gwyn@BRL.MIL (VLD/VMB) (06/25/89)
An update release of BRL's MDQS (Multi-Device Queueing System) is now available via anonymous FTP from VGR.BRL.MIL, file ~ftp/arch/mdqs.tar or mdqs.tar.Z (compressed). Those of you who sent me magtapes will receive the new version in the mail as soon as I get the tapes written. Release Notes for MDQS 2.12 This release includes minor improvements, particularly to the ttyserver. Thanks to Craig Warren for several bug fixes. An error in mkcontrol()'s use of mktemp() was corrected; this fixes the mysterious failure of qpr when invoked in a non-writable directory. Also, the daemon "prod" has been changed from access to modification, in order to work via Sun's NFS (which doesn't update the local copy of a remote file's access time); thanks to Craig Bishop for this work-around. The directory access routines have been changed to work with a POSIX-compatible (dirent) interface such as found in UNIX System V Release 3; there are kludges to continue to support a 4.[123]BSD-style (direct) interface also. Finally, the MDQS Tour document has been overhauled and brought more in line with the actual code.