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+Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 16:27:46 -0400
+Message-Id: <199507232027.QAA09306@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
+From: Michael I Bushnell <mib@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
+To: hurd-ann@gnu.ai.mit.edu
+Subject: Hurd snapshot!
+X-Geek-Code: (V2.1) GCS/J/M/MU/P/S/O>AT d- H-- s-: g+++ p0 !au a- w++ v+++(*) C+
++$ UB++++$ P--- L 3- E++ N++ K++++ W-- M- V-- po-- Y+(--) t++ 5+ j++ R- G'''' tv
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+X-Zippy-Says: I just had a NOSE JOB!!
+Sender: owner-abshurd@cs.pdx.edu
+Precedence: bulk
+
+
+I have just put a new Hurd snapshot on alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu in
+/gnu/hurd-snap-950723.tar.gz.
+
+You will also need the new libc snapshot, which should appear in the
+same place today.  Older libc snapshots will not be happy.
+
+The binary images (hurd-floppy.fs.gz and hurd-image.tar.gz) have not
+been updated.  It is difficult to use the Hurd standalon, because the
+Mach boot loaders can now no longer boot the Hurd.  A new boot loader
+is nearly finished.  Perhaps we can make new binary images then, or a
+volunteer might take over this useful work.  (Hint, hint.)
+
+Michael
+
+
+
+Here is the NEWS:
+
+July 23, 1995
+
+Shared libraries now work; use -static to link programs and avoid the
+shared libraries.  The Hurd programs are normally built static; this
+will probably change soon.
+
+The ext2fs server now works, as do the tools to manipulate ext2fs
+filesystems.  A snapshot of the tools will be made soon under separate
+cover.  Many thanks to Ted Ts'o for his valuable work on the tools.
+
+Readers of the Makefiles will notice that we now generate dependencies
+automatically.
+
+The old netserv library is gone.
+
+The `boot' hack has been modified slightly to avoid the normalq libc startup
+files, because they no longer work with UX.
+
+Some small bugs have been fixed in the devio server.
+
+The ports library has been totally rewritten; new features permit
+servers to have greater control over thread RPC's and port creation.
+
+The fshelp library now does most of the work for translator
+interaction; it's simpler now too.  Filesystems have much less work to
+do; the relevant code in libdiskfs is now understanble instead of
+unparseable chaos.
+
+The ports library provides for timeouts; the diskfs library almost
+uses it, but because of a bug, it's disabled for now.
+
+Filesystems are now expected to sync themselves if necessary; the new
+fsys_set_options RPC provides for changeing (or cancelling) the sync
+intervale.  The diskfs library does this for you.  The update program
+is no longer necessary.
+
+A small bug in the proc server has been hacked around; the real fix
+will come later.
+
+Many important bugs in the C library have been fixed since the last
+snapshot; perhaps all of them.  ;-)
+