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+$!
+$!VAX-VMS cc make file for readseq
+$!
+$ echo := write sys$output
+$ if p1.eqs."TEST" then goto tests
+$
+$ echo "compiling readseq..."
+$ cc readseq, ureadseq
+$!
+$ echo "linking readseq..."
+$ link readseq, ureadseq, sys$library:vaxcrtl/lib
+$!
+$tests:
+$!
+$ echo "defining readseq symbol:"
+$ dd = f$environment("default")
+$ readseq :== $ 'dd'readseq.exe
+$ show symbol readseq
+$!
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "test for general read/write of all chars:"
+$ readseq -p alphabet.std -otest.alpha
+$ diff test.alpha alphabet.std
+$!
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "test for valid format conversions"
+$!
+$ readseq -v -p -f=ig nucleic.std -otest.ig
+$ readseq -v -p -f=gb test.ig -otest.gb
+$ readseq -v -p -f=nbrf test.gb -otest.nbrf
+$ readseq -v -p -f=embl test.nbrf -otest.embl
+$ readseq -v -p -f=gcg test.embl -otest.gcg
+$ readseq -v -p -f=strider test.gcg -otest.strider
+$ readseq -v -p -f=fitch test.strider -otest.fitch
+$ readseq -v -p -f=fasta test.fitch -otest.fasta
+$ readseq -v -p -f=pir test.fasta -otest.pir
+$ readseq -v -p -f=ig test.pir -otest.ig-b
+$ diff test.ig test.ig-b
+$!
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "Test for multiple-sequence format conversions:"
+$ readseq -p -f=ig multi.std -otest.m-ig
+$ readseq -p -f=gb test.m-ig -otest.m-gb
+$ readseq -p -f=nbrf test.m-gb -otest.m-nbrf
+$ readseq -p -f=embl test.m-nbrf -otest.m-embl
+$ readseq -p -f=fasta test.m-embl -otest.m-fasta
+$ readseq -p -f=pir test.m-fasta -otest.m-pir
+$ readseq -p -f=msf test.m-pir -otest.m-msf
+$ readseq -p -f=paup test.m-msf -otest.m-paup
+$ readseq -p -f=ig test.m-paup -otest.m-ig-b
+$ diff test.m-ig test.m-ig-b
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "Expect differences in the header lines due to"
+$ echo "different format headers. If any sequence lines"
+$ echo "differ, or if checksums differ, there is a problem."
+$!
+$! #cleanup
+$! delete test.*;
+$ echo "-----------"
+$ echo ""
+$ echo "To clean up test files, command me:
+$ echo " DELETE test.*;"
+$!