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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:00:04 -0500
To: "Jeff Lu" <jklcom AT mindspring DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: PAG file tends to get corrupted!
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At 04:40 PM 1/29/2001, Jeff Lu wrote:

>I'm on version 1.1.6.1 and am having problem with gdbm functions.  When
>writing to the .pag file enough times the file tends to get corrupted.  It
>has something to do with record length and the length of the key I believe.
>
>Has this problem been addressed in 1.1.7?



This could be a Cygwin specific problem but I'd suggest that you look in 
the mail archives for discussions of gdbm, especially in relation to CVS.
Charles Wilson has had allot to say on this subject and you might find some
of it helpful in your case.




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