Number: 453

Date:  2-Apr-84 11':27':17

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Wallace.pa

Subject: Want to rename sysout to other versionless file name

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Description: '
Date': 31 Mar 84 13':57 PST'
From': Wallace.pa'
Subject': Lisp': Sysout to {floppy}'
To': LispSupport.pa'
Lisp-System-Date':  1-Mar-84 14':24':22'
Machine-Type': Dorado'
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2> You can''t name the sysout anything but "Lisp.sysout."  We have our own installation tool that expects a different filename (deliberately to avoid confusion).  It''s really hard to create these disks because we have to use MESA (or Kelly Roach) to rename the sysout files.'
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david'
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Date':  2 APR 84 12':30 PST'
From': ROACH.PA'
Subject': AR453'
To':   LISPSUPPORT'
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     More precisely, David''s problem is renaming {FLOPPY}lisp.sysout'
to another versionless file name.  RENAMEFILE is inadequate because it'
will always add a version number.'
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[mjs 4/3/84  -----  This is not the same as AR 73, where Kelly flames at great length about needing RECOG=EXACT.  This AR describes a problem.  AR 73 describes one of the possible solutions to this problem.'
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Kelly --- To handle this one particular case, would it be reasonable to hack together a small lispusers package.  If you wait until the IO system gets changed to your EXACT specifications, I am afraid that you will have to wait for a long, long time]'


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Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 17-Aug-84 11':18':39

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Disposition: '
[Date': 13 APR 84 17':26 PST'
From': ROACH.PA'
453 Difficulty _ Easy (I plan creating an undocumented global \SFLOPPY.FILENAME that WALLACE can use.)]'
[DATE': 22-JUL-84 ROACH STATUS _ FIXED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE]'


System: Operating System

Subsystem: DLion Floppy

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Difficulty: Easy

Frequency: Everytime

Impact: Moderate

Priority: Hopefully

Status: Fixed

Problem Type: Design - UI

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