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

[Hunter Goatley]

On 1/4/2021 12:41 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> 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. I never had the time to go through all of packages and try 
>> to do what you're describing.
> 
> It should probably fall on the maintainers of the open source not
> the distribution host.

Yes, it should have, but most people didn't, and I modified packages 
when I could....

>> 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.

Yes, those were other reasons I didn't do it.

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