README for the Apsend and Apstat Commands APSEND Apsend is a command that send device-independent troff output from the user's 'home' UNIX system to the dedicated UNIX driving the APS-5 phototypesetter. Take the following steps to prepare apsend for your system. 1) Compile the file apsend.mkhd.c (which uses the file apsend.h). 2) Move the a.out file to apsend.mkhd. 3) Check the following shell variables in the apsend command and change if necessary: NODE, MKHEAD, FNTABLES, NETWORK. NODE - use '`uname -n`' or the actual system nodename MKHEAD - use 'apsend.mkhd' (if apsend and apsend.mkhd will reside in the same directory); otherwise use full pathname of apsend.mkhd FNTABLES - use '/usr/lib/font' or the actual pathname of the troff font directory NETWORK - use 'uucp1' or 'uucp2' or 'usend' or 'nusend' as explained below: use 'uucp1' for those systems selecting uucp network - AND uucp BY DEFAULT copies source files to the spool directory. (Note: 'uucp -C' is usually illegal on these systems.) use 'uucp2' for those systems selecting uucp network - AND uucp does NOT by default copy source files to the spool directory (invokes '-C' option of uucp) use 'usend' for those systems selecting usend network; must also have the entry 'mhuxm mhuxv /usr/asp/unpackm' in /usr/asp/udest use 'nusend' for those systems selecting nusend network (must have NSC link to MHCC dedicated UNIX) 4) Be sure to leave a blank line as the first line of the apsend shell script. The apsend command resides in /usr/lbin on the Murray Hill Computer Center UNIX systems. The man page for apsend is included as file apsend.1. APSTAT The apstat command sends a request for the current status of apsend jobs (both APS-5 and imagen) to the dedicated UNIX driving both devices. The UNIX acknowledges the status requests via UNIX mail, prepending a brief bulletin indicating unusual turnaround conditions, if such exist. The reply is sent to the <system>!<login> of the apstat submitter. Take the following steps to prepare apstat for your system. 1) Compile the file apstat.mkhd.c. 2) Move the a.out file to apstat.mkhd. 3) Check the following shell variables in the apstat command and change if necessary: NODE, MKHEAD, REMOTEX, NETWORK. NODE - use '`uname -n`' or the actual system nodename MKHEAD - use 'apstat.mkhd' (if apstat and apstat.mkhd will reside in the same directory); otherwise use full pathname of apstat.mkhd REMOTEX - set value to '1' to request status via remote execution of aps.status command; set value to '0' to request status without remote execution of aps.status command NETWORK - use 'uucp1' or 'uucp2' or 'usend' or 'nusend' as explained above for the apsend command 4) Be sure to leave a blank line as the first line of the apstat shell script. The apstat command resides in /usr/lbin on the Murray Hill Computer Center UNIX systems. The man page for apstat is included as file apstat.1. Please contact Virginia Turner, MH-2F-113, x4661, mhuxm!vbt if you have trouble installing apsend or apstat on your system or if the commands do not appear to work properly thereafter.