[Info-vax] VMS Software Releases Roadmap Updates

[Dave Froble]

On 9/27/2021 10:00 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
>
> On 9/27/21 8:39 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
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>> 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?
>
> Because build systems of any complexity tend to build things that build
> more things that generate things that build other things.  With enough
> hacks, workarounds, and manual intervention in processes that are
> normally automated, such systems can likely be made to work with
> cross-compilers, but it's potentially a major effort.

Aren't I so glad that I don't use any of these "complex" modern tools?

Isn't it a bit of a bad idea to give up control of your apps to some 
wizz bang modern tool?  I think so.

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