[Info-vax] VMS Software Releases Roadmap Updates

[Craig A. Berry]

On 9/27/21 12:53 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-09-27, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 9/27/2021 12:23 PM, Dave Froble 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.

And for most who do have Itanium systems, the whole point of OpenVMS
x86-64 is to get rid of the aging Itanium hardware with failing parts
and insecure management consoles, and other things that get routinely
flagged by security audits and/or just cause additional hassle because
they have special needs that don't apply to anything else in the data
center.  Even investigating a port without a native BASIC compiler is
just a non-starter at my day job.