topic Re: Patches and fixes in Operating System - OpenVMS

Patches and fixes

Jan Slager — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:39:33 GMT

I am looking for the latest updates for the following products on VMS 7.3-2
Defrag,Compilers(c,c++,fortran,cobol), LSE.

I dont meen the latest version, but the latest patch or update.

Where can I find these??

Re: Patches and fixes

Kris Clippeleyr — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:48:19 GMT

Hi Jan,

Did you check the condist?
AFAIK, compilers, etc. are rarely patched. Just install the latest version.

Greetz,

Kris (aka Qkcl)

Re: Patches and fixes

Volker Halle — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:52:48 GMT

Jan,

Layered Product patches - if available - would be found on the ITRC FTP server:

ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/layered_products/alpha/

Volker

Re: Patches and fixes

Jan Slager — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:02:13 GMT

Thanks Kris and Volker.

I knew that, but i am looking for a list so i can compare.

I also examined the ftp site but that site contains files of 2003, i dont trust that.

Re: Patches and fixes

Ian Miller. — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:51:19 GMT

parhaps you can get what you want from here http://www1.aclabs.com/

Re: Patches and fixes

Jan Slager — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:46:03 GMT

Hi Ian

Not exact, I want the info that you get after Analyse/Image.

TCPIP$PING.EXE
image name: "TCPIP$PING"
image file identification:V5.4-15C

I am interested in V5.4-15C special the 15c part of it.

I hope I can find it some where.

Jan

Re: Patches and fixes

Volker Halle — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:44:02 GMT

Jan,

you could also 'Browse' the OpenVMS patch list in ITRC for your desired version of OpenVMS, this will also list patches for 'layered products'.

The image file identification is NOT consistently available from the patch descriptions (e.g. TCPIP patches typically include this info in the Deliverables: section of each correction, the newer OpenVMS patches also include this info in the FILES PATCHED OR REPLACED: section).

Volker.

Re: Patches and fixes

Ian Miller. — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:48:25 GMT

Jan, what are you wanting to do with this information? Is this a software audit?

Re: Patches and fixes

Jan Slager — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:59:20 GMT

Volker
Thanks i will.

Ian

We are planning a update to vms 8.2 next year, i am busy to invest what we use.
With product sh product/full i got also the latest patch info, but the vmsinstal.history file does not show patch/fix info.

Therefore i posted this question.

Re: Patches and fixes

Volker Halle — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:07:39 GMT

Jan,

if you would have installed some product patch kit via @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL, it would also have shown up in VMSINSTAL.HISTORY, e.g.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product Information | Installation Information
------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
Name | Mnemonic | Version | Date | Status| IVP | Node | Installer
------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
| | ALPHA_NOTES_ECO1 | 2.5 | 27-JUL-2004 | S | S | AXPVMS | SYSTEM

Volker.

Re: Patches and fixes

Jan Slager — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:40:58 GMT

Volker

You are right, but some other products like MQAXP dont give the info in the hist file.

Re: Patches and fixes

Volker Halle — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:50:46 GMT

Jan,

the entry in VMSINSTAL.HISTORY is created by VMSINSTAL.COM, so any kit installed with this procedure will have an entry in this file.

If products use another mechanism to provide patches/updates, then will not find this information. All Digital/Compaq/HP products and patches should use the standard installation procedures (VMSINSTAL or PRODUCT INSTALL)

Volker.