[Info-vax] clock problems with OpenVMS x86 on VirtualBox

[bill]

On 5/9/2023 11:19 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 5/9/2023 6:56 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 5/9/2023 12:44 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2023-05-09 17:52, Dave Froble wrote:
>>>> I can guess that perhaps the biggest technical reason is the lack of 
>>>> old VAX
>>>> hardware to test against.  A few edits and firing up the build 
>>>> procedure
>>>> might be possible.  But on what HW do you run the build procedure?
>>>
>>> simh would be perfectly reasonable.
>>
>> What about build time?
>>
>> Arne
>>
>>
> 
>  From some past posts, the VAX/VMS build was done on one or more 
> clustered systems.  We don't know of the requirements for an OS build.
> 
> As far as time, who cares.  If it is to be a one time build for a VSI 
> release, who is going to care if it takes a month or two?  A one time 
> build is all VSI would need to allow many things, such as hobbyist use, 
> and others.
> 
> But, I'm guessing it would not be so simple.  None of us knows the 
> requirements of the build procedure.
> 


I'll bet at least one person here knows exactly what the requirements
are and how long it is likely to take.  :-)

bill