Iron Spring PL/I version 0.9.2 has been released. The primary enhancement in this version is multitasking, including the TASK, EVENT, and PRIORITY options of the CALL statement, TASK and EVENT variables, and the COMPLETION and STATUS builtin functions and pseudovariables.

On Linux multitasking requires a 2.6.x kernel.

Non user-visible enhancements include consolidation of the library source for
Linux and OS/2. The distributed versions of the compiler include all components
for both systems. The assembler code for the OS/2 version has been converted to
use the open-source "JWAsm" assembler rather than ALP [not without a lot of grief].

Any problems or questions contact http://class='mailtolink'bugs@iron-spring.com. Thanks to those who submitted a number of bug reports for previous releases. Any bugfixes not included in this release will be addressed in the next version.

Links:

• http://www.iron-spring.com
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Revised versions of Firefox, Seamonkey, and Thunderbird offering native
printing support have been released.

* Firefox v4.0.2pre:
http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/mozilla/firefox-20110721.zip /> http://class='extlink'http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/firefox-20110721.zip /> * Seamonkey v2.1:
http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/mozilla/seamonkey-20110721.zip /> http://class='extlink'http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/seamonkey-20110721.zip

There is a new version of ODIN on the Netlabs FTP server.

ODIN is the Open Source project to provide a win32 API for OS/2 and eComStation. Originally to allow OS/2 users to run Windows 32 bit applications. Now used to port windows applications to OS/2 and eComStation. The Odin runtime is a requirement for the newest developed versions of JAVA and Flash 10 for OS/2 and eCS.

ODIN website: http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/odin32

Download: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/odin32bin-20110710-release.wpi />Debug version: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/odin32bin-20110710-debug.wpi

Odin mailing list archive: http://class='extlink'http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.odin.user

Report bugs on the Netlabs bug tracker: http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/odin32/report

To support future Netlabs development consider making a donation http://class='extlink'http://www.mensys.com/shop/Netlabs/

0.6.21668 (2011-07-10)
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Dmitriy Kuminov:

- kernel32: SEH: Disabled unwinding Win32 exception handlers in response to
the OS/2 unwind procedure to prevent endless recursive crashes inside
OS2RtlUnwind() happening due to stack corruption under SMP kernel when too
many threads are being unwound at once (seen as a lot of c0010001 and
c0010002 exceptions in POPUPLOG.OS2 after application termination).
- kernel32: Fixed a regression in 0.6.21659 that caused crashes in DOSCALL1
when writing to memory mapped files. The wrong code path would incorrectly
invalidate memory pages on each write. This affected all OpenJDK apps.

Paul Smedley has updated CUPS to v1.4.7. http://class='extlink'http://os2ports.smedley.info/

http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/CupsPort

CUPS is an open source, multi-platform printer driver now developed with the support of Apple for many current printers. For information regarding the OS/2 port and file downloads see: http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/CupsPort For more on CUPS see: http://class='extlink'http://www.cups.org/

See http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/ecups/wiki/CupsPort for download information on CUPS v1.4.7.

Download: download.smedley.info/

Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.

If you’d like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul’s website, or using the Mensys
Online Store www.mensys.net/os2ports/

Paul Smedley has updated MySQL v5.1 to v5.1.58. http://class='extlink'http://os2ports.smedley.info/

http://class='extlink'http://os2ports.smedley.info/index.php

"MySQL 5.1 Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world’s most popular open source database. It is supported by a huge and active community of open source developers and enthusiasts. "

Download: http://class='extlink'http://sourceforge.net/projects/ecsports/files/MySQL_v5.1.x/mysql-5.1.58-os2-20110710.zip/download
Requires: http://class='extlink'http://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
and http://class='extlink'http://sourceforge.net/projects/ecsports/files/GCC%20Runtime%20DLLs/gcc453.zip/download

Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.

If you’d like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul’s website, or using the Mensys
Online Store www.mensys.net/os2ports/

Paul Smedley has updated SC Bind to v9.8.0-P4. http://class='extlink'http://os2ports.smedley.info/

http://class='extlink'http://os2ports.smedley.info/index.php

"BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols and provides an openly redistributable reference implementation of the major components of the Domain Name System"

Download: http://class='extlink'http://sourceforge.net/projects/ecsports/files/ISC_Bind/bind-9.8.0-p4-os2-20110710.zip/download
Requires: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip

Please let Paul know if you find this software useful. He needs user
feedback to continue work on these projects. He maintains a bug tracker
for many projects at http://class='extlink'http://mantis.smedley.info It just requires a simple
registration.

If you’d like to help support continued development of this project (and
many others) for OS/2 & eComStation, please consider making a donation
either via Paypal using the link on Paul’s website, or using the Mensys
Online Store http://class='extlink'www.mensys.net/os2ports/

Full-featured native printing support in Firefox and Seamonkey is now
available for testing. You can get these betas from:

* Firefox v4.0.2pre:
http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/mozilla/firefox-20110702.zip /> or
http://class='extlink'http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/firefox-20110702.zip /> * Seamonkey v2.1:
http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/mozilla/seamonkey-20110703.zip /> or
http://class='extlink'http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/seamonkey-20110703.zip

New />---
All features offered by your printer driver (e.g. duplexing) should
be fully functional. In addition, your printer’s output resolution
is no longer limited to conserve memory. In most cases, you should
be able to print at higher resolutions while using less memory than
previously. Please see ’Notes’ below for more info.

Fixed
-----
Both apps will now run on systems where dive.dll is not present.
If it is available, it will be loaded to provide improved video
performance for users of SNAP and GenGradd.

Notes
-----
General: This is the second phase of a project sponsored by Mensys
to provide printing support in the Mozilla apps. Unlike Phase I
where the app created the printed output dot-by-dot, this version
uses native graphics commands that are interpreted by your printer’s
driver to create the final output.

Postscript: If you’ve been using the built-in Postscript generator
and would like to switch to OS/2’s native PS printer driver, type
"about:config" in the URL bar and press ’Enter’. Doubleclick on
the entry for "print.os2.postscript.use_builtin" to change it from
’true’ to ’false’. If this entry is missing, the app will default
to the native driver.

Postscript to PDF: This version should produce high quality output
when directed to a printer. However, its output may not be suitable
for conversion to PDF because all text is handled as graphics rather
than characters that can be selected. Instead, you can either use
the app’s built-in PDF capabilities (select "Print to File", then
give the filename a ’pdf’ extension) or you can print to file using
the app’s Postscript generator (select a non-Postscript printer
driver, click "Print to File", then give the file a ’ps’ extension).

Bug(?): If nothing prints the very first time you try, close the
app, reopen it, then retry. It should not fail again.

Support
-------
Community support for these betas and all Mozilla apps is available
through the newsgroups ’mozilla.dev.ports.os2’ or ’comp.os.os2.apps’.
Messages posted to other forums may not be seen by the developers.

Rich Walsh <richATe-vertiseDOTcom>

FileManager/2 3.19 is now available on the Netlabs FTP server: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/fm2-3-19-00.zip later moving to http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/fm2 />Also on hobbes: http://class='extlink'http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/browser/fm2-3-19-00.zip This is a WarpIN install package.

FM/2 was originally written by Mark Kimes and is now maintained as a Netlabs’ open source project.

FM/2 project home page: http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/pub/fm2

Changes in version 3.19 include:
o Added the option to open the directory container of an item in the collector. Ticket 362 (Gregg)
o Finally appear to have fixed the duplicate names in the tree container on drive scanning
Ticket 363 (Gregg)
o Corrected the drive space display in the drive information dialog. Ticket 367 (Gregg)
o Eliminate "Drive not Ready" error when change the "Show in tree" option. Ticket 437 (Gregg)
o Force a reload of Archiver.bb2 anytime it is edited using FM/2’s archiver editor and on
opening the editor if it has been changed on disk. Ticket 438, 441 (Steven, Gregg)
o Added an Open file button to the EA editor so multiple files can be edited without opening and
closing the dialog box. Ticket 439 (Gregg)
o Prevent an AV/2 hang caused by deletion of the temp directory and check that the temp
directory exists before creating temp files also prevents some hangs. Ticket 440, 442 (Gregg)
o Fixed trap that occurred if seeall is closed while it is scanning. Ticket 444 (Steven)
o Fixed trap that occurred when a scan added more than 64k files to a container. Ticket 446, 448
(Steven, Gregg)
o Improved UI and PM response during large file scans and container closes. Tickets 452-57
(Steven, Gregg)
o Eliminate double count up of files and kibs in directory containers Ticket 458 (Gregg)
o Removed instructions for updating resources which was badly out of date. Ticket 371 (Gregg)
o Added .xqs files and now install debug package by default to better utilize exceptq.
Ticket 447 (Gregg)
o Load as much of FM/2 in high memory as possible. (Gregg)

Silvan Scherrer and Herwig Bauernfeind have updated Samba Server and Client for eComStation (OS/2) on Netlabs. http://class='extlink'http://svn.netlabs.org/samba

"SAMBA is a SMB/CIFS protocols file and print sharing server/client set originally made for UNIX world to cooperate with corresponding Windows and OS/2 servers or clients. OS/2 has native implementation of SMB/CIFS server/client set - IBM LAN Manager and IBM Peer. These products haven’t been updated for a long time and have some compatibility problems with modern Windows SMB/CIFS implementations."

Samba Server:
WPI: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/test/samba-1-1-0-580.wpi
ZIP: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/samba-1.1.0-3.3.15.565-eCS-20110623.zip
Requires RxLib4Smb: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/rxlib4smb.wpi

Samba Server Tools also updated:
SSSC - GUI Tool for server configuration and installation http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/guitools/sscc-102-20110627.zip
SMBUsers - GUI Tool for user and group administration http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/guitools/smbusers-100-20110627.zip

Samba Client:
(Netdrive Plugin) ZIP: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-2_1_0-GA-20110628.zip
(Netdrive Plugin) WPI: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-2_1_0-GA-20110628.wpi

EVFS (eCS 2.0+) ZIP: http://class='extlink'ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-2_1_0-GA-20110628.zip
EVFS (eCS 2.0+) WPI: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-2_1_0-GA-20110628.wpi

Samba Client Tools also updated:
EVFSGUI: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui/evfsgui-212-GA-20110613.wpi

Homepage: svn.netlabs.org/samba
Bugtracker: svn.netlabs.org/samba/report