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From: ton@ruuinf.cs.ruu.nl (Ton Kloks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: how to use a Sun workstation as a X-server for VAX/VMS
Keywords: SunOS 4.0.3, VAX/VMS 5.1-1
Message-ID: <2153@ruuinf.cs.ruu.nl>
Date: 12 Dec 89 08:34:24 GMT
Organization: University of Utrecht, Dept. of CS
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Subject:        How to use a Sun workstation as a X-server for VAX/VMS.
Sun:            Running SunOS 4.0.3 and X11 release 3 from MIT.
Vax:            Running VAX/VMS 5.1-1, including DECwindows.
Communication:  Ethernet

Trying to connect two different machines running different operating
systems shouldn't be a problem any more, they told me. Just use X-windows.

So I tried to use the Sun 3/80 on my desk as a X-server. It performs
quite well as a server for an Unix-based minisuper. As a matter of
fact, I have to do much work on the VAX, so I need a way of communication
between the VAX and the Sun. To achieve that, I installed the Sun DNI
software to extent the Sun networking capabilities with DECnet.
The Sun DNI software runs almost perfectly.

But now the installation of the MIT release 3 of X11. During the installation
the compiler was looking for two files which should be in /usr/include/netdnet
called : dn.h and dnetdb.h. There wasn't a directory called netdnet.
So I did create that directory myself, copied the file dni.h as netdnet/dn.h
and created a dummy dnetdb.h.
I wasn't very surprised that is didn't help much. But I did reduce the number
of error messages from the make process. There is only one error message
remaining, namely : ld: undefined symbol (_dnet_conn).

Does anybody know how to proceed from this point ?
There must be a way (accoording to the switch being able to set for DECnet
communication in teh X software build procedure).
There are some files missing, and they are not supplied with the X release
and also not with the Sun DNI software package.


Please post mail to : TNOFELR6@HDETUD53.BITNET
              or to : ton@cs.ruu.nl
Thanks in advance.
J. Bakuwel