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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

1336.0. "New uploads from Lattice BBS" by WJG::GUINEAU () Thu Apr 14 1988 03:59

I downloaded these from the Lattice BBS last night (actually, it's tonight!)
and then uploaded them to WJG::AMIGA:



	GAZER2.ARC	- Real neat star gazer program. Draws constallations!
	CAMM.ARC	- Computer Aided Molecule Modeling (another 16 year
				old's program - argh!)
	FORKTST.ARC	- C example on using FORK() to spawn off 18 child
				processes

There your's for the copying :-)

I also DL'd the Lattice 4.x C compiler "release notes". I hesitate to post them
due to discussions in another note (on "Lattice 4.0"). However, I was allowed
to access this (rel_notes) file on the BBS, and NOT the patches. I had not yet
registered on the BBS (You need to "register" your product serial before you
can get the actual patches - I did send in my registration card and got my
update card in the mail, just never registered on thier BBS for electronic
updates).

Since the BBS is not restricted, this kind'a implies that this is
OK stuff for general public, right???

I suppose if I were sure you *owned* a copy of Lattice C, I could VMS MAIL
you a copy... I mean, if you own it, you could dial up and get it yourself,
right? And if you didn't own it, you wouldn't care - unless of course
you have an illegitimate copy... But then I would never give anyone the actual
patch anyway...  My word! Listen to me babel! Better shut this thing off and go
to bed....


John

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1336.1	Release Notes are unrestricted	TLE::RMEYERS	Randy Meyers	`Thu Apr 14 1988 22:27`	6
	Re: .0 I am sure that Lattice wouldn't mind anyone redistributing any files found in the "public" areas of their BBS. Since the release notes are in the public, not restricted, area, I am sure it would be all right to post them.
1336.2	I hope your right!	WJG::GUINEAU		`Fri Apr 15 1988 00:52`	7
	In that case: WJG::AMIGA:AM4READ.ARC John
1336.3	.ARC files ok?	DECEAT::LANDINGHAM	Eschew obfuscation!	`Fri Apr 15 1988 14:57`	4
	My copy of ARC compiled for VMS seems to choke on the three aforementioned arc files, especially GAZER2. Anyone else have any problem with any of these? My experience is that if VMS ARC won't handle a file, neither will Amy's ARC after downloading...
1336.4	>-<	WJG::GUINEAU		`Sat Apr 16 1988 00:19`	13
	Looks like I forgot to turn off CONVERT. (funny, I never do to download) Anyway, GAZER2 works just fine with the VMS ARC I have. For some reason, CAMM and FORKTST have a few bytes skipped at the end. The files at the end of each are just test or example, so try them anyway. AM4READ.ARC is also there. This is the Lattice C 4.01 release notes. I guess I had better go back to using a TK50 from home to office for uploads. John
1336.5	Thanks for posting it	GIDDAY::BAKER		`Tue Apr 19 1988 02:26`	11
	John, Thanks for uploading the V4.01 Release notes. I have the V3.03c release but from Australia the connect charges to these sorts of boards run to a few more dollars than I can afford. Good to know what is in the newer Version. Local calls, however, are not time-charged here. Thanks, John
1336.6	4.01 fix?	WJG::GUINEAU		`Tue Apr 19 1988 13:37`	19
	I did the upgrade this weekend. Took 2 or 3 hours to do 2 sets of disks (yeh, I should have just done the originals (Lattice's recomendation) and backed them up again...). There is also a fix to 4.01 on Lattice BBS ! Apparently thier CXBRK, CXOVF and STUB routines in 4.01 caused system crashes. So I guess 4.01 is the latest, The 4.01 fix didn't change the version number!? I didn't look at the source for those modules, may be that the 4.01 upgrade has them in it. On the Lattice BBS there were 2 files: AMFIX400.ARC and AMFIX401.ARC The fix400 was the upgrade and the fix401 had a readme that said apply this to 4.01 (explaining about the crashes). John