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+$! make libz under VMS
+$! written by Martin P.J. Zinser <m.zinser@gsi.de>
+$!
+$! Look for the compiler used
+$!
+$ ccopt = ""
+$ if f$getsyi("HW_MODEL").ge.1024
+$ then
+$  ccopt = "/prefix=all"+ccopt
+$  comp  = "__decc__=1"
+$  if f$trnlnm("SYS").eqs."" then define sys sys$library:
+$ else
+$  if f$search("SYS$SYSTEM:DECC$COMPILER.EXE").eqs.""
+$   then
+$    comp  = "__vaxc__=1"
+$    if f$trnlnm("SYS").eqs."" then define sys sys$library:
+$   else
+$    if f$trnlnm("SYS").eqs."" then define sys decc$library_include:
+$    ccopt = "/decc/prefix=all"+ccopt
+$    comp  = "__decc__=1"
+$  endif
+$ endif
+$!
+$! Build the thing plain or with mms
+$!
+$ write sys$output "Compiling Zlib sources ..."
+$ if f$search("SYS$SYSTEM:MMS.EXE").eqs.""
+$  then
+$   dele example.obj;*,minigzip.obj;*
+$   CALL MAKE adler32.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' adler32" -
+                adler32.c zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE compress.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' compress" -
+                compress.c zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE crc32.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' crc32" -
+                crc32.c zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE deflate.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' deflate" -
+                deflate.c deflate.h zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE gzio.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' gzio" -
+                gzio.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE infblock.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' infblock" -
+                infblock.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h infblock.h
+$   CALL MAKE infcodes.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' infcodes" -
+                infcodes.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h inftrees.h
+$   CALL MAKE inffast.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' inffast" -
+                inffast.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h inffast.h
+$   CALL MAKE inflate.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' inflate" -
+                inflate.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h infblock.h
+$   CALL MAKE inftrees.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' inftrees" -
+                inftrees.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h inftrees.h
+$   CALL MAKE infutil.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' infutil" -
+                infutil.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h inftrees.h infutil.h
+$   CALL MAKE trees.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' trees" -
+                trees.c deflate.h zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE uncompr.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' uncompr" -
+                uncompr.c zlib.h zconf.h
+$   CALL MAKE zutil.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' zutil" -
+                zutil.c zutil.h zlib.h zconf.h
+$   write sys$output "Building Zlib ..."
+$   CALL MAKE libz.OLB "lib/crea libz.olb *.obj" *.OBJ
+$   write sys$output "Building example..."
+$   CALL MAKE example.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' example" -
+                example.c zlib.h zconf.h
+$   call make example.exe "LINK example,libz.olb/lib" example.obj libz.olb
+$   write sys$output "Building minigzip..."
+$   CALL MAKE minigzip.OBJ "CC ''CCOPT' minigzip" -
+                minigzip.c zlib.h zconf.h
+$   call make minigzip.exe - 
+                "LINK minigzip,libz.olb/lib,x11vms:xvmsutils.olb/lib" - 
+                minigzip.obj libz.olb
+$  else
+$   mms/macro=('comp')
+$  endif
+$ write sys$output "Zlib build completed"
+$ exit
+$!
+$!
+$MAKE: SUBROUTINE   !SUBROUTINE TO CHECK DEPENDENCIES
+$ V = 'F$Verify(0)
+$! P1 = What we are trying to make
+$! P2 = Command to make it
+$! P3 - P8  What it depends on
+$
+$ If F$Search(P1) .Eqs. "" Then Goto Makeit
+$ Time = F$CvTime(F$File(P1,"RDT"))
+$arg=3
+$Loop:
+$       Argument = P'arg
+$       If Argument .Eqs. "" Then Goto Exit
+$       El=0
+$Loop2:
+$       File = F$Element(El," ",Argument)
+$       If File .Eqs. " " Then Goto Endl
+$       AFile = ""
+$Loop3:
+$       OFile = AFile
+$       AFile = F$Search(File)
+$       If AFile .Eqs. "" .Or. AFile .Eqs. OFile Then Goto NextEl
+$       If F$CvTime(F$File(AFile,"RDT")) .Ges. Time Then Goto Makeit
+$       Goto Loop3
+$NextEL:
+$       El = El + 1
+$       Goto Loop2
+$EndL:
+$ arg=arg+1
+$ If arg .Le. 8 Then Goto Loop
+$ Goto Exit
+$
+$Makeit:
+$ VV=F$VERIFY(0)
+$ write sys$output P2
+$ 'P2
+$ VV='F$Verify(VV)
+$Exit:
+$ If V Then Set Verify
+$ENDSUBROUTINE