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- Fnordadel v1.32-51 Public Release (91Aug31)
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-
- IF YOU ARE ALREADY RUNNING A V1.32 REVISION
-
- If you are already running a revision of v1.32, here is what you need to do
- to use the v1.32-51 programs in this distribution:
- 1) MAKE A BACKUP! Two would be even better.
- 2) Wipe out ALL of the current programs and replace them with the ones from
- this release.
- 3) Consult the new ctdlcnfg.doc and add new stuff from it to your
- ctdlcnfg.sys file.
- 4) Delete ctdltabl.sys and run the new configur.tos to configure the system.
- 5) Proceed to the "FINAL STEPS FOR EVERYBODY" section.
-
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-
- IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING A V1.32 REVISION
-
- To upgrade to v1.32 from any version prior to v1.32, you must first have
- system files in the format used by v1.31-28. If you have these, proceed to the
- "NOW THAT YOU HAVE V1.31-28 SYSTEM FILES" section. If you don't have these,
- here's how to get them.
-
- IF YOU ARE RUNNING V1.30
-
- If you are running a version newer than any revision of v1.30, skip the
- following steps. However, if you are running any revision of v1.30, follow
- these steps to convert your v1.30 system files to v1.31-28:
- 1) MAKE A BACKUP! Two would be even better.
- 2) Nuke your ctdltabl.sys file.
- 3) Nuke your loop zapper database file `#netdir\ctdlloop.zap'. The loop
- zapper format has changed, and trying to use an old file will be a fairly
- nasty experience. If you're fussy you can use makezt.tos when you're
- up and running to regenerate a zap file from your message base.
- 4) Examine ctdlcnfg.doc to see what's been added, and merge the new stuff
- into your old ctdlcnfg.sys file.
- 5) If you wish to make use of the new #roomdir, create it manually in the
- proper location and move all your roomnnnn.sys files from #sysdir to
- the new #roomdir.
- 6) Run cfg13128.tos. If the program gives you any fatal errors due to
- v1.32 parameters, termporarily comment them out in order to generate
- your v1.31-28 system files. The program will definitely give you a
- number of non-fatal warning messages about unsupported variables; these
- you can safely ignore. There will also be some gibberish output
- regarding archiver stuff, if you defined any; this is debugging info, so
- again, you may ignore it with impunity.
- 7) Proceed to the "NOW THAT YOU HAVE V1.31-28 SYSTEM FILES" section.
-
- IF YOU ARE RUNNING V1.31 PRIOR TO V1.31-28
-
- If you are running v1.31-28 or executed the above steps, skip the following
- steps. However, if you are running a revision of v1.31 earlier than -28,
- follow these steps to convert your v1.31 system files to v1.31-28:
- 1) MAKE A BACKUP! Two would be even better.
- 2) Nuke your ctdltabl.sys file.
- 3) Examine ctdlcnfg.doc to see what's been added, and merge the new stuff
- into your old ctdlcnfg.sys file.
- 4) Run cfg13128.tos. If the program gives you any fatal errors due to
- v1.32 parameters, termporarily comment them out in order to generate
- your v1.31-28 system files.
- 5) Proceed to the "NOW THAT YOU HAVE V1.31-28 SYSTEM FILES" section.
-
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-
- NOW THAT YOU HAVE V1.31-28 SYSTEM FILES
-
- At this point, you should have system files in v1.31-28 format. Follow
- these steps to convert your v1.31-28 system files to v1.32:
- 1) MAKE A BACKUP! Two would be even better.
- 2) Do NOT nuke your v1.31-28 ctdltabl.sys file!
- 3) Copy conv32.tos to the directory containing ctdltabl.sys, and run it.
- It will convert your ctdllog.sys file to the new format, leaving the old
- one behind as ctdllog.old.
- 4) Now you can nuke your ctdltabl.sys file.
- 5) If you commented out any v1.32 parameters in either of the above
- sections, uncomment them now.
- 6) Run configur.tos. You should now have all system files converted to
- v1.32 format.
- 7) Proceed to the "FINAL STEPS FOR EVERYBODY" section.
-
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-
- FINAL STEPS FOR EVERYBODY
-
- You're almost done. Here are the pieces that you need to complete the
- switch.
- 1) You may or may not want to run the flipbits.tos utility to give door/
- net/mail privs to all of your existing users in one swell foop.
- 2) Examine the new help files. Copy all the .mnu files to wherever you keep
- your running helpfiles. If you've done local mods to the .hlp files
- you'll need to check which ones have new stuff in them and merge them
- with yours. There are some new .blb files as well, some of which will
- need modification to reflect parameters you set in ctdlcnfg.sys.
- 3) Change the name of your directory room description files from .dir to
- .fdr.
- 4) That's it! You should now be up and running with the v1.32 public
- release!
-
- Check the man pages for changes. Also have a look at increm.doc, which
- details all of the (visible) changes we've made since the v1.30 public release.
-
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-
- LAST WORDS
-
- Let us know about any bugs. We've tested the system pretty thoroughly and
- it should be robust, but there are always problems.
-
- -Adrian (elim @ secret)
- -Royce (Mr. Neutron @ RT)
-