Subject:
Re: MX 4.2 on VMS 7.7-2 w/ TCP/IP Services ECO 3
From:
winston@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU ("Alan Winston - SSRL Admin Cmptg Mgr")
Date:
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:43:17 GMT
Newsgroups:
comp.os.vms

In article <3E00CABC.7040509@vajhoej.dk>, Arne =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk> writes:

>>Alan Winston - SSRL Admin Cmptg Mgr wrote:
>>
>
>>> > MX 4.2 is the last freeware MX.  I downloaded it and tried to install it.
>>> >
>>> > VMS 7.2-2, Alpha, TCP/IP Services 5.1 ECO 3.  No matter what options 
>
>>I pick
>
>>> > for installing it, as soon as it starts to link, it dies with:
>>> >
>>> > %VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set L ...
>>> > %VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory
>>> > SYS$SYSDEVICE:[MX.LSV].
>>> > %MX-I-LINKING, Linking image MX_LSV...
>>> > %LINK-W-MULCLUOPT, cluster  multiply defined
>>> >         in options file 
>
>>HUDSON$DKB100:[SYS0.SYSUPD.MX042]MX_LSV.ALPHA_OPT;3
>
>>> > %VMSINSTAL-E-INSFAIL, The installation of MX V4.2 has failed.
>>> >
>>> > (when I had it installing the SMTP option, it died with the same error
>>> > for MX_SMTP).
>>> >
>>> > What can I do to get MX 4.2 installed and running on my machine?
>>> > Am I doomed to use the VMS port of (blech) Majordomo?
>
>>
>>There are a known problem linking MX 4.2 on newer VMS versions
>>due to a small change in linker behaviour.
>>
>>It is easy to fix in the .COM or .OPT used.
>>
>>I can make my changes available if you want.


Yes, please.  (I presume this means picking apart the MX savesets and replacing
.COM or .OPT files, but I can deal with that if need be.)

Thanks,

-- Alan

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