START OF FILE (README.TXT) This file, README.TXT, describes the utility command files that are present on this floppy and suggests steps to be followed in their use. It might be helpful to obtain a hardcopy of this file for reference during the patching process. ASSIGNMENTS There are 2 assignment command files present on this floppy. CASSGN.COM - Contains the assignents for INP: and OUP: which are required by all of the copying command files present on this floppy. PASSGN.COM - Contains the assignments for SYS:, WRK:, DST:, and PAT: which are required by all of the patching command files present on this floppy. DEASSIGNMENTS There are 2 deassignment command files present on this floppy. CDASSG.COM - Deassigns INP: and OUP:. PDASSG.COM - Deassigns SYS:, WRK:, DST:, and PAT:. COPYING There are 8 copying command files present on this floppy. COPYUT.COM - Copies the utility command files. (including this text file that you're now reading) from this floppy to another disk. COPALL.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for all Software Dispatches up to and including those for the current Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. CJUL80.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the July, 1980 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. CAUG80.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the August, 1980 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. CSEP80.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the September, 1980 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. COCT80.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the October, 1980 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. CNOV80.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the November, 1980 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. CDEC80.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the December, 1980 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. CJAN81.COM - Copies the patching and testing command files, etc. for the January, 1981 Software Dispatch from this floppy to another disk. . . . PATCHING There are 7 patching command files present on this floppy. PATALL.COM - Will install all patches up through the current month into an original, UNPATCHED version of RT-11 V4.0. PJUL80.COM - Will install just the patches from the July, 1980 Software Dispatch into an original, UNPATCHED version of RT-11 V4.0. PAUG80.COM - Will install just the patches from the August, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the July, 1980 Software Dispatch items. PSEP80.COM - Will install just the patches from the September, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the August, 1980 Software Dispatch items. POCT80.COM - Will install just the patches from the October, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the September, 1980 Software Dispatch items. PNOV80.COM - Will install just the patches from the November, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the October, 1980 Software Dispatch items. PDEC80.COM - Will install just the patches from the December, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the November, 1980 Software Dispatch items. PJAN81.COM - Will install just the patches from the January, 1981 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the November, 1980 Software Dispatch items. THE PATCHING PROCESS The patch files provided patch both binary files and source files. The patch files, in general, copy the file to be patched from the distribution disk (DST:) to another disk with the logical name (PAT:). The patch is installed into the copy of the file residing on the (PAT:) disk and the file or files are then copied onto both the working disk (WRK:) and the distribution disk (DST:). SUGGESTED STEPS TO FOLLOW IN USING THIS FLOPPY (1) (Assuming this floppy is in drive DX0) Type: COPY DX0:CASSGN.COM DK: COPY DX0:PASSGN.COM DK: (2) Edit the CASSGN.COM file to assign INP: to this floppy and to assign OUP: to be a larger disk that will contain the patches and provide some scratch space during the patching process. (3) Run the edited CASSGN.COM file to make the copying assignments. i.e. type: @CASSGN (4) Run all copying command files that you require to move the patches and utilities from this floppy to a larger disk. i.e. type: @INP:COPYUT - (should always be run) @INP:COPALL - (if all patches should be copied) or @INP:CJUL80 - (if just the July, 1980 patches are desired) @INP:CAUG80 - (if just the August, 1980 patches are desired) @INP:CSEP80 - (if just the Sept., 1980 patches are desired) @INP:COCT80 - (if just the October, 1980 patches are desired) @INP:CNOV80 - (if just the Nov., 1980 patches are desired) @INP:CDEC80 - (if just the Dec., 1980 patches are desired) @INP:CJAN81 - (if just the Jan., 1981 patches are desired) . . . (5) When all copying from INP: is finished run the copy deassignment command file to remove INP: and OUP:. (This will avoid possible later confusion) OPTIONAL i.e. type: @INP:CDASSG (6) Edit the PASSGN.COM file to assign SYS: to the booted operating system disk you will be using while patching. Also edit the assignment of DST: to be the binary (and source) distribution disk. Edit the assignment of PAT: to be the disk containing the patches and scratch space. (PAT: should be the same device you previously called OUP:) If you are NOT patching a working disk then you should adjust the assignment of WRK: to be NL: before running the patching command files. (7) Run the edited PASSGN.COM file to make the patching assignments. i.e. type: @PASSGN (8) Run the desired patching command file (or files) to install all patches (or just those from specific Software Dispatches) i.e. type: @PAT:PATALL - installs all available patches into an original, UNPATCHED version of RT-11 V4.0. or @PAT:PJUL80 - installs just the patches from the July, 1980 Software Dispatch into an original, UNPATCHED version of RT-11 V4.0. @PAT:PAUG80 - installs just the patches from the August, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the July, 1980 Software Dispatch items. @PAT:PSEP80 - installs just the patches from the September, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the August, 1980 Software Dispatch items. @PAT:POCT80 - installs just the patches from the October, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the September, 1980 Software Dispatch items. @PAT:PNOV80 - installs just the patches from the November, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the October, 1980 Software Dispatch items. @PAT:PDEC80 - installs just the patches from the December, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the November, 1980 Software Dispatch items. @PAT:PJAN81 - installs just the patches from the December, 1980 Software Dispatch into a version of RT-11 V4.0 that has been patched through the December, 1980 Software Dispatch items. . . . (9) When all patching is finished run the patching deassignment command file to remove SYS:, WRK:, DST:, and PAT:. (This will avoid possible later confusion) OPTIONAL i.e. type: @PAT:PDASSG (10) Back up your patched version of the binary/source distribution disk by copying it to another disk or to a mag tape. (11) END OF STEPS. END OF FILE (README.TXT)