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Update hosts database #1220

Open larsbrinkhoff opened 6 years ago

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

Found in a 1983 version of HOSTS.TXT:


;  The easy way to compile the binary file and install it on
; the ITS systems and SAIL is to run the batch command files:

; :XFILE SYSENG;HOSTS XFILE at MC

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

It's in the vault.

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

This xfile runs HOSTS3 twice to generate hosts databases in HOSTS2 and HOSTS3 formats. It's much like the invokation we have presently, differing only in small details:

The program is in KSC rather than SYSHST.
The input is from SYSENG; HOSTS MASTER rather than SYSHST; H3TEXT >.
The output is to SYSBIN; HOSTS3 > rather than SYSBIN; HOSTS3 BIN.

After that, it will INSTAL the generated files. With our present setup, it will try to copy to ES, NO, SJ, and UP. I don't think that's appropriate.

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

There is a more elaborate HOSTS XFILE in AI: SYSHST; AR2 HSTSRC.

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

Which uses MAKHST and HSTNIC which are dumped TECO programs. Also in that archive.