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Conference star::wizards

Title: "ASK THE WIZARDS"
Moderator:QUARK::LIONEL
Created:Mon Oct 30 1995
Last Modified:Mon May 12 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1857
Total number of notes:3728

1809.0. "Closed: creating installation kits" by STAR::JKEENAN () Tue Apr 29 1997 13:52

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Name: Steve Eichenbaum
Email Address: [email protected]
CPU Architecture: VAX and Alpha
Version: v 6.2
Questions: 

I sure hope you can help me!!!

My company sells software designed to run under OpenVMS
AXP and VAX.  How can I create an installation kit on
CD-ROM for either platform???  I have asked this question
to many a Digital employee, with no successful response.

My requirement is rather modest, as we only have to "cut"
about 50 CD-ROM's a year.

Thanks in advance,

Steve Eichenbaum
Manager, Systems Services
Financial Models Company
Tel. (905)-629-8000
Fax  (905)-629-0022
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1809.1QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centTue Apr 29 1997 15:3314
You asked:

>My company sells software designed to run under OpenVMS
>AXP and VAX.  How can I create an installation kit on
>CD-ROM for either platform???  I have asked this question
>to many a Digital employee, with no successful response.

As far as the CD itself goes, there is no difference.  Both VAX and Alpha
OpenVMS systems will be able to read the same CD.  It should be created using
the OpenVMS "Files-11" disk structure.

Your installation procedure will need to determine whether it is installing
on a VAX or Alpha (there are various ways to do this - F$GETSYI("ARCH_TYPE")
is one such), and install the correct files for the platform.