[2499] in Release_Engineering
7.2F is now out
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Dec 6 19:52:33 1990
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 90 19:48:45 -0500
To: testers-announce@MIT.EDU
From: Richard Basch <probe@MIT.EDU>
Enclosed is a brief history of the changes in the 7.2 release, and it
includes the changes in the 7.2F release.
-Richard
Release Features
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7.2A Initial 7.2 release
7.2B o A different set of dotfiles are now used for temporary login sessions
o The resource file for xzwrite is now installed
o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
xlogin,dm,cleanup,console,reactivate,mkserv,update
7.2C o end_session has been re-installed
o The resources for xzwrite no longer refer to /usr/sipb, and
the bitmap file for the program is now installed.
o /dev/MAKEDEV now supports color VAXstations
o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
xzwrite,xlogin,dm,cleanup,session_gate,update
o The apropos information in the following manual pages has been fixed:
attach(1), detach(1), nfsid(1)
o mkserv(8) now documents how a workstation-owner may more finely
customize his workstation
o session_gate(1) now documents the -logout option
7.2D o The apropos information in the following manual pages has been fixed:
console(8)
o The crontab file for the DECstations has been fixed
o popd-knet now also logs the originating host of old POP requests
o cut&paste support has been added to console
o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
galatead,xlogin,update,spinup(8),spindown(8)
7.2E o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
xlogin,console,csh,update
7.2F o xlogout now calls dash -l, with a warning about it being obsolete
o the logout alias is now compatible with old-style xsession files
o console now supports being started in iconic mode
o dash fixes
- Ensures the "Do you really want to logout?" window is mapped/raised
- Warps the mouse to the "Do you really want to logout?" window
- Ability to lower the menu bar
o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
console,update,mkserv,mkserv(8)
