[Linux-decnet-user] LAT 1.12

[Patrick C. <pa...@ty...>]

I've tagged and upload the latest LAT. There are a few new features in this
release that I hope people will find useful. Be aware that I still regard this
branch as the "unstable" one but I think it's probably more stable than the 1.0
series now - please let me know if you disagree.

New features since 1.11 are:

* llogin -r is an alias for llogin -R (easier to type!)
* New moprc program for remote administration of terminal servers
* llogin can now connect to passworded services using llogin -w
* Split out Linux-specific code into its own class
* Primitive, but functional support for DS90L terminal servers

New features since 1.10 are:
* Added -l switch to llogin to replace LF with VT
* Document -d -v switch to llogin
* Renamed PortSession to QueuedSession so it's less confusing
* /dev/lat ports connect using LocalPort and localportSession so they
  can share connections.
* Fixed spurious newlines generated by llogin -p

New features since 1.03 are:
* Can now handle multiple reverse-LAT connections via the same connection 
* Can specify a command to run (and user to run it under) for a named service.


This release also has some portability bits added, all the Linux-specific code
has been moved into interfaces-linux.cc/h so that people can port LAT to other
Unix systems - BSDs seem to be a popular request. Note that it will probably not
be me that does this porting but the new split should make this task MUCH easier
for those that want to have a go. I will accept patches from porters.

To use lat with a DS90L printer port you /must/ define the port as queued and
put the node name of the server in the latcp -A -p command. You can't use
llogin with DS90L printer ports.

I hope people find moprc useful - I certainly do!

Access to passworded services is currently only supported by llogin - if you
want this to be available from /dev/lat ports then let me know.

I regard this as a release candidate - if I don't get any serious bug reports
for this release then I will upload binaries, add it to the debian archive and
retire 1.03.

patrick