[SAC-HELP] sac patches

[Brian Savage]

To: sac-help and sac-dev

New releases of SAC come out about every six months, but between  
releases bugs are found and patches written to fix them.  Because of  
the licensing of SAC, one cannot post corrected source routines --  
all source code must come via e-mail from either IRIS or LLNL.   
However, it has been decided by IRIS and LLNL that posting patches of  
broken code on an IRIS Web site is allowed.  (Already those  
subscribed to sac-dev have seen several suggested patches posted that  
potentially either fix bugs or provide enhancements.  This again does  
not break the licensing agreement, but please do not post complete  
subroutines.)

IRIS had agreed with a recommendation by the SAC Advisory committee  
to set up a Web page with links to patches that correct critical  
bugs.  (At this time, it has been decided that patches for  
enhancements will be applied only in a new release.)  The first  
installment of the patch page was created on October 29 with three  
patches.  There is a README file on that page that explains what the  
patches are for and brief instructions.  In order to be able to apply  
the patches, you need to have a source distribution of SAC version  
101.2 (created on September 4).  Go to URL <http://www.iris.edu/ 
software/sac> and follow the link.  Also, the CHANGES file for which  
there is a link on that page has been updated to include these patches.

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