README.md
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The following UIC's are part of the KMSF RSX11M V3.2 Enhancements
Package.
[344,1] README.1ST. Some documentation(most is in relevant
UIC). An FCS resident library suitable for use
on RSX11M V3.2 system and for use with the provided
command files for building utilities and EXEC tasks.
[344,2] A complete package of HELP files in the new V3.2
HELP file format.
[344,7] Command files which will enable the user to keep
documented backups of his/her system's disks using
DSC, TSR, or BRU. For each backup(either incremental
or whole), a file on [1,7] is updated to show which
disk, onto which tape was updated at a given time.
Uses the V3.2 indirect file processor <TIME> and
<DATE> variables.
[344,20] A collection of ODL files suitable for building most
of the RSX utilities with an FCS resident library.
[344,24] A collection of command files and ODL files suitable
for building many of the EXECUTIVE privleged tasks
with an FCS resident LIBRARY. A FCS resident
library suitable for V3.2. A collection of command
files suitable for building almost all the utilities
with an FCS resident library. For those of us who
build everything each SYSGEN, a prototype BATCH
sysgen part 2 command file is provided. SYSGENZ
goes off and builds everyting, placing it on the
target disk, then builds all the drivers. If you
know what you want it is faster and easier to
understand than DEC's command file.
[344,40] Terminal and disk accounting, privlege allocation,
modifications to HELLO and BYE, account utilities
and report programs. A task to monitor total system
utilizaton(CPULOG) in the USER, EXEC, and NULL task
states. An update to Greg Basset's ACCLOG (called
TSKLOG) suitable for V3.2 BL25). Mark Johnson's
new, improved MAIL Utility. Run privlege checking
and parameter passing for INSTALL.
[344,42] Courtesy of Art Perlo(YALE University) the SPY
Accounting System is presented. SPY uses a periodic
sampling technique to gather its statistics.
This is the same program package as offered by
DECUS _#11-372. It is said to be suitable
for an RSX11M V3.1 system although I have not as
yet tried it.
[344,43] Utilities. An enhanced version of Coleman's
CVL allowing the user to change most of the
disk volume INI parameters. A Truncate utility,
a disk fragmentation utility, and a spool
queue display utility. As a bonus for all user's
who have ever had a POOL run out, courtesy
of the RSX11M group is POOL, the pool monitor
which won't let you run out of pool if it can
help it. Also included is Fortran task which
will force MCR command lines onto other terminals
using the SPAWN directive, and a macro task(TCF)
to decode a command line of ASCII octal numbers
and send them to TI: as terminal control commands.
(ie TCF 7 is ^G or BELL).
[344,45] RSX11M V3.2 BATCH including Virtual Terminal support,
BATCH, and SUBMIT utilities, Batch Queue display,
documentation, and a Fortran callable subroutine
to interface with VTDRV.
[344,60] The KMS implementation of CCL, and Indirect
File Processor enhancements.
A discription of all the modifications and enhancements and most of
the utilities is in ACNTNG.DOC. The command file ACNTGEN.CMD will pro-
vide all required information for building the Accounting Enhancements
and a number of the other programs.
After building the Accounting Enhancements, virtual terminal sup-
port, Batch, and the utilities, and the user is satisfied that all is
working, the user may then procede to update the system to include
CCL(console command language). This will require a SYSGEN if the user
elects to implement CCL via a PUTMCR executive directive. CCL can also
be implemented using an MCR driver(EDDRV) which does not require a SYS-
GEN. NOTE: CCL requires F4POTS.OLB for getcommand line processing.
Those without F4P should have no problem bypassing this restriction and
doing macro calls to GMCL. The command file CCLGEN.CMD is a prototype
to help the user build CCL into his system. However, it is not as smart
as ACNTGEN.CMD and will have to be tailored to fit the circumstances.
The files ACCOUNT.TXT and BATCH.TXT are HELP format files for even-
tual use with the HELP processing enhancements. CCLAT.TXT and
EXAMPLES.TXT are Richard Kirkman's origional documentation for CCL.
CCL.DOC and CCLKMS.DOC provide information and a user's manual for the
present implementation.