rose@galtee.cs.wisc.edu (Scott M. Rose) (02/19/91)
Coherent Digest Vol. 91.1, No. 11 Mon Feb 18 10:11:31 CST 1991
Today's Topics:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/Contents as 02/13/1991
Porting
smail 2.5 on Coherent
Keyclicks and Backups
backup on coherent
Coherent on a Notebook Machine
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Date: 13 Feb 91 19:37:48
From: mhm!root@uop.uop.edu (Mohd H. Misnan)
To: coherent@uop.edu
Subject: /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/Contents as 02/13/1991
Disclaimer: Any fixes posted to mwcbbs are not guaranteed to be 100% bug free.
Before adding any improved versions of utilities, check the permissions on your
existing utilities and make the necessary corrections to the versions you pull
from mwcbbs.
If a pathlist is NOT specified, you should use:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/reqeusted_filename
to grab the desired file.
If you encounter any difficulties with newer versions of utilities posted to
mwcbbs, please contact us so that we may correct the problem and improve the
overall system for all COHERENT users.
Bytes Name Description
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advent.tar.Z A text adventure game. Download the following parts:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/advent/advent.Zaa
36428 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/advent/advent.Zab
To rebuild, concatenate these file into advent.tar.Z,
uncompress and untar the file.
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17113 almanac.tar.Z This program calculates the ascension and declination
01/25/91 of the Sun, Moon and the 3 major planets when given the
calendar date and time. Also calculates the azimuth and
altitude of the Sun, Moon and 8 planets.
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36215 awk310e.tar.Z 'Fixed' awk. Now understands 8 bit character set. This
02/05/91 replaces awk310d.tar.Z.
Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/awk310e.tar.Z
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1369 bkup2.Z Script file for producing a level 0 dump of /dev/root.
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48963 browser.tar.Z Utility for scanning a file indexed by qndxr (included
01/23/91 in the tar archive).
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24826 bsnews.tar.Z Bootstrap News is a collection of programs which enable
01/29/91 a leaf node to take a limited news feed without
installing a full news package. News articles are
spooled in a Unix-mail-format file, where they can be
read, printed, forwarded, replied-to or saved with a
mail reader such as Mail or elm.
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44523 calls.tar.Z Utility to trace hierarchy of called functions in
01/22/91 C programs.
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4140 cdiff.tar.Z Used to produce Berkley 3.2 style diff files.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
clam141.tar.Z C shell emulator for Coherent. Download these parts:
50000 12/27/90 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/clam141/clam.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/clam141/clam.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/clam141/clam.Zac
26828 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/clam141/clam.Zad
***** * (Concatenate these files to clam141.tar.Z)
23040 patches.tar.Z /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/clam141/patches.tar.Z
12/27/90 This patch allows for improved key bindings.
You will also need patch20.tar.Z and libndir.tar.Z
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comb121.tar.Z Another alternative to COHERENT's mailer. Features
01/31/91 screen oriented menuing and a reply function. Requires
the new libcurses (lcurses.tar.Z) from the updates
directory. Replaces original comb posted 01/15/91.
Sports several fixes and new features! Download as:
(Replaces version 1.20 posted on 1/28/91.)
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/comb/comb.tar.Zaa
43436 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/comb/comb.tar.Zab
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15983 cursive.sh.Z Utility to generate 'cursive' banners from stdin.
01/22/91
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15586 compress.tar.Z NEW COMPRESS, fixes a bug in zcat. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/compress.tar.Z
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14594 cut.sh.Z Cut and paste utilities. This is a compressed and
sharred file.
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deliver.tar.Z Local delivery agent to be used in conjunction with
01/07/91 a mailer. (Port of smail) Download as:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/deliver/deliver.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/deliver/deliver.Zab
27951 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/deliver/deliver.Zac
Concatenate these into deliver.tar.Z .
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dmake.tar.Z A newer, pd make utility ported to Coherent. Download
01/18/91 the following parts:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zac
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zad
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zae
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zaf
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zag
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zah
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zai
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zaj
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zak
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zal
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zam
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zan
7419 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/dmake/dmake.tar.Zao
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21933 dos.tar.Z New dos command and manpage. This new version allows
12/13/90 for formatting dos floppies and understands 16 bit file
allocation tables. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/dos.tar.Z
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19668 dtree.tar.Z Tree utility for COHERENT
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924 dumpscreen.c.Z Screen dump utility for COHERENT.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
572 echo310a A new echo utility. Employs many Berkley-isms.
02/13/91 Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/echo310a
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elle41C.tar.Z Emacs-like screen editor. Uses Emacs style commands
and can handle large files. Download these parts:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zac
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zad
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zae
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zaf
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zag
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zah
6093 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elle/elle41C.Zai
Rebuild by concatenating these files to elle41C.tar.Z,
uncompressing and untarring the file.
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Elvis14tar.Z Source code and makefile for elvis1.4 screen editor.
This is split into 6 parts. Download the following:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elvis/elvis14tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elvis/elvis14tar.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elvis/elvis14tar.Zac
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elvis/elvis14tar.Zad
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elvis/elvis14tar.Zae
45474 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/elvis/elvis14tar.Zaf
Rebuild by concatenating the files into Elvis14tar.Z
then uncompress and untar the file.
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36113 emacs.tar.Z Enhanced binary of micro-Emacs which understands high
02/04/91 order characters (necessary for foreign character sets).
Known and fixed bugs are documented... but not
guaranteed to be 100% . Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/emacs.tar.Z
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12816 emacs.tar.Z Enhance to microEmacs to allow usage of keypad cursor
control keys.
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21613 fsck.Z Improved fsck utility. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updated/fsck.Z
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gnutar.tar.Z TAR utility for archiving files. Format can be read
other Unix systems. Requires a libndir.a library. This
can be found in the coh-clam.tar.Z file. Download the
following parts:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/gnutar/gnutar.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/gnutar/gnutar.tar.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/gnutar/gnutar.tar.Zac
45935 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/gnutar/gnutar.tar.Zad
Rebuild by concatenating these files to gnutar.tar.Z,
uncompressing and untarring the file.
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6203 incl310a.tar.Z New header file for COHERENT. These will be used in
02/13/91 later releases of the os and are necessary for
libc310b.a.Z . Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/incl310a.tar.Z
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kermit.tar.Z Ckermit. A pd kermit which sports several enhanced
features, too numerous to list here! Download as:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zac
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zad
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zae
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zaf
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zag
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zah
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zai
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zaj
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zak
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zal
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zam
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zan
24931 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/ckermit/kermit.tar.Zao
To rebuild, concatenate these files into kermit.tar.Z,
uncompress and untar the archive.
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3223 laser.c.Z Utility for printing w/laser printer, specifying
01/14/91 portrait landscape or portrate layout.
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24201 lcurses.tar.Z Updated libcurses.a . Changes to this library are given
01/03/91 in a separate file in the tar archive. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/lcurses.tar.Z
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less.tar.Z Public domain less utility. Downloads as:
01/07/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/less/less.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/less/less.tar.Zaa
41839 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/less/less.tar.Zac
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lharc.tar.Z Public domain archiver. Downloads as:
01/07/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/lharc/lharc.tar.Zaa
3810 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/lharc/lharc.tar.Zab
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46742 libc310b.a.Z Update libc.a, MAJOR revision. Fixes msg driver bug.
02/13/91 Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/libc310b.a.Z
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16308 lex.310a Post 310 version of lex which corrects a bug which
misinterpretted a '#' in coloumn #1 inside a lex action.
Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/lex.310a
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27564 libndir.tar.Z Libndir.a library necessary to build the clam shell
12/27/90 and gnutar.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7066 llesh.c.Z Bourne shell overlay for command history
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23430 mail.310a Post 310 version of mail. When you add this to your
system, make the necessary permission changes to the
.310a version and link it to rmail. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/mail.310a
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make.tar.Z Public domain make utility. Download as:
01/07/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/make/make.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/make/make.tar.Zab
7084 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/make/make.tar.Zac
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maze.tar.Z Multiuser maze game. Download as:
01/25/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/maze/maze.tar.Zaa
5762 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/maze/maze.tar.Zab
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8947 menu.tar.Z Menu utility produced by CCSH, a Bourne shell compiler.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13465 mterm.c.Z A basic terminal services program. Works around the
02/12/91 suspend bug in the serial drivers.
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patch20.tar.Z Patch utility, originally used with the Clam shell.
Download the following parts:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/patch/patch20.Zaa
38565 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/patch/patch20.Zab
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pcmail.tar.Z A menu driven mail utility with numerous features,
01/03/90 including a REPLY function. For BINARIES AND DOCS
only, download to following:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmail/pcmail.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmail/pcmail.tar.Zab
10561 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmail/pcmail.tar.Zac
Concatenate these files into pcmail.tar.Z
For SOURCES, download the following:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zac
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zad
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zae
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zaf
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zag
8638 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/pcmlsrc/pcmail.tar.Zah
Concatenate these into pcmail.tar.Z . WARNING: to
compile these sources, it is necessary to use /bin/ld
from version 3.0.0 of COHERENT. Version 3.1.0's /bin
/ld will cause a segmentation violation.
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2383 qq.c.Z Routine for writing directly to video memory.
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7433 sa.Z Modifies sa command which can accomodate 500 commands,
01/10/91 opposed to 100 commands for the shipping version of
sa. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/sa.Z
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23259 sh310a.tar.Z Updated Bourne shell. Known bugs with redirection
02/06/91 have been fixed. (Shar files will now be usable w/o
modifying the sed commands.). Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/sh310a.tar.Z
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1928 shells.tar.Z Various shell scripts to make formatting, mkfsing and
copying diskettes easier tasks.
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2492 screen.tar.Z Utility for setting screen colors.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4345 scripts.tar.Z Shell scripts for making backing up filesystems and
01/28/81 formatting floppies less painless.
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shar.tar.Z Shell archiver utility. Download as:
01/07/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/shar/shar.tar.Zaa
28911 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/shar/shar.tar.Zab
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smail.tar.Z "smart mailer" utility. Download as:
01/28/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/smail/smail.tar.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/smail/smail.tar.Zab
11286 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/smail/smail.tar.Zac
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13853 tools.tar.Z Utilities for checking the polling rate of polled
01/22/91 serial ports, checking hard drive params that the
COHERENT kernel is working with and a lex fix for
the redirection bug encountered when unsharring a
shar archive. Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/toolbox/tools.tar.Z
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3457 tools1.sh.Z A series of tools for getting a user's id. Download as:
01/28/91 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/toolbox/tools1.sh.Z
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40995 umodem.tar.Z Xmodem protocol file transfer utility.
01/31/91
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unzip.tar.Z Unzips files compressed with zip. Download these
parts:
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/unzip/unzip.Zaa
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/unzip/unzip.Zab
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/unzip/unzip.Zac
40927 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/unzip/unzip.Zad
Rebuild by concatenating the files int unzip.tar.Z,
then uncompress and untar the file.
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828 uptime.c.Z Utility which will print the last time COHERENT
was booted.
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47080 uucico.310 Revision of uucico that allows use of MYNAME in
the file /usr/lib/uucp/Permissions. This file
belongs at /usr/lib/uucp/uucico with permissions
of setuid and setgrp, owned by uucp, group uucp.
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19186 uux.310b Post 310 version of uux. Addresses subtle bugs
relating to mail distribution and LCK.. files.
Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/uux.310b
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17054 uuxqt.310b Revision of uuxqt with bug fix so that certain
"Can't open log file" errors no longer cause incoming
mail to get stuck in /usr/spool/uucp/<sitename>.
This file belongs at /usr/lib/uucp/uuxqt with
permissions of setuid and setgrp, owned by uucp,
group uucp. .310b version addresses other subtle bugs.
Download as:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/updates/uuxqt.310b
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2000 xargs.tar.Z Allows many arguments to be passed to a command.
01/17/91
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4120 xxu.tar.Z Converts Dec-20, VAX/VMS style filenames to *nix/
01/17/91 COHERENT style filenames.
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zmodem.tar.Z Zmodem comes to Coherent! Download as:
01/07/91
50000 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/zmodem/zmodem.Zaa
46226 /usr/spool/uucppublic/downloads/zmodem/zmodem.Zab
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+---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Mohd H. Misnan | UUCP: ...!uop!mhm!hamid |
| 810, West Stadium Dr #6 | INET: hmisnan@madvax.uop.edu |
| Stockton, CA 95204. | hamid@uop.uop.edu |
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Date: Wed Feb 13 20:53:58 1991
From: Bill Henning <bhenning@bhami.wimsey.bc.ca>
To: coherent
Subject: Porting
Hello again.
I've posted the following on piggy (into the incoming directory)
SDB.ZIP - zipped tar file of a simple relational database
REGEXP.ZIP - zipped tar of Henry Spencer's regex library
HD.ZIP - zipped tar of a hex dump utility
All of the above provide the executable (or library) as well as full
sources. I've used both SDB and HD, but not libreg.a, so Cavet Utilitor
as mwc would say...
I will experiment some more with /etc/termcap this coming weekend, but even
if I cannot get h19a or ansipc to work perfectly with some other programs
I've ported I may still post them to piggy. Ideally I would only post them
when they work well with a standard termcap entry.
Ports in progress:
Name Description Problems
----- --------------------- --------------------------------------
chess chess program input problem, easy to fix *1
index flat database regex problem? needs SysV style regex
sc small spreadsheet termcap problem - otherwise works *2
month visual calendar termcap problem - otherwise works *2
*1 scanw appears to be broken. Run time error message:
'bad argument to scanf' for scanw("%d",&var);
*2 Would probably work off a terminal, may work with ugly hack - forcing
a total refresh after any screen output
I was browsing through /usr/include, and while looking at the process
structures I noticed references to nice values, so I tried to use the
undocumented nice(relpri) system call... compiled ok, ran, however it
is (a) either not v7 compatible, or (b) does nothing as the test program
I rigged up (fork, child calls nice, does same ammount of work as parent
in same ammount of time) showed no visible difference in time required to
run the child or parent process.
Actually I pulled out my copy of "The UNIX System" by S.R. Bourne - and
Coherent is 99% the same as what the book describes - it is only missing
a few of the more esoteric user level commands (i.e. f77, tbl, eqn,...)
and I don't write much Fortran code these days... MWC did a nice job of
making Coherent v7 compatible.
- --
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| Amiga// | UUCP: bhenning@bhami.wimsey.bc.ca /* preferred address */ |
| 1000// | |
| \\ // | -or- uunet!van-bc!bhami!bhenning \___ last resort |
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Date: 17 Feb 91 00:37:29
From: samy%phenix.UUCP@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU (Samy Touati)
To: mcgill-!coherent
Subject: smail 2.5 on Coherent
Warning: This letter appears to contain mangled address(es):
* To: header
Original: To: mcgill-!coherent@cs.wisc.edu
mcgill-vision!MAILER-DAEMON
MAILER-DAEMON@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
It seems that there's no one on that list.
So here's a question perhaps some people will answer:
I downloaded a couple of days ago smail 2.5 from the MWC bbs, and i compile
it but he refuses to work correctly, does anyone tried to compile it?
What i like about smail is his ability to return undeliverable messages
to the sender, but he doesn't seem to do it at all. Am i doing something
wrong or is there some changes that should be made.
Thanks.
Samy Touati
Phenix.UUCP administrator
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Date: Sun, 17 Feb 91 17:59:23 CST
From: jfrench@cs.tamu.edu (Jeff French)
To: coherent
Subject: Keyclicks and Backups
I am running Coherent 3.1.0 on a 6mhz AT. The keyboard is a clone with
neither tactile or aural feedback. When it used to run DOS, it had a
routine that was run from autoexec.bat that gave a pseudo keyclick through
the PC speaker each time a key was pressed. Has any one got any pointers
to where such a routine might be found for Coherent or any of the UNIXes?
I would also be interested in hearing what type of backup schemes are being
used on the Coherent file system. With no tape support, this makes a floppy
backup a must. The MWC tar(C) does not support multi-volume backups and I can't
seem to get GNU-tar to either. The "dump(C)" routines are not enough and don't
allow file compression. All hints/pointers/flames would be appreciated.
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jfrench@cs.tamu.edu Jeff French "Gig-Em Aggies"
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Date: 17 Feb 91 19:58:04
From: samy%phenix.UUCP@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU (Samy Touati)
To: mcgill-!cs.wisc.edu!coherent.mcgill-!jfrench@cs.tamu.edu
Subject: backup on coherent
Warning: This letter appears to contain mangled address(es):
* To: header
Original: To: mcgill-!cs.wisc.edu!coherent mcgill-!jfrench@cs.tamu.edu
mcgill-vision!MAILER-DAEMON
MAILER-DAEMON@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
You can try to compress your files using compress and move them in a special
directory that will be dumped on floppy everyday. You'll have to write
a shell script to do that.
I'm not sure that i have answered your question.
Samy
samy%phenix.uucp@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
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Date: Mon, 18 Feb 91 10:58:23 EST
From: sje@bubba.ma30.bull.com (Steven J. Edwards)
To: coherent%cs.wisc.edu@uunet.UU.NET
Subject: Coherent on a Notebook Machine
Greetings. I have just received Coherent and I am planning to port
it to a notebook machine. It is a 16 MHz 386 SX with 5 Meg RAM along with a
20 Meg HD, 1.44 Meg 9 cm FD and claims a battery life of at least two hours
per recharge cycle. I was wondering if any of you folks have had experience
with Coherent on this kind of platform.
Also, the unit has a 387 SX coprocessor. Is there any way to get
cc to generate code to utilize this chip?
This is my first post to the mailing list; replies by the mailing
list or by e-mail are welcome.
== Steven J. Edwards Bull HN Information Systems Inc. ==
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