[Info-vax] GNV (was: Re: Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX)

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-01-21 21:09:49 +0000, John Reagan said:

> Yes, it is/was a poor attempt by the GNV startup to allow installations 
> on alternate disks, but to still populate the root emulation.  I was 
> looking at the GNV$STARTUP today (which calls PSX$UP_STARTUP.COM).  All 
> that stuff has been commented out in the current V3.0 GNV kits.

The GNV kit is a crucible of informative mistakes, to paraphrase a sig file...

http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/1481

If there are any changes made to the kit, please make always the kit 
always install always in the same always spot always.   Stop trying to 
save room on the system disk — that hasn't been an issue for any sanely 
managed site in a decade or more.  The added software complexity costs 
everybody else more than the few folks that are overdue for a disk 
upgrade might save, too.


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