AIPS patch for Linux tape drives.

[Jeff Uphoff]

The following is information regarding an AIPS patch for using tape
drives under Linux.

The patch file mentioned below can be found at:
ftp://aips.nrao.edu/pub/aips/15OCT96/APL/DEV/UNIX/BELL/LINUX/ZMOUN2.C

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ID:           3.
Task:         Linux tape drives

Summary:      Ensures that block size for SCSI tape drives is set to 0
              at mount, and restores previous block size at dismount.
              This eliminates a block size related problem that some
              users were experiencing, primarily when attempting to use
              8mm (Exabyte) tape drives.
	      NOTE: This patch is only useful on Linux systems.

Files:        /15OCT96/APL/DEV/UNIX/BELL/LINUX/ZMOUN2.C

Fix:          1.  Fetch the file and put it in $APLLINUX
              2.  Compile the subroutine:
                  COMRPL $APLLINUX/ZMOUN2
              3.  Recompile the main AIPS task:
                  COMLNK $AIPPGM/AIPS

Documentor:   Jeffrey A. Uphoff <juphoff at nrao.edu>
Date:         1997.02.03

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