[Info-vax] Updates to VMSTAR and Wget for VMS

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <rsvmv5$nuv$1 at dont-email.me>, Hunter Goatley
<goathunter at goatley.com> writes: 

> Some of the .zip files in my archive (all of the ones I worked on or 
> repackaged) have a LINK.COM to create .EXE files from the supplied 
> binaries. 

Useful for those without the corresponding compiler.  Some might want to 
build from sources.  Others might prefer pre-built executables.  One 
could offer all.

> I never had the time to go through all of packages and try to 
> do what you're describing.

There is a great xkcd cartoon which is a table which tells you whether a 
job is worth doing; the axes are how much time you can shave off of a 
task and how often you do it.  Together, those give you the time you can 
afford to invest in optimizing the test before you spend more time than 
you gain.

> I had once thought of trying to create VMSINSTAL kits for everything, 
> but that was way too much work and would take way too much time for the 
> free time I've ever had.

I prefer VMSINSTAL and PRODUCT kits for DEC/Compaq/HP/VSI stuff but it 
is often overkill for other things.  I also like to keep third-party 
stuff off the system disk.  On the other hand, I like VMS-style CLIs and 
HELP files and so on for third-party stuff.  (UN)ZIP and VMSTAR are 
exemplary here.