[Info-vax] PATCH/ABSOLUTE does not PATCH/ABSOLUTE

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/18/2012 11:47 AM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> On Itanium:
>
> Simple reproducer...
>
> $ MACRO/OBJECT=X.OBJ SYS$INPUT
> .ENTRY GO,0
> .END
> ^Z
> $ PATCH/ABSOLUTE X.OBJ
>    OpenVMS PATCH Version T8.2-001
>
> %PATCH-I-NOGBL, some or all global symbols not accessible
> %PATCH-I-NOLCL, image does not contain local symbols
> PATCH>update
> %PATCH-I-WRTFIL, updating image file DISK:[DIRECTORY]X.OBJ;2
> PATCH> exit
> $ DIFF X.OBJ
>
> Fails miserably.
>
> PATCH does not maintain this file's undefined format.

WTF.

That sounds pretty bad.

Is this VMS 8.2 or another 8.4 problem? (I don't know if patch version
follow VMS version).

Arne

PS: And now when I have started exposing my ignorance - when did
.OBJ switch from VAR to UDF?