[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

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On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:35:17 +0000
lists--- via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:49:54 +0100
> hb via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 01/26/2016 08:02 AM, lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
> > > I thought you said you got it to crash by control-X space. If so this
> > > isn't limited to dired. Maybe the whole thing needs to be
> > > compiled /noopt and then it will probably be unusable. The other
> > > option if you really want to compile it like it was "designed" to be
> > > compiled if there indeed is any such thing would be to get the
> > > comtemporaneous port of gcc for VAX/VMS and build with that. gnu
> > > crapware is not guaranteed to build or work with anything but gcc and
> > > bash and then only sometimes.
> > 
> > With ^X^F and space, which for me seems to be more or less the same
> > thing as meta-x and dired.

It is definitely not the same as on UNIX/Linux. control xf should ask you
what file you want to edit and control x control f should just move forward
in the current buffer. Maybe this also means something...