		     Early Release Patch Kit Summary


This Early Release Patch Kit Distribution contains:

   - fixes that resolve the problem(s) reported in: 
        o SSRT-541 SSRT0752U SSRT0753U SSRT0757U SSRT0771U SSRT0781U SSRT0782U SSRT0788U SSRT2190 SSRT2192 SSRT2257 SSRT2259 SSRT2262 
             * for Digital UNIX V4.0F DUV40FB18AS0007-20020102.tar (BL18)

 The patches in this kit are being released early for general customer use.
 Refer to the Release Notes for a summary of each patch and installation 
 prerequisites.

 Patches in this kit are installed by running dupatch from the directory 
 in which the kit was untarred. For example, as root on the target system:

	> mkdir -p /tmp/CSPkit1
	> cd /tmp/CSPkit1
	> <copy the kit to /tmp/CSPkit1>
	> tar -xpvf DUV40D13-C0044900-1285-20000328.tar
	> cd patch_kit
	> ./dupatch


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BEFORE INSTALLING PATCHES: 
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 1. Verify the patch kit tar file was copied correctly.
	> sum PatchKitName.tar 

      Compare the checksum of the copied .tar file with the originating 
      .tar file checksum.

 2. Peruse the Patch Kit Release Notes and Patch Installation Guide to 
    understand such things as patch installation, installation operational 
    changes, files being changed. 

        Release Notes

        The Patch Kit Release Notes can be found in each product-specific
        directory. For example, if the kit contains Digital UNIX 4.0D
        patches and you untarred the kit in /tmp/CSPkit1/:

        - /tmp/CSPkit1/patch_kit/DIGITAL_UNIX_V4.0D/ReleaseNotes.txt

       
        Patch Installation Guide


        The Patch Installation Guide can be viewed with your browser by opening
        the following file (assuming the kit was untarred in /tmp/CSPkit1/:

        - /tmp/CSPkit1/patch_kit/PatchInstallGuide.htm
	
    New patch tools may be delivered with any patch kit so it's always 
    important to review the Patch Installation Guide and Release Notes for 
    dupatch operational changes. 

    NOTE: This patch kit may contain patches for more than one software
          product.

 3. If you want to review details for patches contained in this kit, such as
    the files being changed and source revision control information you 
    should untar the kit and use the dupatch documentation menu. For 
    example:
        o untar the patch kit in /tmp/CSPkit1
        o execute /tmp/CSPkit1/dupatch
        o use the dupatch documentation menu to display the detailed
          patch information.

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PATCH KIT DISTRIBUTION CONTENT 
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  - 00-READ-ME-FIRST (this file)

  - Latest version of dupatch

  - Customer-Specific patches (per software product)

  - Patch Kit Installation Guide  
	o Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) 
	o Web browser (.html)

  - Per-Product Patch Kit Release Notes
	Describes the content of this patch kit.
	o Text only (.txt)



