New Submissions for V9.2 GRIPLIB



The following changes were implemented in Version 9.2 of the
GRIP International Library:

The Library is now being released in Native Mode. This allows
sharing one copy of the Library across a network, either as an
NFS mounted volume or in a clustered environment. It can be
migrated to UGFM mode, if desired.  The Librarian program will
adapt to whatever environment it is being executed in.

The main directory of GRIPLIB now reflects the version of the
Library.  For example, this version of GRIPLIB can be found
under /griplib092 on a Unix system.

Warning: The programs F-MOLD.GRS and 3-BOLT.GRS may not be functional.
These program require modification to run under the multiple platform
format.  They may be fixed, but not before Version 9.0.  DG users
needing help with these programs should contact the Librarian, since
this will be the last official release to DG users.

LIBRARIAN program changes:
  The Font Management software had several new features added:

    The FONT CHART option now provides the Time/Date Last Modified
    in the header of the font chart, along with the spacing method
    used for that font file. (This only works if the font selected
    from the system font menu also appears in the FONTS directory
    of GRIPLIB).

    The FONT CHART option now displays the font name in BLOCKFONT.
    This makes it easier to determine the name of the font,
    especially when the font characters are not standard alphabetics.
    (This is real obvious with previous versions of FONT CHART
    were used with ALIEN.FNT, GREEKFONT.FNT, or HIRAGANA.FNT).

    The LIST SYSTEM FONTS option now tags listed fonts will codes
    to indicate whether this font is found in the Library.
      "*" Indicates the font appears in FONTS exactly as named,
      "#" Indicates the font appears in FONTS, but under a
          slightly different name.

    The LIBRARIAN routine _GET_GRDIR looks in several more places for
    the Library.  Native mode searching was enhanced to use UNIX
    Environment Variables to find GRIPLIB in the EDS file structure.

    The PROOF FILE HEADER option now ignores leading spaces in
    source file headers.  It also converts lower case to upper case
    before syntax checking.  This allows for more variations on
    the program/font headers.

  I added an option to list UGI files by various sort methods and
  selection methods.

Files Added To Library:
By the Librarian, Greg Krumrey, Patriot Machine, Inc:
  (Too many to worry about, too few to chase down)

From Mark Hoover, McDonnell Douglas M & E:
  SQUIDGEN_SETUP.GRS,
  SQUIDGEN_BATCH.GRS
From Rich Grant, EDS:
  UG2ILEAF.GRS
From Rick R. Buck, Rock Island Arsenal:
  WELD_SYM2.GRS
From John Fairfield, E. I. du Pont de Nemours:
  DWG_UTIL.GRS
From Tim Schramer, MDC/Douglas Aircraft:
  ORTHO.GRS
From John Myjak, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft:
  SHOWTOOL.GRS
From Glenn Button, Northrop Corporation:
  GRHOVAL.GRS