rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) (03/07/90)
Fixes are available via anonymous ftp to expo.lcs.mit.edu (18.30.0.212), in the directory /pub/R4/fixes/, in files with prefix "fix-". The fifth fix, now available, is "fix-5". This fix is really only of interest to IBM users. Fixes get put on expo in batches at intervals only. Fixes usually propagate to other distribution sites as well, so it may pay to check at a nearer site first. For those without ftp access, individual fixes can be obtained by mail by sending a message to xstuff@expo.lcs.mit.edu. In the usual case, the message should have a subject line and no body, or a single-line body and no subject, in either case the line looking like: send fixes 2 (to get the second fix). To get a summary of fixes, make the line: index fixes If you need help, make the line: help Some mailers produce mail headers that are unusable for extracting return addresses. If you use such a mailer, you won't get any response. If you happen to know an explicit path, you can include a line like path foo%bar.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu or path zot!gzork!me@uunet.uu.net in the body of your message, and the daemon will use it. Fix-5 fixes the following IBM-specific server problems: apa16BBlit.c - Lack of range checking causes server to wedge apa16Curs.c - Possible NULL pointer dereference problem apa16FlSp.c - Unused routine removed (mfb did proper work) apa16GC.c - Remove use of archaic stipple fill code. Also fix for wide lines not being drawn. Setting ops for certain glyph blit operations correctly. apa16IGBlt.c - Inproper clipping and signed/unsigned conflicts caused server wedging if viewing glyphs with sidebearings. apa16Text.c - Inverted text in a partially obscured window had improper bounding box. Also, only use this routine if doing GxCopy. mpelData.c - Corrected screen dimensions (pixel/inch calculation) mpelPolyPt.c - Incorrect translation code and no check for a valid length to megalpel adapter
jip@nih-csl.UUCP (john powell) (03/07/90)
In article <9003061908.AA04053@expire.lcs.mit.edu>, rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) writes: >Fixes are available via anonymous ftp to expo.lcs.mit.edu (18.30.0.212), in >the directory /pub/R4/fixes/, in files with prefix "fix-". The fifth fix, now >available, is "fix-5". This fix is really only of interest to IBM users... Although the 'body' hunks of these patches are applied Ok, the 'header' hunks fail on for most files. (When applied to a pure distribution patched thru fix-4.) John Powell jip@alw.nih.gov