Suntan Special - Release Notes

Suntan Special version 0.69

Suntan Special Web edition

Release Notes

Install is now supported from a temporary directory that contains a space character.
Pressing Start without a sequence selected now does nothing
Broadband edition discontinued.
Speed and reliability of Application page improved
Add variables to disable Firefox and Thunderbird installation
Add variable to bypass NetDrive registration
Add variable and app to restore Samba server settings
Reorganized Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird and OpenOffice
Purged many obsolete apps
Added GetDriverVersion to utilities
Streamlined Visual SlickEdit installation
Updated wget from 1.11 to 1.16
supported file download from HobbesArchive.com and mirrors
upgrade to unzip.exe version 6.00
Installation on Warp 4 sets environment variable for TEMP directory
Logging is now robust even for verbose installer logs
Suntan Installer ensures longnames on appsDir and tempDir
All apps use DoWarpIN.cmd for unattended operation
Suntan Installer creates an icon in the setup folder
Updated style sheet to match Blonde Guy website

Import sequence can now handle a space in the path to the imported sequence
Reboot automatically terminates CAD_POP to avoid a pop-up window
134 new and updated applications
Turbo-mode now waits 10 seconds before rebooting
A new setting, yumignorerpmdb, can be set to ignore some rpm errors
Warp 4 support has been reinstated. Base Warp 4 is once again supported.
Fix bug that cputemp creates two copies of rdsmr.sys in config.sys
Add unzip6 and zip3 to all platform sequences
make all apps use DoYum.cmd
scanextra now checks web apps
Make sure the utilDir exists before using it; p7zip for example
Make sure p7zip exists before using it; Firefox for example
Password change to protect PhoneHome
Installer should say Update rather than Install if it's an update
Installer can now also Remove Suntan
make ArcaNoae work via web
Now supports Warp 4 in Virtual PC
A new sequence verb, 'Refresh', refreshes the application list from the web site

Applications that are the configuration type are no longer marked up to date after execution
A bug that failed to execute the last line of a sequence was fixed.
Tested ArcaOS 5.0x support
Files changed:
- acp.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ApplicationEd.cmd - many changes
- apps.seq - many new apps, support for ArcaOS
- ArcaOS50.seq - platform sequence to support ArcaOS
- cd-installer.cmd - removed
- cleanup.seq - checks for missing unicode.sys
- dev.seq - revise gcc installation
- DoWarpIN.cmd - safer use of REXX queue
- ecs10.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ecs11.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ecs12.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ecs12R.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ecs20.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ecs21.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- ecs22.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- EditFile.cmd - new function and lots more logging
- freewarp.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- InstallApp.cmd - restores directory when through
- mcp.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- QuerySettings.cmd - added osDir
- warp4.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
- wseb.seq - added support similar to ArcaOS
Added code to check on a new version of Suntan Special
Revised documentation to include ArcaOS
make apps that need it use set osdir=
obsolete cd-installer.cmd
make more apps use DoYum and DoWarpIN

Fix use of wget to download applications with long url
Check if downloaded files files are present before installing app
Added product date to each cdi file and to Suntan Special to make Update Available more reliable
Added DoYum and DoWarpIN functions to standardize installation behavior
Extra files supplied by user are optionally stored in the setupDir
Numerous bug fixes and enhancements suggested by users

New Web edition for free download. No apps included.

installs ecups support including new HP printers
Replace Wget from earlier versions; replace with eCS-MT version.
Ensure Wget in suntanDir is used by Suntan.
combine suntan/cdi.cmd and chooser
When installing Suntan, look for prior installation in a suntanDir, if different, put up dialog.
When installing Suntan, save any old sequence files.
Check for Setup and for apps-db and cd-log on installation.
SunBatch should ask to repeat or skip when an app fails
When running yum, offer to repeat. doYum.cmd.
modify yumutil to use doYum
When installing yum, ask user if it worked.
Supplemental install for Firefox 38 features without using yum.
Webfonts fix for redundant fonts.
InstallApp replaces cd-installer as the way to call another application
Add utils, gcc4core, refresh to extra apps.

fixed reboot function in virtual machine (no boot manager)
if Suntan Special cannot download a file for an application, then the user will be prompted for the file.
The webmaster of the os2site chose to restrict access except to authorized users. The only exception is to allow OS/2 users, so I added a user agent string to wget to inform os2site that Suntan Special is an OS/2 user.
Timestamps added to the log.
Simplified by switching collections to individual applications

Fixed syntax error in MessageDialog.cmd
Message text may be copied to the clipboard
Faster screen update on Application Dialog
Fixed the File table full bug
Added checkboxes to the Application Page to select which applications are displayed.
Consolidated Suntan Special versions to Broadband and DVD.

Rewrote the batch processing program. Now called sunbatch.cmd, batch processing is more robust and reliable. In particular, the name of the sequence file and line number are correct, and the start/stop, pause and resume buttons work better.
Added Suntan Special DVD edition which combines all versions of Suntan Special into one distribution.
Fix for pressing Start Sequence with no sequence selected
New EditSequence command
Documented commands available to sequences
ProNews migration
PMMail 3.06
Fixed Syntax error message when cdglobal(x) called with x not in settings.
New applications cleanBonus and cleanSetup applications help to keep stored applications organized

Simple installation of applications from the web.
Broadband edition for users with good internet connections.
Clear display of updates available for installed applications.
Improved error handling while running sequences.
Uninstallation program to remove Suntan Special
All applications now use recursive SuntanMkDir rather than SysMkDir.
New Delete and Import buttons on Sequence Page.
Ned dialog for Directory picker
New dialog for OK/Cancel Query
Fix updates for members of collections; snap3, uniaud114
Dev tools to Programs->Development DevFolder()
Fixup OS/2 toolkit - rc.exe is all over the drive ecs=4.0.10;os2=4.0.11;tk=5.0.7;cpp=3.11
Display message on right panel of application page when starting refresh
set command for sequences
settings for eCS vs OS/2
in Warp4.seq and FreeWarp.seq it goes to turbo mode while executing fp15, ddp2, wr_8425 and un_0980.
New dialog to Choose Edit paths
fixed sourcedir rewriting on installation
adjustable pause time
applications sunup and phoneHome are withdrawn
Suntan Special no longer requires an entry in the system PATH
scanExtra application checks for extra files required by sequence
sequence page front if running

The following applications are new or updated for this release.

Last Modified: 21 Dec 2024
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