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From: avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio)
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Subject: Re: Broken software using ULTRIX 1.2
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Date: Thu, 3-Jul-86 07:18:56 EDT
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> 3) The responce given to recompile is absurd (mostly) because
> the predmoinate number of ULTRIX sites have binary only

Since sps, top, and uw did not come with their Ultrix-32 system, it is
assumed that they are public-domain add-ons for which sources are
present. (In fact I know sps and top are.) The suggestion *is* a good
one for any programs for which you have sources that use kernel
structures, sockets, etc.

As I said, SCCS is a protection problem.  *Finger* is a legitimate
beef -- it is fixed now.  (Even though it is `unsupported' -- is this
a great company or what! :-):-))

> 4) there are probably other binaries that we have not found yet
> that are broken.  My suggestion to all who applied the ULTRIX
> 1.2 upgrade to their 1.1 systems; talk to your software service
> person and tell them you got bad binaries on your 1.2 upgrade
> tapes and request the 1.2 full set of installation tapes.

*And please submit an SPR Form for any problems you find!* If you do
decide to use the full installation kit, make sure you copy off the
list of `custom files' from the update kit tape.  Then, save them off
yourself.  Then you can merrily "mt fsf 1 ; tar x....." until you have
it all off.  But make sure you save off those files beforehand!  (And
"mv" files that will be in use and therefore not overwritten -- tar,
csh, init, and so on.)  This is how we upgraded since we got a full
installation kit well before our update kit.  (If you need the format
for the full installation mag tapes, drop me a note.)

-- 
Fred @ DEC Ultrix Applications Center
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