Patches and fixes

[Jan Slager]

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??

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Hi Jan,

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

Greetz,

Kris (aka Qkcl)

[Volker Halle]

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

[Jan Slager]

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.

[Ian Miller.]

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

[Jan Slager]

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

[Volker Halle]

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.

[Ian Miller.]

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

[Jan Slager]

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.

[Volker Halle]

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.

[Jan Slager]

Volker

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

[Volker Halle]

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.