[Info-vax] Webinar "AUTOGEN and SYSGEN"

[Paul Sture]

On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:35:46 -0400, JF Mezei wrote:

> Paul Sture wrote:
> 
>> Yes, with VAX/VMS at least, SYSBOOT flags USE ACTIVE as an error.
> 
> That is because at that stage, there probably isn't an "ACTIVE" yet. But
> SYSBOOT has enough "VMS" in it to be able to read any file on the system
> disk. (not sure if at that stage of boot, it could write to files
> though). If the driver at this low/early level do not yert offer writing
> capabilities, then there is no wat SYSBOOT could write the paramenters
> back to save any changes.

WRITE isn't in the SYSBOOT help, and indeed attempting a WRITE returns a 
syntax error.  SYSBOOT would require quite a bit more logic in it to 
perform a WRITE.


-- 
Paul Sture