[Info-vax] Logging systartup_vms.com progress to operator.log VMS 7.3-2

[Dave Froble]

On 10/19/2020 8:31 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2020-10-16, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>> On 10/16/2020 8:45 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>
>>> That's the whole point of a package manager so that you don't have to code
>>> the same checks over and over again in every application you write.
>>>
>>> List what you need in your install script and let the package manager take
>>> care of the details.
>>>
>>> And don't forget that dependency requirements can be nested, which a
>>> package manager takes care of for you.
>>
>> Just to clear up my confusion, are we discussing installing software,
>> or, starting VMS?
>>
>
> They are both part of the same thing. Think about it.

It hurts my brain to attempt to think about that.  The way I see things, 
those are two very different things.

Installation: loading software onto system and preparing it for 
operations.  A one time operation.

System startup: uh, like it reads, starting VMS.  Can happen quite often.


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