[Info-vax] VMS V8.4 (IA64) v. Non-directory file named fred.DIR; 1

[Steven Schweda]

> Patch kit  VMS84I_RMS-V0300 has the following "fix" [...]

   On the bright side, while it's not especially convenient
to extract it from the 4GB I64084-REMASTERED.ISO which is now
available for hobbyists who jump through the new hoops,
VMS84I_UPDATE-V0500 seems to include the fix for this one.
VMS84I_UPDATE-V0400.RELEASE_NOTES (undated) says:

  5.2.26  RMS incorrectly considers the non-directory files as
          directory on ODS-5 disk

          5.2.26.1 Problem Description:

          When a non-directory file with the .DIR extension exists
          in a directory and if a recursive DIRECTORY command is
          issued on the directory, RMS incorrectly considers the
          non-directory file as a directory, thereby resulting in
          an RMS-E-ACC error.

(Followed by an example much like mine, and:)

          Images Affected:

          - [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE

   So, any suitably new RMS.EXE should include this fix,
irregardful of the package it came in.


   A casual observer might wonder why this DVD image file was
not compressed.  Knocking 40% to 50% off 4GB could save a few
people some considerable download time.