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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SOURCEWARE ARCHIVAL GROUP │
│ INSTRUCTIONS FOR USINGING UPDATE PROGRAM │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The files contained in this archive ONLY contain the new SWAG snipets since
the last release which will be added to your existing .SWG files. NO
changes will be made the your existing snipets.
Follow these instructions EXACTLY to update your SWAG packets (.SWG files).
1. Unpack the archive to a temporary directory on your disk. This directory
really should be empty so that you can erase it when you are finished. Once
the snipets have been added to your SWAG files, you will not need these
files any longer.
2. Copy the new file READER.EXE to your permanent SWAG directory. Overwrite
your previous copy of READER.EXE. You can also copy the new SWAG.EXE
(add/delete snipets) and the new SWAGV.EXE (list headers in .SWG files) if
you desire.
3. From DOS, execute the program SWAGYYMM.EXE where YY is the current year
and MM is the current release month. This program is safe to execute and
will give you instructions. It will look at your disk for the location of
.SWG files. The files need to be somewhere on your PATH statement, or you
can set the SWAG environment variable :
SET SWAG=c:\fullpathname
Make sure that it is correct. If it CAN NOT find any files then you will
have to enter the path you want. Each of the SWAG snipets are serialized
so, you do NOT have to worry about running this program multiple times. The
packets will ONLY be updated ONCE.
4. All new SWAG snipets will be added. SINCE THERE IS A COMPLETELY NEW
VERSION of the SWAG file format, the files may also be converted. This
might add about 8 minutes to the entire process, but this is necessary, and
will GREATLY improve the overall performance of the SWAG package.
When finished, you can delete the files in the temporary directory. Make
sure that you have copied the new READER.EXE to your permanent SWAG
directory first.
5. Switch to the directory containing READER.EXE and execute it. To see all
of the new packets just added, use the GREP function (F2) and enter JUST a
BLANK LINE. The READER know what the the LAST distribution date was, and
will find ALL SWAG snipets AFTER that date.
You MUST have .SWG file listed and be pointed at one of them for this to
work. Maneuver around your disk until you have your .SWG files listed. This
will search ALL .SWG files for everything AFTER this date. ALL of the
snipets just added will be displayed. See the DOC file for READER.EXE to
find out about the GREP function in more detail.
6. Try out the new SWAG.EXE and SWAGV.EXE utilities included. These work
just like the popular archive programs that you've been using for years.
Just type SWAG at the command line, and you'll get the syntax. SWAGV.EXE is
a program that will give you listings of your .SWG files. It is completely
redirectable from the DOS command line. Try them out.
7. WARNING !!!!! DO NOT USE THE SWAGCOMP.EXE program on the new .SWG files
after conversion. This program is NO LONGER distributed, and should be
deleted. The new READER.EXE version 3.0 WILL NOT HANDLE files compressed in
the fashion used by previous versions.