11 Dec
2019
11 Dec
'19
12:37 a.m.
That's interesting.
I'll see about putting rename into Tops-20 DAP and lying about it to VMS.
The anonymous code is completed; I'm doing testing and then I have to
write up documentation.
On 12/10/19 1:34 PM, John Forecast wrote:
The only
specifications I know of are for DAP V5.6, which is dated 1980. Which really sucks,
because clearly newer versions exist. RSX claims to be talking DAP V7.1 for example. But I
haven't seen a spec for it anywhere.
> 3. The implementing DAP module (DAPLIB) appears even older, apparently
> dating to V6.0, 1981 time-frame (which seems incorrect). It supports DAP
5.6, for which I have the specifications.
> * It does /not/ support $RENAME (ACCFUNC 3), which I found
> remarkable. Is $RENAME supported on all other platforms?
I just
checked the DECnet-Linux implementation and it claims to be talking either DAP V7.1 or DAP
V7.2. It also supports the $RENAME operation (tested from a VMS system).
John.