[Info-vax] VMS Software Releases Roadmap Updates

[Dave Froble]

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.  Even investigating a port without a native BASIC compiler is
> just a non-starter at my day job.

One wonders how possible and difficult it would be to get the cross 
compilers running on itanic to work on an Alpha?  Both are VMS.  Many 
things just move between the two with just a re-build.

For those still on Alpha, and, happier with Alpha than what some itanic 
users might be.

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