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PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33C(505) to V33D(546)
January 1986
THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY ONLY BE USED
OR COPIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE.
COPYRIGHT (c) DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 1972,1975,1977,1978,1979,1980,1985,1986.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PIP.DOC Page 2
PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33C(505) to V33D(546)
January 1986
1.0 SUMMARY
Version 33D of the Peripheral Interchange Program (PIP) is a
maintenance release including all known bug fixes.
PIP requires TOPS-10 version 7.02.
PIP is fully documented in the Users Handbook and in the Software
Notebooks.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
None.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
Pathological device names are not currently supported by PIP, and will
cause unpredictable results if used.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
None.
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
The following is a list of all known edits which were made to version
33B(260) to produce version 33D.
506 Allow "/X=NUL:FILE.EXT" to create empty "FILE.EXT".
QAR #10-05579
507 Make error message for wildcard SFD specification.
No SPR
510 Allow setting 1600 and 6250 BPI for tape.
No SPR
511 Make program output line sequence numbers with word aligned
PIP.DOC Page 3
LSNs, bit 35 set.
No SPR
512 Make [-] work in SFDs by pointing to path when "-" is seen.
No SPR
513 Add FTSMP switch for use with /P function to prevent trash.
SPR: 10-31129
514 Finish edit 364 for UFD renames which do not change anything do
not cause fatal errors.
QAR #10-06089
515 Bypass owner protection code checking when user PPN is [1,2]
QAR #10-06012
516 Clear MTFLAG when end of magtape switch is seen.
QAR #10-06122
517 Copy .RBNCA word of ENTER block
SPR: 10-31474
520 Lengthen LOOKUP/ENTER blocks and copy .RBPCA.
SPR: 10-31474, continued
521 In deletes and renames, check that the file found matches the
PPN or path specified, or the default patch if none was given.
No SPR
522 When copying from DTA: to an existing file on DSK:, the
filemode of the existing file gets zeroed. This affects edit
247 which did not allow that DTA: has no filemode.
SPR: 10-31878
523 Make routine IOERR work.
SPR: 10-31916
524 Don't delete nonexistent DTA: files. Print error message "No
file named XXXXXX.XXX".
SPR: 10-32271
525 Make ^P through ^T print out as uparrow-character when the /J
switch is used to a TTY:.
PIP.DOC Page 4
SPR: 10-32655
526 Make copy from TSK: to DSK: copy LOOKUP/ENTER block
correctly.
SPR: 10-33080
527 Make non-recoverable fatal errors such as disk quota exceeded
delete the output file on error. Fix to edit 376 to keep file
concatenation on copy working.
SPR: 10-33251, 10-32831
530 Make a blank line stay a blank line when /C and /T used to drop
spaces and convert tabs.
SPR: 10-33839
531 Fix edit 356 so that tabs after LSNs are done correctly.
SPR: 33818
532 Fix edit 151 so that logical names work on deletion of files.
SPR: 10-34483
533 Don't search LIB: or SYS: when deleting files.
SPR: 10-33508
534 357 broke /W, 531 broke /C. Fix them both by re-implementing
code from 357, and clearing the "TAB SEEN" flag after the LSN,
instead of incrementing the tab counter.
SPR: 10-34733
535 Wildcard protect command where the same file name exists on two
structures results in both files being renamed twice each.
Don't look for a file on all structures when doing wildcard
rename, just look for the file on the structure that the
directory says it's on.
SPR: 10-35079
536 532 broke deleting a list of files. All files listed after a
wildcarded file specification would not get deleted, and a PIP
command error message would be issued. As per the SPR response
sent by the customer of 532, save and restore GENERI around the
call to ININIT.
No SPR
537 Add some consistency checks in the code that reads line
sequence numbers to watch for a file that's really binary and
not line sequenced ASCII.
PIP.DOC Page 5
SPR: 10-33544
540 Fix a DATE-75 bug when creating files with a protection of
<000>. This normally happens when concatenating input files.
SPR: 10-35149
541 Make sure non-wildcarded deletes on a specific structure don't
search LIB:. Also, lite RB.DSL so we don't get protection
failure on files from /SYS or /LIB.
SPR: 10-31791
542 541 didn't know that CHKFIL assumes the PPN to be pushed on the
stack. Make it know that.
No SPR.
543 Edit 306 allows files to be created with a .COPY command that
may have RP.DIR set. Only copy RP.DIR if a RENAME is in
progress. Creation of .SFD and .UFD files get RP.DIR set
automagically anyway.
SPR: 10-32940
544 Update copyright notice.
No SPR.
545 Copy the quota words when renaming directories.
QAR: 868386
546 Make sure it's still possible to type .EXE files so the
copyright notice can be seen.
NO SPR
[PIP33C.DOC is appended as an integral part of PIP33D.DOC]
PIP.DOC Page 6
PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33B to V33C(505)
November 1980
THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY ONLY BE USED
OR COPIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE.
COPYRIGHT (c) DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 1972,1975,1977,1978,1979,1980,1986.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PIP33C.DOC Page 7
PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33B to V33C(505)
November 1980
1.0 SUMMARY
Version 33C of the Peripheral Interchange Program (PIP) is a
maintenance release including all known bug fixes. It also includes
fixes to handle ersatz devices and SFD's correctly.
In general, PIP version 33C is more consistent and makes better use of
series-6 monitor facilities than did version 33B. PIP now makes use
of extended LOOKUP blocks. Command processing and error handling have
been improved. PIP now utilizes MACTEN and UUOSYM, and many symbols
have been changed to standardize them. LEVELC conditionalization has
been extended.
PIP will run under any monitor supported by DEC for the DECsystem-10.
It has been tested under 6.03, 6.03A, 7.00, and 7.01.
PIP is fully documented in the Users Handbook and in the Software
Notebooks.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
The following visible changes have been made:
In PIP version 33B, if a PPN was specified for either source or object
but not both, it was assumed for the other. This meant that
FILE2/R=FILE1[10,20] was the same as FILE2[10,20]/R=FILE1 and neither
command would change the UFD of the file. It is generally agreed that
PPNs and path specifications should never be "sticky" across the
equals-sign, but total compliance with this ideal was inappropriate,
as it caused PIP to RENAME or PROTECT files into one's default path
under certain conditions.
This "feature" has been corrected in version 33C, which will use the
default path any time that a path is not specified on that side of the
equals-sign, except in RENAMEs (and DELETEs), when the input path will
be used. Note that COPY FILE2=FILE1[10,20], for example, will copy
the input file correctly into the default path, but RENAME
FILE2=FILE1[10,20] will not change the UFD or SFD of the file to that
of the default path.
There is one visible difference between this release of PIP and the
current versions of SCAN and WILD with reference to ersatz devices.
DIRECT ignores the setting of NEW in the user's search list when SYS:
is specified. PIP uses the setting of NEW in the user's search list
and uses [1,5] when SYS: is specified.
PIP33C.DOC Page 8
Operations such as RENAME FILE.* and DELETE ALL:FILE.EXT no longer
return an ?Ambiguous... error when FILE.* or FILE.EXT exist on more
than one structure in the search list.
The DELETED/RENAMED typeout now displays the name of the structure on
which the deleted/renamed file resides. This was implemented to allow
use of RENAME FILE.* and DELETE ALL:FILE.EXT with greater confidence.
If this feature is not desired at a particular installation, it can be
disabled by replacing PUSHJ P,P6BIT at INFO3+3 with JRST INFO3B.
Filenames are now typed with internal spaces.
Ersatz device and wildcard handling have been improved.
A control-Z typed at TTY command level now causes PIP to exit to
monitor level.
PIP's command processor now accepts only the /M switch on the second
and following files when multiple input files are specified.
PIP's command scanner no longer erroneously accepts wildcards of the
form "P*LIB". Before, this would have been identical to "P*"; now,
the "L" will be detected as an error.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
If identical filenames exists on more than one structure in a search
list, a wildcard PROTECT which includes such files will cause each
such file on each structure in the search list to be reprotected each
time such a file is encountered. In other words, such files are
reprotected too many times. This bug will not produce incorrect
results, since the file(s) in question will be properly protected each
time. It is, however, a very complex problem, and a fix will be
released when one is available.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The previous support for Level C monitors or possibly very old or very
small Level D monitors is under the control of the feature test switch
LEVELC. This includes code such as CLOSE UUO's before RENAME UUO's
and support for failure of the DEVPPN UUO. This conditionalization is
more comprehensive in PIP version 33C than in version 33B. For
installations which require such support, assemble PIP with the LEVELC
switch set to 1. The supported setting of this switch is 0.
PIP now searches UUOSYM and MACTEN. These files are required for
assembly.
PIP33C.DOC Page 9
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
The following is a list of all known edits which were made to version
33B(260) to produce version 33C.
261 Make OLDN:=SYSN: work.
No SPR.
262 Fix bug on FTSFD=0 monitors during rename.
No SPR.
263 Check DTA bit to discern whether device is a Dectape, rather
than assuming Dectape if directory device and not disk.
SPR 16560.
264 Do not process remaining CCL line if command error occurs.
No SPR.
265 Bypass comments correctly.
SPR 16840.
266 Look on proper structure for wildcards to be deleted.
No SPR.
267 Fix I/O to unassigned channel error when /X to TMP:
SPR 17327.
270 Improve handling of LOOKUP errors when deleting and renaming.
No SPR.
271 Prevent PIP from zeroing SYS: unintentionally.
No SPR.
272 Exit to monitor command level when ctrl-Z encountered in TTY:
command string.
No SPR.
273 Implement use of extended LOOKUP blocks.
SPR 17316.
274 Implement SFDs for ersatz devices.
PIP33C.DOC Page 10
SPR 17383.
275 Don't corrupt .RBEST when copying from DTA to DSK.
No SPR.
276 Prevent loss of sticky PPNs when a device is encountered in the
command string.
SPR 17516.
277 Don't exit to monitor when TMPCOR CCL file contains "FILE@".
No SPR.
PIP33C.DOC Page 11
300 Make sure that /W converts all tabs to spaces in a sequenced
file.
SPR 17485.
301 Enable PIP to find command files when the default path is an
SFD.
SPR 17577.
302 Don't type blocks freed after an ?Ambiguous message.
No SPR.
303 Don't lose tab-to-space conversion when the line buffer
overflows at the 662nd character.
SPR 18878.
304 Don't create filenames with embedded spaces.
SPR 18757.
305 Use less buffer space for output device when a large blocksize
is used.
SPR 18024.
306 Prevent monitor bug from corrupting .RBSTS during rename.
No SPR.
307 Prevent corruption of .RBEST during copy operations involving
TSK:
No SPR.
310 Make PPN specifications of the form [10,$ (altmode) function
properly.
No SPR.
311 Replace the last surviving INIT UUO with an OPEN.
No SPR.
312 Prevent PIP from copying the contents of SFDs contained by an
area being copied. Make copying work properly for TSK:
No SPR.
313 Allow RENAME FILE.* and DELETE ALL:FILE.EXT to succeed without
?Ambiguous messages when FILE.* or FILE.EXT appear on more than
one structure in the search list.
PIP33C.DOC Page 12
No SPR.
314 Prevent PIP from reading the user's directory when doing
non-wild operations.
SPR 18184.
315 Correct several special cases broken by edit 313.
No SPR.
316 Eliminate (0) Illegal File Name message.
No SPR.
PIP33C.DOC Page 13
317 Correctly print error numbers with more than 2 digits.
No SPR.
320 Print internal spaces in filenames.
No SPR.
321 Correct deletion/renaming of non-wild files on ersatz devices
by generalizing the PPN defaulter.
No SPR.
322 Extend the scope of LEVELC conditionalization.
No SPR.
323 Correct many deletion/renaming problems involving ersatz
devices and paths. Add MACTEN and UUOSYM searches, and
standardize many symbols.
No SPR.
324 Prevent protection violation when copying a file with a
specified output protection code of <000>.
SPR 19758.
325 Don't discard non-tab characters following a sequence number
when removing sequence numbers.
SPR 19753.
326 Make ; (semicolon) work correctly at TTY command level.
No SPR.
327 Correct wildcard renaming from one ersatz device to another.
No SPR.
330 Prevent operations such as DSK:/D=FILE[,,1],FILE2 from looking
for FILE2 in [,,1].
No SPR.
331 Prevent PIP from outputting nulls to TMPCOR files.
No SPR.
332 Correct edit 330 for sticky PPNs.
No SPR.
333 Fix edit 323 for RENAMEs on DECtape.
PIP33C.DOC Page 14
No SPR.
334 Fix edit 323 for /X/D.
No SPR.
335 Change edit 312 for 6.03 monitor PCM.
No SPR.
336 Prevent large files copied to a protection of <000> from being
shortened due to an incorrect .RBALC value.
SPR 19582.
PIP33C.DOC Page 15
337 Handle private file structures correctly when processing
multiple file structures.
No SPR.
340 Correct /B problem reported by SPR 13705, as well as a number
of other problems, by allowing only the /M switch in input file
specifications following the first one.
SPR 20556.
341 Prevent the output device from being carried across the equal
sign during a /X/D operation.
No SPR.
342 Prevent illegal memory references and address checks when when
outputting binary files in ASCII mode.
SPR 20557.
343 Fix /W to correctly process lines terminated by carriage
returns without linefeeds.
SPR 21013.
344 Allow NUL: as an input device for copy commands.
SPR 20718.
345 (withdrawn).
346 Make changes for MACRO version 52.
No SPR.
347 (withdrawn).
350 (withdrawn).
351 Look for .CCL before .(blank) if no extension is specified for
an indirect file.
SPR 21081.
352 Improve error message for wild devices.
SPR 21448.
353 Correct lookup problems when files other than the first file in
a multiple input specification are found by searching up the
path or in LIB:
PIP33C.DOC Page 16
SPR not known.
354 Wait until magtape EOF is finished before checking status.
SPR 21710.
355 Make the command DSK:[1,2]/D=FILE1,FILE2 look for FILE1, FILE2
in [1,2].
SPR 22585.
356 Handle backspaces properly when figuring tab stops for /C.
SPR 24932
PIP33C.DOC Page 17
357 Correct /C to position output correctly when a line sequence
number is not followed by a tab.
spr 23544.
360 Correct edit 342 for /S.
No SPR.
361 Generate page marks when formfeeds are encountered while doing
/S output.
SPR 25713.
362 Correct edit 353 for wildcard renames/deletes in SFDs.
No SPR.
363 Make wildcard renames/deletes work for UFDs.
SPR 26449.
364 Prevent protection violations under 6.03 and later monitors
when a RENAME occurs that does not change any file attribute,
and the owner access protection is 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7.
SPR 26760.
365 Fix wildcard deletion using ersatz devices.
No SPR.
366 Implement structure type-out in filename renamed/deleted
display.
No SPR.
367 Make PIP more consistent when copying /X from generic DSK: to
non-directory devices.
SPR 26984.
370 Prevent PIP from carrying the PPN across the equal sign.
SPR 26819.
371 Fix a couple of problems with structure type-out.
No SPR.
372 Fix another problem with structure type-out.
No SPR.
373 Fix edit 361 for /W.
PIP33C.DOC Page 18
No SPR.
374 Don't change the file's SFD when the command "PROTECT
FILE.EXT[,,SFD1]<NNN>" is given, and the default path is not
[,,SFD1].
No SPR.
375 Make rename messages print properly when a file is not actually
renamed per edit 364.
No SPR.
PIP33C.DOC Page 19
376 Discard a created output file if a fatal error occurs during
disk output, to preserve file being superseded.
SPR 27235.
377 Implement special-case rename handling for SHR and EXE files,
depending upon the owner access protection code and whether
their attributes will be changed by the rename. This is in
order to release dormant high segments whenever possible.
No SPR.
400 Correct LOOKUP errors when a specific file on the ALL: search
list is renamed/deleted.
No SPR.
401 Clean up for field test.
No SPR.
402 Correct renames across directories when the input and output
devices are both ersatz devices.
No SPR.
403 Increase the size of the TMPCOR buffers for the series-7
monitors.
No SPR.
404 Fix ?Illegal UUO errors in the magtape EOF routine.
No SPR.
405 Correct edit 402 to handle protection operations when the file
path is not the same as the default path.
No SPR.
500 Change edit number to 500, leaving room for edits in version
33B (to be merged into version 33C).
No SPR.
501 Make filespecs like "pi*p.mac" illegal.
SPR 29748.
502 Copy TMPCOR files in binary to DSK, DTA, MTA, ASCII to other
devices.
SPR 28811.
502 Make PIP recognize new LOOKUP/ENTER/RENAME errors.
PIP33C.DOC Page 20
No SPR.
504 Finish edit 501.
No SPR.
505 Make PIP use input path as default for output path on
RENAMEs and DELETEs.
No SPR.
[PIP33B.DOC is appended as an integral part of PIP33C.DOC]
PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33A to V33B(260)
February 1975
THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY ONLY BE USED
OR COPIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE.
COPYRIGHT (c) DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 1972,1975,1977,1986.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PIP33B.DOC Page 21
PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33A to V33B(260)
February 1975
1.0 SUMMARY
Version 33B of the Peripheral Interchange Program (PIP) is a
maintenance release including all known bug fixes. It also includes
several minor additions to make its commands more similar to SCAN and
WILD conventions. It includes a general implementation of ersatz
device recognition. It includes fixes to handle default paths and
SFD's correctly.
PIP will run under any monitor supported by DEC for the DECsystem-10.
PIP version 33B conforms to DATE75 standards. It has been tested
under 5.07, 6.01, and 6.02.
PIP is fully documented in the Users Handbook and in the Software
Notebooks.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
The following visible changes have been made:
The ersatz device routines have been rewritten to handle all current
and anticipated ersatz devices. Special code is included to handle
ALL:, NUL:, and system search list devices. There is one visible
difference between this release of PIP and the current versions of
SCAN and WILD with reference to ersatz devices. DIRECT ignores the
setting of NEW in the user's search list when SYS: is specified. PIP
uses the setting of NEW in the user's search list and uses [1,5] when
SYS: is specified.
The default project-programmer number specifications are now the same
as those used by SCAN. That is forms such as [10,], [,100], and [,]
now refer to the job's UFD instead of using a previous default PPN
specification. Also [-] can be used to refer to the job's default
path specification.
The full wildcard file name specifications are now allowed as defined
for WILD. An asterisk after a partial file name or extension is
converted to the appropriate number of question marks to fill out the
name or extension, NAM* is equivalent to NAM???.
This version reverts to the previous practice of sending control
characters to the TTY: as themselves rather than ^CHAR+100. This is
to allow control sequences to be correctly sent to TTY's that accept
them. For users desiring to type out TECO macros or DDT files, the /J
switch specified with TTY output will convert the characters in the
way version 33 did.
PIP33B.DOC Page 22
PIP now correctly handles default paths and full SFD specifications.
The default path is now used at any time there is no specified path.
For rename commands the specification of a source device is now
handled differently. A rename command can specify no device, an
output device (the source device is assumed to be the same), or an
output and a source device. If both are given, they must be identical
unless the source is a system search list device (e.g. NEW:). These
restrictions are due to the fact that a RENAME UUO can not physically
move a file, but can change its UFD. Also, if a PPN is specified for
either source or object but not both, it is assumed for the other.
This means that FILE2/R=FILE1[10,20] is the same as
FILE2[10,20]/R=FILE1 and neither command will change the UFD of the
file. This is to allow name changes of a file without having to type
the PPN on both names.
Wild cards on the output side of a copy without /X now imply a /X
operation. This is to make PIP's operation consistent with that of
COMPIL.
The mode of all files involved in disk or DECtape to disk or DECtape
transfers is now preserved. When /B is used (to speed up processing),
the actual input/output is done in mode 14, but the original file mode
is preserved. This allows files which have been copied by PIP to be
queued to the paper tape punch correctly.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
Commands of the form C=A,B/B generate illegal memory references.
Reported in SPR 13705.
PIP believes the monitor supplied byte counts for input/output.
Therefore, every 81st column of a card deck punched out in image mode
is lost.
Reported in SPR 9156.
Wild card file specifications implying or using UFD as an extension do
not work. the use of "*.UFD" will look for files named
"120000000000.UFD". Discovered internally.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Some of the previous support for Level C monitors or possibly very old
or very small Level D monitors has been put under the control of the
feature test switch LEVELC. This includes code such as CLOSE UUO's
before RENAME UUO's and support for failure of the DEVPPN UUO. For
installations which require such support, assemble PIP with the LEVELC
switch set to 1. The supported setting of this switch is 0.
PIP33B.DOC Page 23
For all supported monitors, there are no changes to the installation
instructions.
For monitors running with FTSFD==0 (prior to 5.07B/6.01B), there is a
bug in FILUUO which must be fixed. At PTHUU8-1, inside the IFE FTSFD
conditional, in front of the MOVE T4,JBTPPN##(J) insert a SKIPN
T4,DEVPPN(F).
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
The following is a list of all known edits which were made to version
33(77) to produce version 33B. The substance of edits 100 through 123
is unknown, and they are therefore not included on this list.
124 Implement (DX) facility.
SPR's 9004, 9039.
125 Allow user to clear DECtape id by specifying ^^.
SPR 9356.
126 Fix loss of 662nd character of long lines.
SPR's 11127, 12414, 13209, 13369, 14157, 14160.
127 Correct the problem of starting a LPT: directory listing when
a wild card is used and a device in the search list is missing
the appropriate UFD.
SPR's 9970, 10510, 10985, 12250, 13374.
130 Eliminate the protection code error when a UFD is protected but
a file is not, and the user explicitly types the file name.
SPR's 8682, 11752, 12336, 12575.
131 Removed by 162.
SPR's 9038, 10227.
132 DATE75 fixes, version 33A.
133 Prevent "?No file named" from being typed more than once,
modified by 155, 211, and 217.
SPR's 10921, 12576.
134 Removed by 163.
SPR's 11327, 11864.
135 Prevent translation of control characters to ^CHAR+100 when the
PIP33B.DOC Page 24
output device is the TTY:. Modified by 251.
SPR 9087.
136 Correctly remove line sequence number and its following tab
when the number is the last word of a block.
SPR's 7795, 9056, 11916, 12293.
PIP33B.DOC Page 25
137 Include skip return for GETPPN in DSKDIR.
140 Allow multiple files to be sequenced correctly when a
non-sequenced file follows a sequenced file.
SPR 12349, 13391.
141 Removed by 163.
SPR's 12984, 13318.
142 Correct problem of TAB's and the /W switch when the first TAB
of a file is at a tab-stop.
SPR's 10230, 12238, 13123, 13366.
143 Fix 142.
144 Correct CCL entry point to initialize the stack so that PIP
will not loop if a TMP file does not exist.
SPR 9686.
145 Removed by 161.
146 Allow copies from TMP: to TMP:.
SPR's 9917, 12924.
147 Prevent any renames or deletes of files found in the job's LIB:
unless the PPN is explicitly given.
SPR's 9969, 10318, 10368, 14008.
150 Removed by 151.
SPR's 11729, 13541.
151 Fix 150. Do physical only OPEN's when the specified device is
generic DSK: and we are searching individual structures. This
corrects problems with ASSIGN's such as .AS DSKA DSKB.
152 Make a source device specification illegal for /R and /D
commands. Modified by 211 and 227 to allow the same device to
be specified or for the source device to be a SYS: search list
device.
SPR's 10824, 10901, 13533, 13939.
153 Make sure that the file name and extension are not mixed up.
In particular don't let .FOO find FOO. or UFD look for the
job's UFD.
PIP33B.DOC Page 26
No SPR.
154 Add lower case characters and escapes as printing characters
when the /C switch is used.
SPR's 8090, 14285, 14308.
155 Correction to 133 to eliminate infinite loop of ?no file named.
No SPR.
PIP33B.DOC Page 27
156 Check for PTP: and CDP: when outputting .REL, etc. files and
change the mode to binary using a SETSTS.
SPR 14310.
157 Fix 134 to not be fooled by logical device assignments, i.e.
.AS SYS FOO<CR> .TYPE FOO:HELP<CR>.
No SPR.
160 Change file concatenation to treat the last file in the same
output mode as the previous files, i.e. FOO=FILE,FILE,FILE
should not copy the third file in binary.
No SPR.
161 Remove 145 which caused all project programmer number
specifications to become defaults.
No SPR.
162 Remove 131 which caused some project programmer number
specifications to disappear.
No SPR.
163 Implement a general ersatz device handler which will understand
any new normal devices added to the monitor (where NUL: is not
normal).
SPR's many plus 11988.
164 Correction to 152 to make sure that UU.PHS is set only when
needed.
No SPR.
165 Correction to 163 to make @ constructions work again.
No SPR.
166 Correct and change the meaning of [,] and add [-]. [,] (or
equivalent) is documented to mean the previously typed default
PPN or the user's UFD. Correct it to be the UFD instead of the
job's default path. Change it to always mean the UFD and never
any previous default PPN to agree with current SCAN
conventions.
No SPR.
167 Removed by 224.
170 Change the line number sequencing routine to add a <TAB>
instead of another <CR> on any line which contains only a line
terminator(s).
PIP33B.DOC Page 28
SPR 14408.
171 Skip the CLOSE between the LOOKUP and RENAME for /D and /R so
that non-default paths will not be lost under Level D.
No SPR.
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172 Close the output device for /L and /F before printing "No files
named..." so that if output is to the TTY: the rest of the
directory will be printed.
SPR 12533.
173 Notice non-existing file following existing files when both
file specifications are wild.
SPR 12533.
174 Fix the problem of garbage in the middle of files which have
been merged using wild cards. This was caused by messages
indicating non-existent UFD's being output in the file.
SPR's 7111, 9527, 11980, 12488, 12900.
175 Fix the problem of I/O error messages losing output bound for
the TTY:.
SPR's 11687, 12256.
176 Fix the problem of "File not found" messages losing output
bound for the TTY:.
No SPR.
177 Fix the problem of "Directory has no such files" messages
losing TTY: bound directory output. Add the name of the files
that were not found.
No SPR.
200 Addition to 163 to make logical assignments to ALL: work
better.
No SPR.
201 Make NUL: work better.
No SPR.
202 Allow UFD protections to be changed again. The RENAME block
must have a zero PPN.
No SPR.
203 Determine the search list to be used for wild cards by doing a
PATH. on the device in question. Only if the PATH. fails use
a DEVPPN to try to determine what search list to use.
No SPR.
204 Fix /Z to not clobber the output file name by putting the last
file name that it deleted there.
PIP33B.DOC Page 30
No SPR.
205 Fix 163 to not possibly lose the defaulted output device.
No SPR.
206 Make wild card specifications on the output side of a copy
without /X illegal since we do not know what to do with them.
Changed by 244 to imply /X.
SPR's 11041, 11633, 12332, 14583.
PIP33B.DOC Page 31
207 Begin to straighten out path usage.
Many SPR's.
210 Change 156 to do a CLOSE-OPEN sequence instead of a SETSTS
since the monitor did not properly handle the SETSTS on the
PTP:.
SPR 14310.
211 Fix paths and SFD's.
SPR's 11077, 11765, 12053, 12771, 12931.
212 Add defensive code so that non-pathing monitors will not
receive path block pointers for input files.
No SPR.
213 Correction to 211 to fix directories of ersatz devices and the
job's default path.
No SPR.
214 Correction to 203 to look in the correct word of the returned
path block after the PATH.
No SPR.
215 Fix 211 to allow TMP: again.
No SPR.
216 Fix 207 to save the PPN for /X copies so that default paths and
other PPN's will work again.
No SPR.
217 Fix 211 to allow multiple deletes in the job's default path.
No SPR.
220 Fix 211 to make [,] mean the job's UFD again.
No SPR.
221 Clear the output path before starting the input scan. This is
now required due to changes for 211.
No SPR.
222 Make RENAMEs within a default SFD work in spite of the monitor.
PIP33B.DOC Page 32
No SPR.
223 Remove an unsupported section of 211.
224 Remove 167.
225 Change file specification rules to allow SCAN type names such
as FIL* for FIL???.
No SPR.
226 Fix /L to print the directory called for by *.UFD correctly (as
#,# instead of !($%+).
No SPR.
PIP33B.DOC Page 33
227 Fix 152 to allow specification of exactly the same source
device as output device in a rename or delete.
No SPR.
230 Fix /Q so that it will find PIP.HLP on HLP: if it is not on
SYS:. Also force the command line input side to be
=SYS:PIP.HLP/Q to override any extra things the user might have
typed such as wild cards (SPR 13157), random switches, or extra
devices or PPN's.
SPR 13157.
231 Fix 222 to make renames on ersatz devices leave the file
renamed in the correct PPN.
No SPR.
232 Correct the wild card logic to accept UFD not found errors when
searching generic devices for an SFD path.
No SPR.
233 Fix 211 to make [#,] work again.
No SPR.
234 Correction to the path setting routine for monitors with FTSFD
turned off.
No SPR.
235 Print correct device name on error messages from /D and /R.
Moved by 240.
No SPR.
236 Correct LOOKUP error number printed in some cases when the
monitor is broken.
No SPR.
237 Change the directory used for SYS: when NEW is in the search
list from [1,5] to [1,4]. This only applies to operations
which require that the directory be read.
No SPR.
240 Move 235 to fix TMP: messages also.
No SPR.
241 Change 135 to be a conditional assembly parameter. The
supported setting is outputting control characters without
conversion to any TTY.
PIP33B.DOC Page 34
No SPR.
242 Change the error message for directory listings to be "No UFD
exists" instead of "No UFD created".
No SPR.
243 Clean up 232.
No SPR.
PIP33B.DOC Page 35
244 Change 206 to make wild card output file specifications imply
/X for copy operations. This makes PIP's operation consistent
with that of COMPIL. Also do not allow directories to be
output to a wild card output specification.
No SPR.
245 Correct 235 and 240 so that the correct device is typed out for
all error messages.
No SPR.
246 Correct page numbering on long directory listings.
SPR 7752.
247 Preserve the mode of all files copied from one directory device
to another. The ENTER is done using the original mode of the
file, and then a SETSTS is done to set the mode to correspond
to the switches specified (/B, /I, /H).
SPR's 7863, 14063.
250 Type out any error messages found during searches for files in
/R and /D processing which do not have to do with "file not
found" (i.e. RIB error or protection failure).
SPR's 8231, 8285.
251 Change 241 to type out all control characters as such unless a
/J switch is given. Provide an assembly switch to allow the
reversal of this action (unsupported - CTLTTY).
No SPR.
252 Allow switches, PPN's and protections to follow octal file name
specifications (i.e. #12/X=FOO).
No SPR.
253 Fix /T and /C to correctly check for null lines and provide a
single space, as documented.
No SPR.
254 Fix /Z to allow it to be specified in a disk copy operation
again.
No SPR.
255 Move 142 and 143 so that they will also apply to magnetic tape
switches.
PIP33B.DOC Page 36
SPR 15194.
256 Clean up the listing format, add subtitles.
No SPR.
257 Eliminate an I/O to unassigned channel error caused by 245 when
the device involved was other than disk.
No SPR.
PIP33B.DOC Page 37
260 Remove 237. It made PIP inconsistent within itself, and found
a second monitor bug. For installations which would like to
consider the possibilities, see the beware file.
No SPR.
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PIP33A.DOC Page 38
PIP.DOC -- Changes from V33(77) to V33A(78)
April 1974
1.0 SUMMARY
This document describes version 33A of PIP. The only reason for this
release is to conform to the DATE-75 standard. No other changes have
been made, specifically none of the published
SPR fixes have been made. This is version 33(77) with one and only
one edit.
PIP is documented in Software Notebook vol. 6.
This version of PIP supersedes all previous versions. It runs under
all supported monitors. The DATE-75 project is fully implemented.
There are no CUSP dependencies.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
None.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
Far too many to enumerate.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
None.
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
Edit #
132 Implement DATE-75 standard.
[End of PIP33A.DOC]
[PIP33.DOC is appended as an integral part of PIP33A.DOC]
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PIP33.DOC -- Changes from V32(37) to V33(77)
April 1972
1.0 SUMMARY
PIP version 33 is version 32 with edits #40 through #77. This version
has no new deficiencies and fully replaces version 32.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
None.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
#1 Copying between DSK, DTA and MTA is in binary by default,
unless one output file is being made from multiple input files,
in which case the default node is ascii. A new switch is
needed to force character by character copying.
#2 In nested indirect files it is not possible to return from an
indirect file and continue reading from a previous one.
#3 PIP has no ascii mode switch.
#4 PIP inserts blank tape between PDP-8 binary tapes when
concatenating them.
#5 SPR-6059
TYPE A,B,C
Where A, and B do not exist produces PDL OV, ILL MEM REF, or
other random errors.
#6 SPR 10-6364
/X=A/A,B/B
Does not change the mode for file B.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
None.
PIP33.DOC Page 40
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
Edit #
40 Device SYS did not work in small monitor (5.04), because DEVPPN
UUO does not work. Fix is to test for 5 series monitor and use
[1,4] if DEVPPN fails rather than [1,1].
41 PIP gave a fatal ? error if a delete failed because file was
not there.
Fix is to give warning % error in this case since it is not
fatal.
42 Non-standard protection got turned off after the first file.
This was a bug introduced when setting protection for
level D enter. Fix is to test for level D and if so skip the
rename.
43 Output project-programmer number was defaulting over to
input side. Fix, clear PPN on equals and left arrow.
44 Resequencing a file lost the character after the sequence
number. Bug introduced in v32, remove it.
45 File structure search logic does not work in small monitor
(5.04).
The is no fence so PIP does not believe -1 is end of F/S.
Fix is to test for both 0 and -1.
46 Device SYS does not work correctly. PIP uses
SYSSTR UUO to find SYS:, this is not correct.
Fix use GOBSTR UUO, this fixes both SYS: and DSK:.
47 COPY command to DTA causes tape to rock. Low segment
has grown so that double buffers won't fit. Fix test for this
and try
to expand so that at least 2 buffers are used.
50 Level C only, wild card commands do not work. The
UFD device is not inited. Fix, if not a level D generic disk
make sure UFD is inited.
51 Remove WCH conditional (old PDP-6 dectape format).
PIP33.DOC Page 41
This saves space and time and makes the listing neater.
52 Remove DISK30 conditional (TEN30 single user disk format).
53 Command line (from TTY) storage is poor.
It gives a free cr-lf after 72 characters (so does monitor),
and
has a limit of 41 words.
Fix remove extra cr-lf code. Allow for undetermined
length of command line by getting space from free core. This
saves
space for short commands and allows extra long ones.
54 More of above
55 No UFD created message doesn't give structure name. Fix add
F/S after message.
PIP33.DOC Page 42
56 /A to a binary file gives ill mem ref. PIP thinks binary is
sequence number. Fix, remove bug so that
the binary will be transfered as ascii (losing bit 35), this
removes
the ill mem ref. However no message is given to the user
(unless he is listing
the file) since PIP has no way of knowing the file is binary.
57 Line too long message is output whenever a line is longer
than the internal line buffer (132 chars.). Fix, make it
happen
only on /A . This allows files created by TECO to
be listed etc.
60 Change the definitions of ac P from 5 to 17, and CALFLG
from 17 to 5, since most programs have pushdown
pointer in 17.
61 *.* is handled differently from ??????.???, this wastes
space and does not allow users to enter *.* as an octal mask.
Fix, convert *.* to ??????.??? and use the wild card masking
code,
remove all special checks for *. On output convert ??????.???
back to *.*.
63 # number is not handled correctly, it is right justified and
does not allow mixed # and alpha.
Fix, use 3 bit left justified bytes, and allow mixed # and
alphas.
64 More of above.
65 PIP loops if tape ID is specified but device does not exist.
Fix, clear TAPEID flag at IOERRN.
66 Block free message is incorrect after an error. Fix, clear
BLKSUM.
67 Rename on DTA is not always correct,@it doesn't check
PIP33.DOC Page 43
for name already existing. PIP does not use
rename uuo, it reads directory and changes entries in it.
Fix, remove that code and do a RENAME UUO.
70 Can not delete from more than one [ppn]. An old restriction.
Fix, remove restriction.
71 /T to a blank line changes multiple blanks, cr-lf into
one blank cr-lf, but then loses the lf.
Fix, account for extra character by IBP OPTR at PSCAN7.
72 PIP will not assemble with REENT=0.
Fix, remove multiply defined labels DERR7.
73 PIP has extra <cr> in source file not followed
by <lf>. Fix, remove them (5 occurrences).
74 File name generation for input from non-directory devices
is not correct (bug introduced by #61). Fix it.
PIP33.DOC Page 44
75 Fix various bugs in SFD logic. PIP will now
read, write, rename, and delete files in SFD's.
Note, PIP will not (now or ever) list directories
of SFD's, use DIRECT for that function.
76 Previous fix to allow null files to be copies causes
problems with non-directory devices since they key on a null
file to terminate a /X copy of multiple files.
Fix, allow null files only from DSK and DTA, and
put back some of the code removed in version 31.
77 /Y fails to copy a single file, previous changes in version 31
changed action of LOOK routine but did not change RIMSW
code. Fix, if only one file is specified do not read UFD,
just do a LOOKUP on required file.
[End of PIP33.DOC]