[HECnet] RSTS/E started emitting "?EVTLOG (BLDNIC) -- %Integer error" messages

[Johnny Billquist]

Tony,

On 2021-11-11 10:30, Tony Nicholson wrote:
> Johnny,
> 
> Under RSTS/E I’ve found I can use FIX.CMD, but I have to comment the 
> definition for the current node and add a missing definition for MIM.  

Ah. Yes, similar "problem" as with RSX in that the own node won't work. 
That's the reason MIM is not in there. I should create a different one 
for others. FIX.CMD is where I started, and it is very tailored to my 
own use.

> Then duplicate the definitions changing the ‘def nod’ to ‘set nod’ and 
> feed it into NCP.

Maybe you should look at FIX.COM?

> When I update pydecnet using a new nodenames.dat I also use
> 
> $ ncp copy known nodes from TNRTR to both
> 
> (TNRTR Is my pydecnet router)

That definitely works in VMS. Does that also work in RSTS/E?

With that said, while generated command files are all nice and good, for 
at least VMS and RSX, I would actually recommend people use the provided 
DECnet tools instead.


In RSX:

 > RUN LB:[5,54]NNCFSL

and collect the nodes from MIM, and then:

SCP STOP
SCP START

and you have the new nodenames in there.


In VMS (as mentioned above):

$ NCP COPY KNOWN NODES FROM MIM TO BOTH

If the VMS solution also works in RSTS/E that is really nice.

   Johnny

> 
> Tony
> 
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 at 19:54, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se 
> <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>> wrote:
> 
>     If a specific format is needed for RSTS/E nodes, I can create that
>     format file whenever the nodename database is updated. Just let me know
>     what the format should be.
> 
>     At the moment, the following files are created:
> 
>     FIX.T20 (for TOPS-20)
>     FIX.COM <http://FIX.COM> (for VMS)
>     HECNET.PY (for PyDECnet)
>     FIX.CMD (for RSX)
> 
>     All can be found at MIM::HECNET:
> 
>         Johnny
> 
> -- 
> Tony Nicholson <tony.nicholson at computer.org 
> <mailto:tony.nicholson at computer.org>>

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