30 Nov
2010
30 Nov
'10
11:37 p.m.
Zane H. Healy [healyzh at aracnet.com] wrote:
Ethan, I'm pretty sure your memory is correct.
Something else to
consider is just what does a source CD contain the source for? I've
never seen one. :-( But as I understand it, you have the basic OS,
some of the other components aren't included from what I've heard.
There used to be a source kit that delivered source. I believe it was
built on demand for those customers who met the necessary requirements
(i.e. huge paranoia and a handy bottomless pit of money).
What the rest of us had (unless we could SET HOST STAR:: :-)) was a
source
listings kit, which didn't have any (or much) source, just listings
output
by the various compilers. Basically the fiche but on CD.
You could often mostly go from listings to source with an editor macro
or
two (iirc there was even one ona DECUS tape somewhere) but you'd
occasionally
have to massage stuff to cope with macro expansions (and the fact that
listings
cut off at something like column 132 ...).
On top of that some particularly sensitive listings were deliberate
omitted.
Most of LMF (from V5 onwards) and some parts of LOGINOUT (in V4 at
least)
were not there (I presume other bits may have been excised too but I
never noticed).
Antonio