Thread: sac patches

Started: 2008-11-06 16:55:30
Last activity: 2008-11-06 16:55:30
Topics: SAC Developers
Brian Savage
2008-11-06 16:55:30
To: sac-help and sac-dev

New releases of SAC come out about every six months, but between
releases bugs are found and patches written to fix them. Because of
the licensing of SAC, one cannot post corrected source routines --
all source code must come via e-mail from either IRIS or LLNL.
However, it has been decided by IRIS and LLNL that posting patches of
broken code on an IRIS Web site is allowed. (Already those
subscribed to sac-dev have seen several suggested patches posted that
potentially either fix bugs or provide enhancements. This again does
not break the licensing agreement, but please do not post complete
subroutines.)

IRIS had agreed with a recommendation by the SAC Advisory committee
to set up a Web page with links to patches that correct critical
bugs. (At this time, it has been decided that patches for
enhancements will be applied only in a new release.) The first
installment of the patch page was created on October 29 with three
patches. There is a README file on that page that explains what the
patches are for and brief instructions. In order to be able to apply
the patches, you need to have a source distribution of SAC version
101.2 (created on September 4). Go to URL http://www.iris.edu/
software/sac> and follow the link. Also, the CHANGES file for which
there is a link on that page has been updated to include these patches.

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