Allegro CL FAQ: 1.3: Patches

1.3: Patches

Q 1.3-1) Is there a public patch directory you maintain for incremental patches to ACL? If so, how do I get to it?
Q 1.3-2) Why are there patches on the ftp site with date stamps that are still in the future?
Q 1.3-3) Is there a list of available patches for ACL 6.1?

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Q 1.3-1) Is there a public patch directory you maintain for incremental patches to ACL? If so, how do I get to it?

A 1.3-1) We provide information on the public patch directory below, but we would first like to point out that the standard way to download patches is to use sys:update-allegro. sys:update-allegro has all necessary information on patch location built in.

However, you might want to examine the list of available patches. Further, in unusual cases (such as sys:update-allegro failing because of a firewall and the firewall workarounds not sufficing), accessing the patch directory may be necessary even to download patches. The directory for Allegro CL 6.1 is ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.1/. See ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.1/README for an explanation on how to find and load the patches for your version of Allegro CL. As patches become available, the files in this directory will be updated, so it is a good idea to periodically check the particular subdirectories you may be interested in for changes.

General information about the available patches and how to get them is in the file README (ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.1/README).

Clicking on the links should initiate downloading. Another way to download is shown by this example, which shows how to access the README file in the patch directory using FTP:

% ftp ftp.franz.com
Name: ftp
Password: <your email address>
ftp> cd /pub/patches/6.1
ftp> get README

For Allegro CL 6.0 or 5.0.1 patches, replace 6.1 with 6.0 or 5.0.1 in the above URLs.

Q 1.3-2) Why are there patches on the ftp site with date stamps that are still in the future?

A 1.3-2) This problem appears to be specific to the MS Internet Explorer. The dates can be viewed correctly by accessing our ftp via a different browser, or via an ftp client.

Q 1.3-3) Is there a list of available patches for ACL 6.1?

A 1.3-3) Yes. ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.1/LOG. In fact, even if you are using sys:update-allegro to download patches, we highly recommend viewing this file periodically so that you are aware of what each patch being downloaded is affecting.