ctlmp/ctlconvert_txt EOF request [PSARC/2007/365 FastTrack timeout 09/28/2007]

[James Carlson]

Suresh Chandrasekharan writes:
> >>> If there's customer action required, is this something that customers
> >>> can do (prior to upgrade) on existing S10 and S9 systems when the EOF
> >>> notice is released?  Or is it an upgrade-break-fix cycle?
> >>>       
> >
> > Is there an answer to these questions?  Can the user prepare for this
> > change, or does the system just break on upgrade?
> >
> >   
> For ctlmp user can prepare for the upgrade by making use of mp(1) print 
> filter in places where ctlmp is used inside a script. For ctlconvert-txt 
> the part of the script which converts text to presentation forms and 
> then piping to a print filter need to be replaced by mp(1) filter. Will 
> be documented in the release notes.

OK; thanks.  That's what I was looking for.

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