[Info-vax] DCL, was: Re: Microkernel

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In article <k0o3ll$9v4$1 at speranza.aioe.org>, hb <end.of at inter.net> writes:
>On 08/18/12 14:12, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>> On 2012-08-18 10:54:31 +0000, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG said:
>>> Where was fork() in the VMS code?
>> AFAIK, in the DII COE support, and (only) with the COE kernel provided
>> with the V7.2-6C1 and V7.2-6C2 releases.
>VIP was independent of DII COE and fork() always worked in the Posix 
>environment. VIP was improved to fully comply with the standards, a 
>requirement for DII COE. The main effort was in the shell and utilities 
>area. But nothing from VIP "ended up" in DII COE, except that you 
>couldn't get/order a separate VIP kit. But if you had one, you very 
>likely could install and use it on any 7.2 system. It should even work 
>on a 7.3 system.
>
>I don't have access to listings or even sources, but I assume that there 
>was some code in the $creprc sources.

OK.  I'll have to peruse through there in my free time.

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