[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[David Froble]

Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2016-06-09 12:58:12 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
> 
>> Now, why was I expecting just that. Instead of some useful tips...
> 
> I've spent the last couple of weeks dealing with this particular 
> question secondary to some software package and tools updates, and was 
> striving to be civil about the current state of software packaging and 
> related documentation on OpenVMS.
> 
> That work has involved establishing what should be some simple product 
> dependencies — akin to what app stacking or containers or other forms of 
> packaging would routinely encounter — and the results have been stupidly 
> complex.
> 
> Knowing that there isn't any documentation and that there isn't any 
> particular consistency here and that there aren't vendor recommendations 
> — certainly not akin to the app bundles and containers that are 
> available on some other platforms — is useful.
> 
> Anybody got a copy of the DEC 1988-vintage software engineering 
> handbook?  That was the closest I've encountered outside of the modular 
> procedures, and the handbook is both massively outdated and not directly 
> on point here.
> 
> 
> 
> 

Sadly, true ....

It would not have taken much to have a short chapter of generic suggestions for 
where to place things.  At least enough to give users of the OS some things to 
consider.  Actually, a good subject for FAQ ....