info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (06/03/85)
From: Misty Dragon E. <engvax!GORDON@cit-vax>
My additions to the list:
ORACLE - relational DBMS. We have a field-test VMS 4.0 'fix' of this
system. Beat on your salesman for yours, if you haven't gotten
it. VMS 4.1 fixes a bug in global-section protections that prevented
non-priv'd users to run the distributed version of the VMS 4.0-enhanced
ORACLE.
INGRES v3.0 --- the first release of RTI/INGRES version 3 did not work
properly under 4.0. This was corrected promptly by RTI. Make sure
you have the latest release.
Big 'gotcha' --- anything relying on mailbox communication with mailbox
names in the GROUP table (as the default under v3) will need GRPNAM
and the standard
$ DEFINE/TABLE=LNM$PROCESS_DIRECTORY LNM$TEMPORARY_MAILBOX LNM$GROUP
command!
Some packages that work with no alteration:
PDA/PATRAN (except STRESS module -- needs group logical name),
MSC/NASTRAN, Megatek/TEMPLATE
Of course, all of the above has probably come clear to interested parties
by now anyhow, and I am just spewing... Why didn't we make these useful
reports several months ago?? Just workin' too hard, I guess....
gordon howell
Hughes Aircraft
...scgvaxd!engvax!gordon