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<h2>New Features in Apcupsd 3.8.3</h2>
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· Highlights of this release:
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. The ./configure program prints a warning message if /usr/ucb is
on your path. This for Solaris systems where the wrong shutdown
program could be used.
. Corrected serial port lock file location on Solaris.
. Added an optional port specification to the hosts.conf file
for configuring multimon.cgi
. Added the --disable-install-distdir configure option to allow
clean installation of two or more apcupsds on the same system.
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<P>The software is completely developed
under Linux and will compile cleanly and will work under Linux
as well as many other operating systems and flavors of Linux.
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<P>What to do if you find bugs :</P>
<P STYLE="margin-left: 0.29in">send an email to
<a href="mailto:apcupsd-devel@apcupsd.org">apcupsd-devel@apcupsd.org</a>
(Developers mailing list) or go to one of the following sites:
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<a href="http://www.apcupsd.org">http://www.apcupsd.org</a>
<a href="http://www.sibbald.com/apcupsd">http://www.sibbald.com/apcupsd</a>
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<P>Change Log
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----> Release apcupsd-3.8.3 (26 Nov 2001)
- Updated manual to include ideas/suggestions received
from users installing 3.8.2.
- Fixed safe.apccontrol to be a bit more system independent
(thanks to Steven Orr for the idea).
- Added safe.apccontrol.in so that it is configured properly.
- Fixed all apccontrol.sh.in so that it restart the computer if shutdown
was cancelled. Fixed also the lock directory location in rc scripts.
- Removed infinite sleep from shutdown sequences.
- Added a big warning message to the end of the ./configure
output if /usr/ucb is on your path (for Solaris shutdown).
- Updated Solaris configuration with specific config values.
- Fixed reference to lock file in Solaris apcupsd.in so it is
properly configured.
- Removed unused variable from Solaris apcupsd.in
- Install apcupsd.conf with 644 permissions
- Add --disable-install-distdir ./configure option.
This allows easier installation of slaves or
multiple copies of apcupsd.
- Used makedepend if not gcc (Solaris fix).
- Set SO_REUSEADDR in slave machines.
- Use select() to timeout master if slave does not respond.
- Recognize APC Smart-UPS 370ci.
- Add 940-0020C cable support (same as 20B).
- UPSNAME now sets upsname if given. Otherwise, apcupsd
attempts to get name from UPS, if not found, uses
hostname, finally "default".
- Implement CommLost NIS status.
- Implement Shutdown NIS status.
- Implement Slave NIS status.
- Correct SmartTrim and SmartBoost detection code.
- ./configure prints name of shutdown program.
- Add port to hosts.conf.
- Add new apccontrol arguments to script file.
- Eliminated all N/A fields in STATUS report.
- Always construct STATFLAG in STATUS report.
- Added Ambient Temperature and Humidity to multimon (Carl Erhorn)
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