bug#70430: VMS/VAX GZIP 1.3.12e deletes wrong file, doesn't honor file version number

[Mark Diaz]

Sorry if this is a known issue or has already been corrected
No need for a response.

VMS/VAX 7.2 GZIP 1.3.12e

Compresses FILE.DAT;1 and FILE.DAT;2 is deleted.

$ DIRECTORY FILE.DAT*
  FILE.DAT;2
  FILE.DAT;1

$ GZIP FILE.DAT;1

$ DIRECTORY FILE.DAT*
  FILE.DAT;1
  FILE.DAT-GZ;1


There are VMS native RMS library routines that will return the fully qualified 
file specification of an open file.
There are VMS native RMS library routines that will delete a file when it is 
closed.
Either option it should only delete the input file on success.

Regards,
Mark Diaz
mark@markdiaz.biz