README.PATCH.MAE1.0a (last updated on 6/16/94)
LICENSE STATEMENT
THIS PATCH IS COVERED BY THE "SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR MACINTOSH APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT PATCH" (see the file /pub/mae/patches/mae_patch_license.txt on the ftp server ftp.support.apple.com). PLEASE READ THE LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING THIS SOFTWARE. BY DOWNLOADING AND/OR USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO DOWNLOAD THIS SOFTWARE.
INCREMENTAL UPDATE FOR APPLE'S MAE 1.0 PRODUCT
The files in this directory allow you to update your purchased copy of the Apple MAE 1.0 product for free. By applying the latest patch, your copy of MAE 1.0 will be updated with the bug fixes from all prior patches.
IMPORTANT
MAE must NOT be running while applying this patch. This patch WILL NOT work on the Trial version of MAE.
WHAT THIS PATCH FIXES
The latest patch (patch "a") fixes the following bugs. (The letter in parenthesis indicates at which patch level the bug was fixed):
Change Depth Crash -
(a) Changing bit-depths using the Monitor Control Panel
can cause MAE to crash under certain circumstances.
Newline / CR Problems -
(a) Saving files as type TEXT in certain applications
can result in a file that is stripped of Carriage Returns.
Groups -
(a) MAE may crash at startup if the user belongs to more
than 8 UNIX groups.
Finder Desktop Rebuilds -
(a) The Finder desktop rebuild scans the users home directory
when it shouldn't.
Floppy Dialog -
(a) On Solaris, the wrong floppy dialog can be displayed
under certain circumstances.
FILES AFFECTED
appledir/bin/mae
appledir/bin/macd
appledir/lib/engine
appledir/sys/Finder (see UPDATE SYSTEM FOLDERS below)
appledir/sys/MAE Enabler (see UPDATE SYSTEM FOLDERS below)
HOW TO DOWNLOAD
On the FTP server "ftp.support.apple.com" (130.43.6.3), get the appropriate tar file [sun or hp] from the "patches" directory.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you use ftp "binary transfer" mode to get the files.
/pub/mae/patches/README.PATCH.MAE1.0a - This file.
/pub/mae/patches/mae_patch_1.0a/maepatch1.0a.hp.tar - This is the most
recent incremental update for MAE 1.0 running on HP Series 700
workstations.
/pub/mae/patches/mae_patch_1.0a/maepatch1.0a.sun.tar - This is the most
recent incremental update for MAE 1.0 running on Sun SPARC
workstations.
Download the appropriate file for your workstation.
APPLYING THE PATCH
Place the tar file anywhere, and "untar" it by running the following command:
On HP Workstations:
% tar xovf maepatch1.0a.hp.tar
On Sun Workstations:
% tar xovf maepatch1.0a.sun.tar
IMPORTANT: The account used to install the patch should be the same as the one used to install MAE (or it must have read/write privileges to all MAE files created by the MAE 1.0 installer).
Now change directories into the newly created "maepatch1.0a.hp" or "maepatch1.0a.sun" directory, and apply the patch by running the "PATCH.SH" program as follows:
On HP Workstations:
% cd maepatch1.0a.hp
% ./PATCH.SH
On Sun Workstations:
% cd maepatch1.0a.sun
% ./PATCH.SH
Follow the on-screen instructions to PATCH.SH.
UPDATE SYSTEM FOLDERS
You must now copy the updated Finder and MAE Enabler into any existing MAE 1.0 System Folders. There are three options for doing this.
Option 1:
The script update.sysfol can be run to update individual System
Folders. Replace 'appledir' with the path to your apple directory.
% cd appledir
% ./update.sysfol
Follow the on-screen instructions to update.sysfol.
Option 2:
Issue these commands (replace 'appledir' with the path to your apple
directory and 'System Folder' with the path to your System Folder):
% cd System\\ Folder
% mv Finder Finder.bak
% cp appledir/sys/Finder Finder
% mv MAE\\ Enabler MAE\\ Enabler.bak
% cp appledir/sys/MAE\\ Enabler MAE\\ Enabler
Note: The backslashes ('\\') above are necessary because
of the spaces in the filenames.
Option 3:
You can remove your System Folder(s), and MAE will automatically
create an updated System Folder for you the next time you run
MAE.
CAUTION: Doing this will remove any additional files you have
installed in your System Folder.
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