> perhaps it would be easier to port NetBSD to run in VMS, than it would be to
> support VMS from within NetBSD!! hehe

from perl5's ./Configure script...

: We must find out about Eunice early
eunicefix=':'
if test -f /etc/unixtovms; then
        eunicefix=/etc/unixtovms
fi
if test -f /etc/unixtovms.exe; then
        eunicefix=/etc/unixtovms.exe
fi
...
: Eunice requires " " instead of "", can you believe it
echo " "
...
case "$eunicefix" in
*unixtovms*)
        $cat <<'EOI'
There is, however, a strange, musty smell in the air that reminds me of
something...hmm...yes...I've got it...there's a VMS nearby, or I'm a Blit.
EOI
        echo exit 0 >eunice
        d_eunice="$define"
: it so happens the Eunice I know will not run shell scripts in Unix format
        ;;
*)
        echo " "
        echo "Congratulations.  You aren't running Eunice."
        d_eunice="$undef"
        ;;
esac