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This is the Kermit for the Acorn Cambridge Workstation, contributed by Acorn
Computers Ltd. This file is a copy of the Release Notes.
Users of this Kermit mught like to know that it is available on disc from Acorn
at a cost of #50 to cover media and handling. This dosc contains a compiled
binary version of Panos-Kermit.
1. Release Summary
1.1 Software
The following files are included in this release. On the Lancaster filestore
they have been renamed to follow the standard name conventions, so you will
need to change the names once you have collected them.
Name at Lancaster Original Name Function
----------------- ------------- --------
acucmd.h ckucmd-h Definitions Header
accdeb.h ckcdeb-h Debugging code
accfn2.c ckcfn2-c Support functions
accfns.c ckcfns-c Support functions
accker.h ckcker-h Symbol and macro definitions
accpro.c ckcpro-c Protocol code
accpro.w ckcpro-w Protocol code
acsignal.h signal-h Signal handling definitions
actime.h time-h Time definitions
acuus2.c ckuus2-c User interface
acuusr.h ckuusr-h Definitions for user interface
acwart.c ckwart-c Compiler for protocol state
acpcon.c ckpcon-c Terminal emulation
acptio.c ckptio-c Terminal i/o
acpus3.c ckpus3-c User interface
acpusr.c ckpusr-c User interface
ackerm.mak make-cmd Command file to build Kermit
acpcmd.c ckpcmd-c Command parser
acpdia.c ckpdia-c Modem dialout (not implemented)
acpfio.c ckpfio-c File i/o
acpmai.c ckpmai-c Main procedure
acpmis.c ckpmis-c Additional c library routines
acpscr.c ckpscr-c Screen handling
acpsig.c ckpsig-c Signal handling
Note that on the DFS format distribution disc, the file names have the form
"extension.name", so that you should place, for example, ckpsig-c in file
c.ckpsig .
Documentation for this version is in ACKERM.DOC . This is a copy of the current
user guide for C-Kermit, on which this version is based.
1.2 Pre-requisites
Memory size : 1Mb
Panos version : 1.4
C-Version : 1.6 (to rebuild from source)
2. Installing and running Kermit
2.1 Installing Kermit
Place the executable file in $.PanosLib or a previously created directory for
Kermit work,
2.2 Running Kermit
Before running Kermit, ensure that the date and time are set.
To run Kermit from any filing system, set the current directory if appropriate,
then type
-> kermit
2.3 Rebuilding the program
Panos Kermit can be rebuilt by running the make file, which copies the source
files to directory Kermit, compiles and links them.
The DFS file extensions for -h, -c and -w need to be set up. Dy default (in
!Panos as released) the -c and -h file extensions are already present. set up
the -w extension thus:
-> .set File$dfs:-w w.-
To build Kermit, type:
-> dfs:make adfs
or substitute nfs for adfs if you are rebuilding Kermit on the econet. Remember
to log in as the System Manager on the econet first.
Check that Kermit has rebuilt correctly by running it as shown above.
3. Release details
Panos-Kermit is a program implementing the Kermit file transfer protocol,
derived from C-Kermit release 4C
1. Panos Kermit has no server mode, as Panos does not accept a login over the
RS423.
2. The interrupt character for Panos-Kermit is ESC, rather than CTRL-C for UNIX
Kermit.
3. Much code for driving smart modems has been removed from ckpdia-c.
4. type Kermit -h, not Kermit -help for a list of options.
4. Known Bugs
With a server running on the other Kermit, typing
Panos-Kerit> get *
causes a back-trace followed by a return to Panos.