[Info-vax] VI* on VMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/16/2024 3:45 PM, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article <vep4bs$2cblv$1 at dont-email.me>,
> Arne Vajhøj  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 10/16/2024 9:57 AM, David Meyer wrote:
>>> I'm helping operate an OpenVMS V7.3 system running on a VAXstation
>>> 4000-60. We have Vim 7.4 installed, but it appears to cause a big spike
>>> in CPU usage and DIOCNT whenever it's run. The person who installed it
>>> is no longer with us, and we are considering deleting Vim.
>>>
>>> We also have VILE installed, which limited experimentation has not shown
>>> to cause the same kind of performance problems. Does anyone know if VILE
>>> is indeed well-behaved on VMS?
>>
>> No idea about vile.
>>
>> But http://www.polarhome.com/vim/ shows vim 9.1-11 being available
>> for VMS.
>>
>> Before distching vim, then maybe check if an upgrade helps. From 7.4
>> to 9.1 is a pretty big jump.
> 
> You can't run 9.1 on a VAX.  I assume that the VAXstation
> 4000-60 David mention is the hardware at the SDF museum.

The above link has links to a bunch of vim-91*vax.zip files -
that is not version 9.1 for VAX??

Arne