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

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <rsvnhe$6kb$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=
<arne at vajhoej.dk> writes: 

> That is actually very interesting idea.
> 
> The standard for VMS open source packaging.

> It should probably fall on the maintainers of the open source not
> the distribution host.

Right.

> > 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 don't think VMSINSTAL is the right solution.
> 
> I believe it should work for no priv users and
> be strictly isolated to the dir where it is unpacked.

Same here.  I have DISK$SOFT for things like this.  Each VERSION of each 
product has its own directory.  Everything is there.  From within an 
application, one can access the HELP files directly, but might also want 
them visible in the main HELP, but in a @ for an extra third-party 
branch.