"Gentry, Stephen" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, I know it?s preferred that users don?t modify this EXEC.  Everytime 
we go to a new release of VM, I have to modify this EXEC. 
> We running vm 5.2 and modifications worked fine on that release. The 
same mods do not work on 5.4. 
> IIRC I can access the S disk as another fmode, for example E.  I use 
MAINT to make the mods to the exec on E. 
> I log off and back on to MAINT and generate a new CMS NSS. 
> Is there anything else I should have to do?  I don?t think I?ve got to 
regen the CMS nucleus do I? 
>  I don?t remember doing it in years past when I?ve made this change. I?m 
checking the insflags variable for the word ?BATCH?
> Is any of this documented anywhere?
> I?d really appreciate some help with this.

We have long had the need to provide some additional customisation before 
some parts of  the SYSPROF EXEC complete. The way we do this, to provide 
minimal maintenance impact, is to insert a number of calls into the 
SYSPROF on first system build (naturally - we use the VMSES source part 
update procedure). In our case the calls are all to the same LSYSPROF EXEC 
with different keypoint parameters. 

This way the (modified) SYSPROF can be built into the INSTSEG once and 
never needs to change. Note, however, that if some of your external calls 
are early in the SYSPROF then your LSYSPROF will have to break another 
rule and be on the S-190 disk.

What I have never understood is why optional external calls were not 
included in SYSPROF as standard, avoiding this need for local 
customisation.


Colin Allinson

Amadeus Data Processing GmbH

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