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.