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From: sverre@lars.Seri.GOV (Sverre Froyen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: ksh and tar
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Date: 24 Oct 90 21:07:42 GMT
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I tried to compile the ksh that was posted to the mailing list
yesterday, but had immediate problems.  The compiler complains
about a number of include files missing, e.g., alloc.h.  Perhaps
some kind soul could post these.

After copying the root partition to a different part of the disk
using tar I noticed that all my suid programs had lost their
suid bit.  Apparently tar ignores this part of the mode.
Anyone has a fix?

Finally, it would be useful to have a way to issue scsi commands
directly from minix (rather than from the monitor).  My inclination
is to implement a /dev/scsi and pass pointers to command block etc.
Is anyone working on this and/or have ideas on how best to do this?

Thanks all!
Sverre

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