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- Misc. Information (bug reports, etc)
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- ASH
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- A ksh-like Shell for the Amiga
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- Version 1.0
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- (Copyright) 1989
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- Steve Koren
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- November 7, 1989
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- Reporting Bugs
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- Bug reports (as well as other inquiries) may be sent to the
- following US Mail address:
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- Steve Koren
- 4501 Boardwalk Dr.
- Apt D-38
- Fort Collins, CO 80525
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- Or reported by phone:
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- (303) 226-4985
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- You can also use the following email address, which tends to
- change less often than the US mail address:
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- koren@hpfela.HP.COM
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- In any case, please read the rest of this section before
- reporting bugs. Also, please understand that I can only
- answer inquiries of any sort during my free (non-work) time.
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- First of all, try to be sure that what you are reporting is
- really a bug and not just a misunderstanding on your part.
- For example, perhaps you cannot get local variables to work.
- It turns out that there are ways in Ash to turn local
- variables off entirely or change their behavior from the
- default. If you are not aware of this, you might have an
- option set that you mistake for improper behavior. In short,
- read all the documentation first, even if you already are
- familiar with Unix shells. Ash is not sh or ksh. Also, make
- sure you have enough memory, stack space, etc, and verify that
- you have correctly performed all the steps in the installation
- guide.
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- If you suspect that your problem is really a bug, then do the
- following. Duplicate the bug on an unmodified version of Ash.
- This should include the distribution version of the .ashinit
- and .ashrc files, as well as an original, unmodified Ash
- binary. Then, if possible, generate a small test script or
- function that you believe is correct, but which produces
- improper results. Send it to me by one of the above methods.
- I will then examine it, determine if it is really a bug, and
- if so, how, when and if I might fix it. Except in unusual
- circumstances, I will probably not distribute bug fixes on a
- case by case basis. Rather, I will accumulate several and
- distribute a new version of Ash.
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- Obtaining the Latest Ash
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- I distribute Ash in several ways. I will send it to the
- moderator of comp.binaries.amiga for posting there. This is
- probably the best and fastest way to obtain new versions. I
- will probably send a copy off to Fred Fish, although I assume
- there will be a delay before it appears in his collection.
- Also, I will send Ash to several BBS systems around the
- country, from which it tends to propagate.
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- If you wish to know the latest version of Ash, you may contact
- me. However, except under unusual circumstances I will simply
- tell you how to get the latest version instead of actually
- sending it to you directly (unless perhaps you send me a self-
- addressed stamped mailer and a disk).
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- If you do contact me by US Mail (I prefer email), please
- include a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard. I
- reply to *all* inquiries, but my last large Amiga project
- (QRT) generated several hundred US Mail inquiries (and even
- more email inquiries). It is much more convenient for me if
- you include a self-addressed envelope. Thanks!
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- Also, QRT generated countless requests for IBM versions, Mac
- versions, etc. QRT did run on those systems, but Ash does
- not. Ash is written with machine independence in mind, and
- the port should not be difficult, but I personally have no
- interest in PC or Mac versions, so I will not be doing any
- ports. If Ash is ported to other systems, please contact the
- author of the port for information. As of Ash 1.0, I have not
- released source code. I may for future versions, when I have
- a chance to better comment the source.
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- Where to go for Help
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- If you do not understand something about Ash, the first place
- to go is of course the manual. If you still cannot figure it
- out, you might try asking a knowledgeable sh or ksh user.
- Even though Ash is not identical to those shells, it is close
- enough that someone familiar with ksh could probably read and
- understand an Ash script easily.
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- If all else fails, you can contact me by one of the above
- methods. I can probably help :-).
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