like it) should do the job.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Steven M. Schweda (+1) 651-699-9818 (voice)
+ 382 South Warwick Street sms@antinode.org
+ Saint Paul MN 55105-2547
+
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