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Conference smurf::dec_mls_plus

Title:dec_mls_plus
Moderator:SMURF::BAT
Created:Mon Nov 29 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:534
Total number of notes:2544

526.0. "V3.1A Y2K (year 2000) /usr/bin/date patch?" by NNTPD::"[email protected]" (John McNulty) Fri May 30 1997 06:46

Hi,

Any chance of getting an MLS+ V3.1a version of the Y2K /usr/bin/date
patch?   

I was going to try dropping one of the DEC OSF/1 patched version in
place to try it, until I noticed that the MLS+ version is also linked
against libaud.so and libsecurity.so (which OSF/1 isn't).  That might
well have worked, but would not be acceptable really.

Do you want an IPMT, or is this request enough?

Cheers,

John

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526.1yesSMURF::BATSegui la tua beatitudineFri May 30 1997 12:223
    Hi John
    
    Yes, I'll put the backport on the list of things to do ASAP
526.2flyingSMURF::BATSegui la tua beatitudineFri May 30 1997 23:5715
    There is a test patch available via anonymous ftp to psycho in
    pub/date.
    
    (I haven't played with this John, so if you can and let me know, I'd
    appreciate it).
    
    ftp psycho.zk3.dec.com
    Connected to psycho.zk3.dec.com.
    220 psycho.zk3.dec.com FTP server (Digital UNIX Version 5.60) ready.
    Name (psycho:thomson): anonymous
    Password (psycho:anonymous):
    331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
    230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
    ftp> cd pub/date
    ftp> mget *
526.3will do..NNTPD::"[email protected]"John McNultyMon Jun 02 1997 12:107
Cheers Barbara.  I'll have a go tomorrow when I'm back at my
own desk (and workstation).

John

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526.4COMICS::CORNEJWhat's an Architect?Mon Jun 02 1997 13:577
    John,
    
    If this is for DOVER then it will need to be built with the
    libsecurity.so modified by the guys in Warrington...
    
    Jc
526.5you can build it yourselfSMURF::BATSegui la tua beatitudineMon Jun 02 1997 14:121
    The sources are in pub/date/source
526.6.so = dynamically loadedSMURF::SCHOFIELDRick Schofield, DTN 381-0116Mon Jun 02 1997 14:337
    Why would you need to rebuild?  If it's dynamically linked, you only
    need to run it on the system with the modified libsecurity.so.  You
    should only have to rebuild if it's statically linked and you're using
    a modified libsecurity.a, right?  Or am I missing vital piece of the
    puzzle?
    
    	Rick
526.7COMICS::CORNEJWhat's an Architect?Tue Jun 03 1997 06:237
    I guess it depends on what changes in the library.
    
    It probably works most of the time,  but for this customer it would
    be best to check first.
    
    Jc
526.8There are two date binariesNNTPD::"[email protected]"John McNultyTue Jun 03 1997 12:2816
Looking at the equivalent DEC OSF/1 patch, there are three files in the
patch:

	/usr/lib/nls/msg/en_US.ISO8859-1/date.cat
	/usr/bin/date
	/sbin/date

So you're both right .. /usr/bin/date won't need to be recompiled with
the custom libsecurity.so, but /sbin/date will as it's staticly linked.

I've still not tried it out yet btw :-(   Scrambling for time at the
mo!

John

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526.9It worked .. I think.NNTPD::"[email protected]"John McNultyThu Jun 05 1997 13:2714
Ok, it worked.  Just time warped to the year 2010, and I still have the
same amount of hair ;-)   

I've rebooted and logged in again (yes I didn remember to give my
root account an unlimited life first).  And all appears to be up
and working.

A more thorough shake down will have to be done by someone else.

Thanks Barbara,

John
 
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