Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Townley Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Re: New VSI blog post Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 02:29:18 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:29:19 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="cc43303d30ddbee38c17ca739c3765ff"; logging-data="1669425"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+4B/Hvjbnohl0X/nWmQk0KkH4xrpyp3zg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:5vSAammgSYHeYKiPKFo9BETZvMQ= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2358 On 01/08/2024 01:50, Craig A. Berry wrote: > On 7/31/24 5:54 PM, Chris Townley wrote: >> On 31/07/2024 21:50, John Reagan wrote: > > >>> The x86 BASIC compiler is finished and will be available on the >>> portal in the next day or so (for those who have access) >>> >>> $ show sys/noproc >>> OpenVMS V9.2-2  on node X86VMS   31-JUL-2024 16:48:23.70   Uptime  7 >>> 03:53:46 >>> $ basic/version >>> VSI BASIC x86-64 V1.9-001 (GEM 50Y7I) on OpenVMS x86_64 V9.2-2 >>> >>> $ show sys/noproc >>> OpenVMS E9.2-3  on node X86VMS   31-JUL-2024 16:48:32.66   Uptime  14 >>> 03:18:17 >>> $ basic/version >>> VSI BASIC x86-64 V1.9-001 (GEM 50Y7I) on OpenVMS x86_64 E9.2-3 >>> >> >> Do we need 9.2-3, or is 9.2-2 enough? >> I do know I need to recompile everything > > Based on a recent forum thread that I think you were in, you need 9.2-2 > with the new compiler installed or 9.2-3.  You can't run images built > with the new compiler on stock 9.2-2.  If enough people complain, there > could be an RTL kit for 9.2-2, but why?  Just upgrade to 9.2-3. > But the new Basic is there, but no 9.2-3 as far as I can see -- Chris