[Info-vax] VMS Software Releases Roadmap Updates

[Dave Froble]

On 9/27/2021 8:26 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 9/27/21 2:08 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 9/27/2021 1:53 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2021-09-27, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> *IF* you are willing to cross compile your Basic code on Itanium.
>>>>
>>>> But I fear that at least some people will question the "production
>>>> ready" status when native compilers are not available. That is
>>>> not a real issue (it is common for some types of system to
>>>> use cross compile), but it could very well be a perceived like
>>>> that.
>>>
>>> Not everyone will have an Itanium system. Some people are still
>>> on Alpha.
>>>
>>> It's a pity there's no such thing as an Itanium full-system emulator
>>> as one solution could have been to give everyone who buys a x86-64
>>> VMS system a temporary Itanium licence with a two-year expiry period.
>>
>> Relevant point.
>>
>> There are a significant number of VMS customers still on Alpha.
>>
>> But what does a low end Itanium with VMS license cost
>> from IslandCo?
>>
>> 5000??
>>
>> (Dave Turner - maybe start advertising a prepacked Itanium with
>> cross compilers bundle)
>>
>> Way too much for a hobbyist but should not be a problem for
>> commercial context.
>>
>
> If I was a CEO and my CIO came to me with a scheme like that he
> would be looking for a new job.
>
> bill
>
>

Well, trying to be fair, what difference does it make, as to which CPU 
and OS is used to generate the OBJ and EXE files?  It's all just ones 
and zeros, right?

Done being fair, I'd really prefer native compilers, linkers, and such.

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