[Info-vax] 64 bit DCL ?

[David Froble]

JF Mezei wrote:
> On 15-01-18 19:36, David Froble wrote:
> 
>> I understand what you wrote, but, isn't the usage of the library stuff 
>> just that, library stuff?  Since in general it is DCL that invokes the 
>> utilities, then it's reasonable for the utilities to follow the DCL syntax.
> 
> The utilities are written with the expectation that they are called
> using DCL syntax with available routines to parse the arguments.
> 
> So, if VMS evolves by bringing in a new CLI or cloning DCL and evolve
> that clone, one  needs to consider that all the applications and
> utilities will need to be invocable by the different CLIs, including
> parsing of arguments irrespective of which CLI invoqued it.
> 
> 

Indeed!