[Info-vax] How do I make zip, unzip etc. available to all users?

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On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 10:43:36 -0800 (PST)
John Reagan via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:05:05 PM UTC-5, li... at openmailbox.org
> wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Generally use RE here (or an ACE that allows specific groups RE 
> > > access), and generally not RWED nor RWE.
> > > 
> > > Most folks should not be overwriting nor deleting these or other
> > > shared tools.
> > 
> > Thanks. Do you have to be able to read it to make it executable? If not,
> > why both RE?
> 
> E is sufficient if you know the full filespec.  Most folks use RE.

Thanks, I thought so but it is not true on every OS so I didn't know.

> > > >> Where should these kinds of programs be placed in the system and
> > > >> how do I modify whatever logon proc(s) to allow them to be used?
> > 
> > I see you guys are all dodging this question. Hmm, I wonder what that
> > means...
> 
> Where to put your own system-wide images?  Your choice.  Put 'em on the
> system disk.  Put 'em in the default [SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE] area (just hope
> HPE/VSI doesn't replace them with a future ZIP).

That would be a good trick since this is a VAX hobbyist system ;)

SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE ...thanks. I'll look for it. 

> > > Ayup.    OP can install the GNV kit, and reference the copies of
> > > these and other tools in that kit, too.
> > 
> > What's GNV? Sounds suspiciously like Gnu's not VMS! If so, no
> > thanks...no gnu anything on this system. If I wanted crapware I could
> > stay on Linux.
> > 
> Yet you downloaded opensource zip and unzip to use?  

I have nothing against open source in general. I do have objections to
gnu/fsf crapware. Sure, I would prefer VMS to have included its own
zip/unzip. Maybe they even did and I didn't notice it. But in the absence
of that I don't mind using (sparingly) utilities people have written for
VMS.

> Yes, GNV is a collection of GNU utilities and bash shell.

Thanks for the reply and for the info!

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