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November 1998, Week 1

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Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
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Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Nov 1998 20:39:20 -0500
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Mark Bixby wrote:
>
> *MOST UNFORTUNATELY*, the fix text for MPEKXJ3 only talks about the most recent
> bug that was fixed, and doesn't mention what was fixed in any of the previous
> 53 superseded patches.  Because the superseded patches are no longer online,
> you have no way of knowing what the full impact is going to be of installing
> MPEKXJ3.  :-(
>
> I strongly urge *ALL* fix text be retained whenever a patch is superseded.
> Yes, I know that after 53 supersedes this might add up to a lot of text, but I
> really want to know EXACTLY what a patch is fixing or enhancing.
> --
> Mark Bixby                      E-mail: [log in to unmask]

I agree and point out that this is generally the practice of HP-UX
cummulative patches.
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Richard Gambrell
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Dept. 4454
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