[Info-vax] VMS Software Releases Roadmap Updates

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/28/2021 10:09 AM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> 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.

Yes, but the cross compilation thing is a temporary thing.

Arne