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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.
-