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- From: mark@cambridge.apple.com
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp.mcl
- Subject: MCL 2.0 Patch 2 Pre-release
- Message-ID: <9301010310.AA21837@cambridge.apple.com>
- Date: 1 Jan 93 16:26:47 GMT
- Sender: info-mcl-request@cambridge.apple.com
- Lines: 54
- Approved: comp.lang.lisp.mcl@Cambridge.Apple.C0M
-
- Hello MCL 2.0 users--
-
- We have put together a second patch for Macintosh Common Lisp 2.0. This
- patch fixes a number of mostly minor bugs. Here are descriptions of a few
- of them, from the documentation file:
-
- ; Fixed some problems printing on Imagewriter printers.
-
- ; LABELS wasn't consistent about "parallel" binding order in some cases.
-
- ; EQUALP hash tables no longer error with CLOS instances as keys.
-
- ; Fixed a kernel bug that pushed the wrong stuff on the stack
- ; when a function had required, optional, rest, & keyword args
- ; and a value was not specified for all of the optionals.
-
- ; (fround 3) no longer signals an error.
-
- Instead of sending this off to a small number of beta testers, we're making
- this patch generally available for testing. It has passed our internal test
- suites, and many of the constituent fixes have been in use for some time,
- so this pre-release feels reasonably safe. Still, it *is* a pre-release
- (version 0.6) -- you should not install this patch unless you can live with
- the possibility that it contains bugs.
-
- If you would like to participate in this testing, simply download (via
- anonymous ftp) these files from cambridge.apple.com:
-
- pub/mwp/test-p2/mcl2.0p2.fasl.hqx
- pub/mwp/test-p2/mcl2.0p2.doc.hqx
-
- These files are in BinHex format. The latter (".doc") file contains
- instructions for installing the patch and also brief descriptions of the
- problems it addresses. You must install patch 1 before you install patch 2.
- Patch 1 is available as:
-
- pub/MCL2/patches/mcl2.0p1.fasl.hqx
-
- After you've downloaded the patch, please send email to me
- (mark@cambridge.apple.com), containing:
-
- your name and email address
- (so I can inform you in case of a problem with the patch);
- a description of your Macintosh
- (so I know how broad our test coverage is).
-
- If all goes well, I'll send mail in a couple of weeks officially releasing
- Patch 2. At that point you can download the official copy, or update the
- patch's version resource using ResEdit.
-
- Thanks for your help. Happy New Year!
-
- Mark Preece
- Apple ATG East.
-