[Info-vax] DCL Integer Overflow

[Simon Clubley]

On 2017-07-02, Robert A. Brooks <FIRST.LAST at vmssoftware.com> wrote:
> On 7/2/2017 1:21 AM, mcleanjoh at gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> From the June 2017 VMS Roadmap, under "Research Areas" (slide 3) ...
>> 
>> "Additional Scripting Languages"
>> 
>> I guess we'll learn more the track but maybe it will incorporate 64-bit
>> integers and all the associated changes that this would require (e.g. lexical
>> functions overlaying system services).
>
> The thought is that DCL will always be the command parser, and some other 
> language (likely open source) would be used for scripting.
>

Will you be running this scripting language as a normal user mode
(not supervisor mode) image without any privileges other than those
already granted to the user ?

I know it's only supervisor mode, but I am also aware of Stephen's
comment that there's apparently a way into kernel mode if you can
get into supervisor mode.

Simon.

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