NeXtMidas 1.5.7 Release Notes

Tested on:
Platform OS Version JDK Netscape DLLs
Dec Unix Compaq Tru64 UNIX V4.0F 1.3.1-1
4.5
(n/a)
Linux RedHat 7.1 1.3.1-b24
4.76
(n/a)
Sun Solaris 2.7 1.3.1-b24
4.5
(n/a)
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 1.3.1-b24
4.76
cygwin: gcc 2.95.2-6
egcs: gcc 2.95.2

New Features Added

Bugs Fixed

(listed in ascending DR order)
Bug Num Description
22-1 Help system fails
nxm/sys/exp/Help.java
nxm/sys/intr/Help.java
nxm/sys/lib/HelpBuilder.java
nxm/sys/lib/HelpOption.java
nxm/sys/lib/HelpOptionExpFile.java
nxm/sys/lib/HelpOptionHlpFile.java
nxm/sys/lib/HelpSystem.java
nxm/sys/lib/FileVisitor.java
370-1 List templates are not being interpreted correctly
nxm/sys/prim/list.java
nxm/sys/libg/Gridsheet.java
nxm/sys/exp/list.exp
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/list_ramp_test.tmp
nxm/sys/test/list_tpl.tmp
447-1 Exception in thread
nxm/sys/lib/Table.java
448-1 No MULTIPLE selection in list
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
nxm/sys/prim/list.java
461-1 Changes to plot in 1.5.3 affected ability to update parms
nxm/sys/libg/Layer1D.java
3363-1 FEATURE problem in XY mode
nxm/sys/libg/Feature.java
nxm/sys/libg/MPlot.java
4244-1 Rows missing at bottom of list on large screens
nxm/sys/prim/list.java
nxm/sys/libg/Gridsheet.java
nxm/sys/exp/list.exp
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/list_ramp_test.tmp
nxm/sys/test/list_tpl.tmp
4758-1 Null pointer exception with unassigned AUX
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
4778-1 IF doesn't fully implement its EXPLAIN file (added EQT)
nxm/sys/exp/if.exp
nxm/sys/lib/Args.java
nxm/sys/libm/Tolerance.java (new)
nxm/sys/test/test_if.mm
htdocs/package_libm.html (new)
os/unix/nmmake
os/dos/nmmake.bat
4782-1 COMPARE does not follow its explain file
nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf
nxm/sys/exp/compare.exp
nxm/sys/exp/maxmin.exp (new)
nxm/sys/exp/maxmin.java (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/maxmin.mm (new)
nxm/sys/prim/compare.java
5122-1 Failure to plot points for Midas type 5010 file (HttpConnect problem)
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
5163-1 DataFile consLength doesn't work right
nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
5329-1 Need copy with stride and vector fill
nxm/sys/lib/DataOp.java
DR resolved with changes made to DataOp. (MJK)
5424-1 calendar extension for Gcontrol
nxm/sys/libg/GCalendar.java (new)
nxm/sys/intr/Gcontrol.java
nxm/sys/exp/gcontrol.exp
nxm/sys/test/test_gcalendar.mm (new)
5458-1 rmif.for fails for VMS and Solaris builds
nxm/sys/host/rmif.for
5459-1 STOP does not terminate current macro
nxm/sys/intr/Stop.java
nxm/sys/lib/Command.java
nxm/sys/test/test_stop.mm (new)
nxm/sys/test/test_stop2.mm (new)
5464-1 RMIF Improvements
nxm/sys/exp/Rmif.java
nxm/sys/hlp/Rmif.java
nxm/sys/inc/RmifProtocol.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifPacketAdapterTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifPacketSequencerTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifPacketTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifUtilTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifPacketReaderTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifBaseTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifRemoteSetTest.java
nxm/sys/test/unit/net/RmifPacketWriterTest.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifBase.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifChannel.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifChannelSet.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifCompressor.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifDatagramSocket.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifExceptionHandler.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacket.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketAdapter.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketEcho.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketHandler.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketPrinter.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketReader.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketSequencer.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifProperty.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifRemote.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifRemoteSet.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifUtil.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifBw.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketWriter.java
nxm/sys/net/RmifPacketWriterImpl.java
5470-1 feature names not displayed in 156b (worked in 154b)
nxm/sys/exp/feature.exp
5500-1 Need template colors by enum and field
nxm/sys/prim/list.java
nxm/sys/libg/Gridsheet.java
nxm/sys/exp/list.exp
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/list_ramp_test.tmp
nxm/sys/test/list_tpl.tmp
5512-1 missing explain files should say 'not in command dictionary'
nxm/sys/intr/Explain.java
5513-1 SPLIT problem with short subrecords
nxm/sys/prim/split.java
nxm/sys/test/test_split_group.mm
5521-4 NMD: no longer works within NeXtMidas shell
nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java
5563-1 ColorListBox.ListItem constructor has ambiguous calls
nxm/sys/libg/ColorListBox
5564-1 Catch blocks for Exception incorrect
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
nxm/sys/libg/Shell.java
nxm/sys/libg/MidasThread.java
5584-1 remove files that prevent upload to all mirror servers
readme.txt
5693-1 Explain file sloppiness
nxm/sys/exp/fname.exp
nxm/sys/exp/keyword.exp
nxm/sys/exp/plot.exp
nxm/sys/exp/sourcefile.exp
5699-1 HTTP Capability
nxm/sys/net/HttpConstants.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpDataSource.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpEServer.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpGetRequest.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpHeadRequest.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpRequest.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpRequestFactory.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpRequestLine.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpRequestVisitor.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpUnknownRequest.java
nxm/sys/net/HttpUtil.java
5896-3 DataFile open() doesn't check for file existence
nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
5912-3 Classpath fix so user can add to classpath via environment var
os/unix/nm
os/unix/nmstart
os/dos/nm.bat
os/dos/nmstart.bat
5951-1 Need list to poll a file
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
nxm/sys/prim/list.java
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
6297-1 Panes don't redraw properly when titles are set
nxm/sys/prim/panel.java
6495-1 tbl2xml needs to strip off trailing numbers added in xml2tbl
nxm/sys/lib/Table.java
nxm/sys/prim/convert.java
nxm/sys/test/test_convert.mm (new)
nxm/sys/test/test_xml.xml
nxm/sys/test/test_xml2.xml
6496-1 Need to insert rows in a list
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
nxm/sys/test/test_list.mm
nxm/sys/test/test_list_insert.mm
nxm/sys/test/test_list_insert.mmp1
6587-1 Convert Table-to-blue (type 3000) problem
nxm/sys/prim/convert.java
nxm/sys/prim/convert.exp
6608-1 Build command does not work on mixed case
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
8835-1 Results GETSIZE does not work
nxm/sys/lib/Results.java
nxm/sys/lib/KeyObject.java
9498-1 GridSheet.CellRaster doesn't work with java 1.4.0
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
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