[Info-vax] Ignorance promenade: On the nature of patching VMS

[koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org]

In article <52ab9514$0$46261$c3e8da3$3a1a2348 at news.astraweb.com>, Subcommandante XDelta <vlf at star.enet.dec.com> writes:
> I really have to take an angle grinder to the scale, rust and verdigris
> on my VMS expertise, it is on the to-do list; my TDL is longer than
> Methuselahs beard and just as hairy, alas.
> 
> Question:
> 
> Is it possible that certain adustments to deep levels of VMS could not
> be achieved by the issuing of a patch, but would require the complete
> recompilation of the VMS kernel image?
> 
> (or whatever the correct terminology is)
> 

   The kernel was broken into small parts a few major revisions back.
   Needing to recompile the whole thing is not very likely.