Number: 1773 Date: 9-Aug-84 12':25':21 Submitter: Sannella.PA Source: Sannella.PA Subject: Create method for updating remote lisp/lispusers files with each release Lisp Version: Description: ' Date': 21 Jun 84 18':22 PDT' Sender': Sannella.pa' Subject': Carol Release of Interlisp-D now available' To': LispUsers^.pa' From': LispSupport.pa' Reply-To': LispSupport.pa' ' This message announces a new version of Interlisp-D. The major feature of this release is the inclusion of a local file system for use on the 1108. This version will be released outside of Xerox as the "Carol" release.' ' ...' ' [note to Site Liasons': In the past, arrangements have been made for LispSupport to copy updated versions of the Interlisp files to various file servers on the occasion of major releases. If you wish to have your file server updated, please contact LispSupport.pa] ' ' ' -----' ' Date': 22 Jun 84 14':27 EDT' From': Denber.wbst' Subject': Re': Carol Release of Interlisp-D now available' In-reply-to': LispSupport.pa''s message of 21 Jun 84 18':22 PDT' To': LispSupport.pa' ' "If you wish to have your file server updated, please contact LispSupport.pa]"' ' Yes we do. {Ice} and both have write permission to Lispcore^.pa. Thanks.' ' - Michel' ' -----' ' Sender': Sannella.PA' Date': 22 Jun 84 17':09':25 PDT (Friday)' Subject': Re': Carol Release of Interlisp-D now available' In-reply-to': Denber.wbst''s message of 22 Jun 84 14':27 EDT' To': Denber.wbst' cc': LispSupport' From': LispSupport.pa' Reply-To': LispSupport.pa' ' I have just started a brownie run to update {ice}, library>, and some of the current> files from ERIS. I am not transferring site-specific files, such as INIT.CIS and InstallFull.othello, assuming that you will want to modify these to refer to local file servers.' ' -----' ' Date': 22-Jun-84 18':10':46 PDT (Friday)' From': jstewart.es' Subject': update [ivan]' To': LispSupport.pa' cc': TBigham.es' ' I''m game..jason' ' ------------------------------' Date': 22 Jun 84 10':03 PDT' From': TBigham.es' Subject': Carol release of Lisp' To': JStewart' cc': TBigham' ' Jason':' ' Do you have any interest in this section of the release notes?':' ' "[note to Site Liasons': In the past, arrangements have been made for LispSupport to copy updated versions of the Interlisp files to various file servers on the occasion of major releases. If you wish to have your file server updated, please contact LispSupport.pa]"' ' Tim ' ' ----------------------------------------------------------------' ' Sender': Sannella.PA' Date': 25 Jun 84 09':07':22 PDT (Monday)' Subject': Re': Carol Release of Interlisp-D now available' In-reply-to': Sannella''s message of 22 Jun 84 17':09':25 PDT (Friday)' To': Denber.wbst' cc': LispSupport.pa' From': LispSupport.pa' Reply-To': LispSupport.pa' ' It seems that someone turned off my machine during the weekend, so that the brownie run didn''t complete successfully.' ' However, after chatting to ice, it seems that most of the files were transferred sucessfully. I used the following brownie script':' ' [verbose]' // copyCarol' copy/ua [ice]library> _ [eris]library>*' copy/ua [ice] _ [eris]*' ' copy/ua [ice]current> _ [eris]current>*.sysout' ' copy/ua [ice]current> _ [eris]current>Lisp.run' ' copy/ua [ice]current> _ [eris]current>*.eb' ' copy/ua [ice]current> _ [eris]current>LispSAx000Initial.db' ' ' It looks like the library and lispusers updates went OK, and all of the sysouts, except for DEMO.SYSOUT (it only has ~800 pages!). I will redo the transfers on the last three lines. If you want the new DEMO.SYSOUT, you can transfer it yourself.' ' -----' ' Date': 25 Jun 84 09':26':21 PDT (Monday)' From': Sannella.PA' Subject': Re': update [ivan]' In-reply-to': jstewart.es''s message of 22-Jun-84 18':10':46 PDT (Friday)' To': jstewart.es' cc': LispSupport, TBigham.es' ' I will update your directories if you could':' ' (1) Give LispCore^.pa read/write/append/create/connect permission on the directories [ivan] and [ivan], so I can put files there.' ' (2) Increase the allocations of these directories, so I have room to put new versions of all of these files.' ' (3) Tell me whether you want the library> files updated. You do not seem to have any files on [ivan]library>. Do you want to have these files around? Where?' ' I await your response...' ' -----' ' Date': 25 Jun 84 13':36 EDT' From': Denber.wbst' Subject': Re': Carol Release of Interlisp-D now available' In-reply-to': LispSupport.pa''s message of 25 Jun 84 09':07':22 PDT (Monday)' To': LispSupport.pa' ' Thanks. We can probably live without the DEMO.SYSOUT (I don''t know if anyone around here would need it).' ' - Michel' ' -----' ' Date': 9-Jul-84 14':56':32 PDT (Monday)' From': jstewart.es' Subject': Re': update [ivan]' In-reply-to': Sannella.PA''s message of 25 Jun 84 09':26':21 PDT (Monday)' To': Sannella.PA' ' Do you have all the stuff you need to update the directories?' ' Jason' ' -----' ' Date': 9 Jul 84 15':05 PDT' From': Sannella.pa' Subject': Re': update [ivan]' In-reply-to': jstewart.es''s message of 9-Jul-84 14':56':32 PDT (Monday)' To': jstewart.es' cc': Sannella.PA' ' In order to update [ivan]current> and copy the library> files, I need about 10,000 free pages. Currently, there are about 1000 free pages in this directory. I could update [ivan], but I would prefer to do this all in one chunk.' ' Is it really that tough to get disk space?' ' -----' ' Date': 9-Jul-84 16':44':38 PDT (Monday)' From': jstewart.es' Subject': MORE SPACE' To': ED/PSDsupport.es' cc': jstewart.es,Sannella.pa' ' could I get this request filled....jason' ' ------------------------------' Date': 9 Jul 84 15':05 PDT' From': Sannella.pa' Subject': Re': update [ivan]' In-reply-to': jstewart.es''s message of 9-Jul-84 14':56':32 PDT (Monday)' To': jstewart.es' cc': Sannella.PA' ' In order to update [ivan]current> and copy the library> files, I need about 10,000 free pages. Currently, there are about 1000 free pages in this directory. I could update [ivan], but I would prefer to do this all in one chunk.' ' Is it really that tough to get disk space?' ' Workaround: Test Case: Edit-By: Sannella.PA Edit-Date: 9-Aug-84 15':54':06 Attn: Sannella.PA Assigned To: In/By: Disposition: System: Other Software Subsystem: Release Procedure Machine: Disk: Microcode Version: Memory Size: File Server: Server Software Version: Difficulty: Frequency: Impact: Moderate Priority: Perhaps Status: Open Problem Type: Documentation Source Files: