[Info-vax] VAX LISP installation

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2018-02-15 20:49:41 +0000, Rich Alderson said:

> OK, this will seem odd to the folks running (Open)?VMS in production, 
> but they may ignore the question.
> 
> I need to install VAXLISP/VMS on a VAX 7640 here at the museum, with an 
> eye to moving the Lisp users off the 11/780-5 (to make the other users 
> happy).  I have a ZIP file whose contents are in turn 4 ZIP files named 
> LISP.{A,B,C,D}, which looks to me like someone zipped up the backup 
> sets on an install tape.
> 
> May it please the court, I'd like to ask for suggestions for the 
> simplest route to installing Lisp on the 7000 in this situation.

I'd expect a three-digit version number at the end of the filename and 
before the file type.  I'd expect to see LISP010 for LISP V1.0, for 
instance.

If so, it's a VMSINSTAL kit.  Even if there are not digits, I'd 
probably stick some digits on the ends of each of the filenames and try 
the install anyway.  010 or otherwise.

Then try to VMSINSTAL the kit, and answer the questions.

$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL (saveset-name) 
(device-and-directory-where-the-kit-is-located)  
[optional-list-of-vmsinstal-options-and-probably-just-omitted]

You may have to fix the file metadata for the BACKUP savesets usually 
involved here, if the kit was not zipped with the "-V" switch as would 
have been preferred.

Tools such as 
http://www.digiater.nl/openvms/freeware/v80/000tools/reset_backup_saveset_file_attributes.com 
or similar can fix BACKUP saveset file attributes.

You can also aim a BACKUP command at each of the files and see if it 
reads as a valid saveset, if you're curious.  That's what VMSINSTAL 
does, after all.

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