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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Kermit patch level indication?
Date: 2 Feb 1995 22:48:11 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <1995Jan27.211502.19910@lafn.org>,
Charles Lease <ac388@lafn.org> wrote:
>
>After obtaining the:
> > ; For MS Kermit/IBM-PC Version 3.14, Patches 1-3, 22 Jan 1995
>msr314.pch file, and replacing the patch file distributed with the
>msvibm.zip MSKermit v3.14 distribution, I notice that the start-up
>message generated when MSKermit is initialized:
> > Installing patches...
> > MS-DOS Kermit: 3.14 18 Jan 1995 patch level 0
>
The following has been added to our FAQ, since it seems to keep
coming up:
Since the release of MS-DOS Kermit 3.14, there have been persistent reports
that patches don't seem to "stick". That is, after giving a PATCH command,
the patch level is still reported as 0. This can happen if the patch file is
transferred to the PC from a UNIX system in binary mode, so the lines end
with LF rather than CRLF -- DOS does not recognize the line boundaries and
therefore Kermit does not see valid patches. Cure: make sure each line ends
with CRLF. Fix it in an editor, or re-transfer the file in text mode.
Also, remember there is no longer a need to rename the patch file to
MSKERMIT.PCH. Since there are now three different Kermit executables, there
must be three corresponding patch files. For version 3.14, these are:
MSR314.PCH -- For full-featured KERMIT.EXE
MSRM314.PCH -- For "medium-size" KERMITE.EXE
MSRL314.PCH -- For "Kermit Lite" KERLITE.EXE
Notice that each patch file includes the version number as part of its
name. This allows you to run different versions of Kermit without confusion
about patching.
- Frank