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Re: SGI path for IRIX 6.2

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex T Prengel)
Thu Feb 18 16:06:32 1999

To: Robert A Basch <rbasch@MIT.EDU>
Cc: alexp@MIT.EDU, release-team@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 18 Feb 1999 15:45:59 EST."
             <199902182045.PAA12843@kiko.mit.edu> 
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:06:20 EST
From: Alex T Prengel <alexp@MIT.EDU>


>I looked up patch 3171 at the SGI support web site.  It's still a current
>patch, in the current "recommended" set.  (We decided not to update to
>the latest patch set in fear that it was too drastic a change, and would
>probably break machines that didn't take the update).

>We could try installing this patch and test to make sure nothing breaks
>(such as biosym...).  There does not appear to be any dependencies on
>other patches.

>What's the time frame on getting your application working?

Well, as soon as is "reasonably feasible"- no one's hollering for it,
but I'll probably be asked by Faculty withing the next 3-4 weeks.

How do you want to proceed? Do I need to do anything else?

                                          A.



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