Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <003301c103d2$deefd680$6601a8c0@pp200> From: "Gary" To: "John Wiersba" , References: <03F4742D8225D21191EF00805FE62B9908E23EFE AT aa-msg-01 DOT medstat DOT com> Subject: Re: RCS 5.7 problems... Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 10:14:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 John, What O/S are you running and what version of the cygwin .DLL are you using? Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wiersba" To: "'Gary'" ; Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:26 AM Subject: RE: RCS 5.7 problems... > Yes, I've experienced the exact same problem. I wasn't sure if it was > caused by my cygwin rcs or my linux rcs (I transport the files between two > boxes). Luckily, I have lots of backups, but I've had to rebuild some files > by hand. > > I just tried your test and it is repeatable. I haven't debugged it yet. > I'm using only binary mounts. > > -- John > > $ ls -l asdf > -rw-r--r-- 1 jrw JRW 2459 Jul 3 08:07 asdf > > $ cat asdf > 01 fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 02 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 03 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 04 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 05 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 06 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 07 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 08 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 09 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 10 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 11 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 12 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 13 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 14 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 15 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 16 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 17 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 18 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 19 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 20 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 21 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 22 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 23 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 24 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 25 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 26 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 27 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 28 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 29 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 30 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 31 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 32 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 33 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 34 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 35 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 36 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > 37 fasfasdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff end > > $ ci -t- asdf > asdf,v <-- asdf > initial revision: 1.1 > done > > $ ls -l asdf* > -r--r--r-- 1 jrw JRW 2635 Jul 3 08:13 asdf,v > > $ co -l asdf > asdf,v --> asdf > revision 1.1 (locked) > done > > $ tail +2 asdf >fdsa > > $ cp -f fdsa asdf > > $ ci -u -mx asdf > asdf,v <-- asdf > new revision: 1.2; previous revision: 1.1 > done > > $ ls -l asdf* > -r--r--r-- 1 jrw JRW 2412 Jul 3 08:24 asdf > -r--r--r-- 1 jrw JRW 1349 Jul 3 08:24 asdf,v > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gary [mailto:gfilipski AT satx DOT rr DOT com] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 12:40 AM > > To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com > > Subject: RCS 5.7 problems... > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > I've been trying to build RCS 5.7 under 1.3.2 cygwin and am > > having what > > seems to be some sort of internal RCS or cygwin problem. > > I've managed to > > configure & build the subsystem just fine -- with or without > > the patches > > that have been posted and have the same problem either > > way.... although I > > never did find the "obsure inner function" message posted by > > corinna that > > was mentioned. > > > > In several cases the "ci" command destroys the RCS file > > itself on check-in. > > It leaves a huge chunk out of the source in the ,v file. This is very > > repeatable WHEN it happens to a file, but it does not happen > > on a "ci" to > > every file, only "select" ones. It happens regardless of > > whether the mount > > is binary or text. The insidious part is that unless you > > check the size of > > the ,v file you don't know it's happened until you check the > > file out the > > next time and most of it's not there -- only to realize that you just > > blitzed the good copy you HAD. > > > > IE, start with a ,v file of size 2635 bytes, do a "co -l", > > make a minor > > change, do a "ci -u". ,v file size is now 1440 bytes. If > > you "co -l" again > > you only get half the orginal file. > > > > Has anyone experienced a problem like this? I've got an old > > copy of the FSF > > DOS version of the RCS 5.7 programs and they don't exhibit > > this problem. > > I'm running Win2k SP2 on a Pentium Pro 200... nothing exotic. > > A system > > search yields exactly one cygwin DLL dated 20 May @ 22:29. > > This machine has > > never had cygwin on it before 1.3.2. > > > > *ANY* help and/or advice would be appreciated. > > > > If someone has RCS working I'd happily trade one of my > > problem RCS files & > > test script for their executables in an attempt to narrow the > > scope of the > > problem. > > > > Thanks, > > Gary > > > > ---------- Remove -nospam before mailing ----------- > > Gary L. 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