Number: 1806

Date: 10-Aug-84 15':40':19

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Masinter.pa

Subject: Figure out how to package/deliver patches to customers

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Date': 13 Jul 84 17':37 PDT'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': INTPATCH for running SPY in Fugue.6'
To': 1100Support, LispFriends^'
cc': LispCore^'
reply-to': Masinter'
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INTPATCH and INTPATCH.DCOM (required for ''safe'' running if SPY in Fugue.6 and earlier releases) are now on [eris]<Lisp>Fugue.6>Patches>.'
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(To LispCore^': I suggest we follow the convention that ''patches'' to a release be stored on [eris]<Lisp>releasename>PATCHES>. We''ve been pretty haphazard about where they are.)'
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Date': 16 Jul 84 15':19 PDT'
From': JonL.pa'
Subject': Re': INTPATCH for running SPY in Fugue.6'
In-reply-to': Masinter.pa''s message of 13 Jul 84 17':37 PDT'
To': Masinter.pa'
cc': 1100Support.pasa, LispFriends^,LispCore^'
Reply-to': JonL.pa'
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I added SAVEVMPATCH to the files on {Eris}<Lisp>Fugue.6>PATCHES>.  It retro-fits a change to SAVEVM (fixed in the sources three months ago) that trips up RS232 stuff.'
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Incidentally, when I gave out versions of the new RS232 stuff to run on Fugue.6/Carol sysouts, I had only one patch file -- called FUGUE6PATCH.  Wouldn''t it make for smoother operation to combine INTPATCH and SAVEVMPATCH as I did with FUGUE6PATCH and basically just have one patch file called, say, {Eris}<Lisp>ReleaseName>PATCHES  and .DCOM  ?'
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-- JonL --'
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Date': 16 Jul 84 15':27 PDT'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': Re': INTPATCH for running SPY in Fugue.6'
In-reply-to': JonL.pa''s message of 16 Jul 84 15':19 PDT'
To': JonL.pa'
cc': LispSupport, 1100Support.pasa'
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I think we get enough incremental orthogonal patches that separating them out makes sense, at least for Xerox internal users. '
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There is a separate ''operations'' issue of how the operations staff wants to deliver patches to customers. It might make sense to send out a single file which they generate by merging all of the other files together, or maybe just a single ''patches'' floppy....'
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Date': 16 Jul 84 17':50 PDT'
From': JonL.pa'
Subject': Re': INTPATCH for running SPY in Fugue.6'
In-reply-to': Masinter.pa''s message of 16 Jul 84 15':27 PDT'
To': Masinter.pa'
cc': JonL.pa, LispSupport.pa, 1100Support.pasa'
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Well, why not just periodically append all the incremental patch files into a composite file, so that even internal users need load only one file of patchs.'
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-- JonL --'
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