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+$! To compile mttest on VMS.
+$!
+$! WARNING: only tested with DEC C so far.
+$
+$ arch := vax
+$ if f$getsyi("CPU") .ge. 128 then arch := axp
+$ define/user openssl [--.include.openssl]
+$ cc/def=PTHREADS mttest.c
+$ link mttest,[--.'arch'.exe.ssl]libssl/lib,[--.'arch'.exe.crypto]libcrypto/lib