The most recent release of Xmt is version 2.1. The file xmt212.tar.gz is a gzipped tar file that contains Xmt 2.1, patchlevel 2 (also known as Xmt 2.1.2). If you have an earlier release of Xmt 2.1, you can upgrade to patchlevel 2 by applying the patches in the files xmt_patches_210_to_211 and xmt_patches_211_to_212. You'll be able to upgrade to future patch releases by a similar process.