From: a.lawrence (alawrenc@sobeco.com)
Date: 09/27/92


From: alawrenc@sobeco.com (a.lawrence)
Subject: Re: Help please: upgrading MCC Interim of some time ago to .97pl4
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 23:26:51 GMT

In <Sep.27.17.35.14.1992.27359@athos.rutgers.edu> hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) writes:

>hlu@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu) writes:

>>Please save any future annoucement about compiler and library even if
>>you don't need it at the time unless you know what you are doing.

>New users won't have a saved copy. Please put the necessary information
>in some very obvious place on tsx-11.

Perhaps when there is a new release of a major piece of software, or any
other substantial change a FAQ of someking should be posted every few days
(perhaps twice a week for a month and then bi-weekly or monthly). I just
finished downloading all the files for the lib-4.1 release. Its close
to 6 Meg and the only instructions I've found so far is a 5K FAQ and a
1K README. (Note I haven't exploded the tars yet). As I do the install
I will keep notes on what the instructions said, what I did, and why
any differences, any problems etc.

Later this week, when the install is finished I will post the notes, and
if I get positive feedback, I will post them regularly thereafter until
they are no longer needed.

-- 
If any given program runs correctly, it is obsolete.
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