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diff --git a/xpa/doc/pod/xpachanges.pod b/xpa/doc/pod/xpachanges.pod deleted file mode 100644 index bce7be0..0000000 --- a/xpa/doc/pod/xpachanges.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - - - -B<XPA Changes: Changes For Users from XPA 1.0 and 2.0> - - - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - - - - - -This document describes changes that will affect users who migrate -from XPA 1.0 to XPA 2.0. - - - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - - - - - -There have been a few changes that affect users who upgrade XPA -from version 1.0 to version 2.0. These changes are detailed below. - - -=over 4 - - - - - -=item * - -XPA commands no longer have a resolver routine (this is open to -negotiations, but we decided the idea was dumb). For the SAOtng -program, this means that you must explicitly specify the access -point, i.e.,: - - cat foo.fits | xpaset SAOtng fits - - - -instead of: - - cat foo.fits | xpaset SAOtng - - - - -=item * - -By default, xpaset, xpaget, etc. now wait for the server callback to -complete; i.e., the old -W is implied (and the switch is ignored). -This allows support for better error handling. If you want xpaset, etc. -to return before the callback is complete, use -n switch: - - echo "file foo.fits" | xpaset -n SAOtng - - - - -=item * - -The old -w switch in xpaset and xpaget is no longer necessary (and is -ignored), since you can have more than one process communicating with -an xpa access point at one time. - - - - -=item * - -The new -p switch on xpaset means you need not read from stdout: - - xpaset -p SAOtng colormap I8 - - -will send the paramlist to the SAOtng callback without reading from stdin. - - - -=back - - - - - -=head1 SEE ALSO - - - -See xpa(n) for a list of XPA help pages - - - -=cut |