[2503] in Release_Engineering
7.2L is now out
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Dec 17 17:48:07 1990
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 90 17:44:32 -0500
To: testers@MIT.EDU
From: Richard Basch <probe@MIT.EDU>
The history of 7.2 to date is:
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 The default mwm resources now do not decorate dash (logout button)
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)
7.2G o named has been fixed to avoid the occassional Hesiod failures
o console has been fixed to avoid the spin-dry loop
o mwm now invokes commands under /bin/sh instead of /bin/csh (bug fix)
o added an XIO error handler to dash
o dash: fixed XIOErrorHandler routine
o rkinit(1): typographical error corrected
o session_gate: pid filename generator was fixed
7.2H o Kernel
Fixed a bug that allowed for the AFS cache to overflow
Fixed a typographical error in the NFS code
o /etc/rc, /etc/rc.conf
Added Kerberos server support
Fixed galatead startup
Cleanup sendmail cruft upon reboot
Merged more of RT/VAX version of /etc/rc into PMAX version
o mkserv
Improved cleanup for removal of services
Removed bug that allowed .rconf.local for privatization
Additional prompting allowing for more configurations
o XDM
Changed menu item from "Ombudsman" to "Ombudsperson" (AHAT)
Fixed wtmp editing that caused problems with accounting
7.2J (this version was a quick 5-minute accident due to problems occurring
with the testers.athena.mit.edu cell)
7.2K o /etc/rc, mkserv: fixed Kerberos server startup
o XtMalloc(3): re-installed on VAX
o /usr/athena/lib/init/xsession: allows WINDOW_MANAGER to be multi-word
o Reverted the Zephyr Hostmanager timeout back to 30 secs (was 10)
7.2L o mkserv: Kerberos server startup fixed (yet again)
o undelete: fix to avoid a coredump
o xlogin
Increased max. password length allowed
Fixed the detaching of the user's home directory
o Muse: various bug fixes
o xsession
If "Ignore Customizations" is selected, it should not
look at the user's Zephyr customizations either
o xinfo(1) installed
