[Info-vax] installation annoyance

[Steven Schweda]

> I wonder, if I ever knew this options of UNZIP ;-)

   I've learned them several times over the years.  They
don't stick, so I typically try to reverse-engineer the
source code (again) when I need to know.  The VMS I/O scheme
in UnZip has three paths (no VMS attributes, (old) IM
attributes, and (new) PK attributes).  Other than a few
comments in the code, I know of no comprehensive/helpful
documentation for the stuff.

   Normally, when VMS attributes matter, the archive creator
is wise enough to use "-V".  (So who needs good
documentation?)

> >[...] my patch access
> >is not what it once was.)
>
> You should already know how to fix this, shouldn't you?

   Do you mean "buy a support contract" or "be satisfied with
the few patches available in the latest Hobbyist kits"?  If
the latter, then my FTP authentication bits have expired
already, and I haven't tried to renew them.

> b) told me also, that they will produce a new kit [...]

   When you get the new kit, try:
      pipe unzip "-Zv" XXX.zip | search sys$input "encoding software"
and see if you still get "2.3".  "3.0" would be evidence that
someone is getting serious about this stuff.  (Don't hold
your breath.)