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+$! Quick script to check how well including individual header files works
+$! on VMS, even when the VMS macro isn't defined.
+$
+$	sav_def = f$env("DEFAULT")
+$	here = f$parse("A.;0",f$ENV("PROCEDURE")) - "A.;0"
+$	set default 'here'
+$	set default [-.include.openssl]
+$	define openssl 'f$env("DEFAULT")'
+$	set default [--]
+$
+$ loop:
+$	f = f$search("openssl:*.h")
+$	if f .eqs. "" then goto loop_end
+$	write sys$output "Checking ",f
+$	open/write foo foo.c
+$	write foo "#undef VMS"
+$	write foo "#include <stdio.h>"
+$	write foo "#include <openssl/",f$parse(f,,,"NAME"),".h>"
+$	write foo "main()"
+$	write foo "{printf(""foo\n"");}"
+$	close foo
+$	cc/STANDARD=ANSI89/NOLIST/PREFIX=ALL foo.c
+$	delete foo.c;
+$	goto loop
+$ loop_end:
+$	set default 'save_def'
+$	exit
+