From: ADVAX::"mcnc!VM1.NoDak.EDU!spain%MDCBBS.COM" 22-JUN-1990 09:46:00.14 To: Multiple recipients of list ANU-NEWS CC: Subj: Re: Other minor V6.0 R3 problems Received: by ADVAX.DECnet (utk-mail11 v1.5) ; Fri, 22 Jun 90 09:48:02 EDT Received: from mcnc by ge-dab.GE.COM (5.61/GE-DAB 1.12) with UUCP id AA01737 for everhart; Fri, 22 Jun 90 09:47:42 -0400 Received: from VM1.NoDak.EDU by mcnc.mcnc.org (5.59/MCNC/5-16-88) id AA11200; Fri, 22 Jun 90 04:43:32 EDT Message-Id: <9006220843.AA11200@mcnc.mcnc.org> Received: from NDSUVM1.BITNET by VM1.NoDak.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1MX) with BSMTP id 4423; Fri, 22 Jun 90 03:43:16 CDT Received: from NDSUVM1.BITNET by NDSUVM1.BITNET (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 4416; Fri, 22 Jun 90 03:43:14 CDT Date: Thu, 21 Jun 90 17:02:06 GMT Reply-To: mcnc!VM1.NoDak.EDU!spain%MDCBBS.COM Sender: ANU-NEWS Discussion From: mcnc!VM1.NoDak.EDU!spain%MDCBBS.COM Subject: Re: Other minor V6.0 R3 problems To: Multiple recipients of list ANU-NEWS In article <1990Jun20.114912.1@amazon.llnl.gov>, oberman@amazon.llnl.gov writes: > I've hit another problem with V6.0 R3. When I tried to rebuild it, the attempt > failed. The NEWSBUILD.COM file contains multiple iterations of the following > code > $ IF force_compile - > .or. f$search("INPATHS.OBJ").eqs. "" - > .or. f$cvtime(f$file_attributes("[-.NEWS_SRC]INPATHS.C","rdt")).gts.- > f$cvtime(f$file_attributes("INPATHS.OBJ","rdt")) > for both compilation and linking. The problem occurs when there is NO copy of > the object file in NEWS_BUILD. While the f$search would seen to take care of > this problem, since it is all part of the same IF statement, it also evaluates > the last f$cvtime and bombs out because INPATHS.OBJ does not exist. This is worked around by moving the old R2 files into the NEWS_BUILD area. Also invoke the NEWSBUILD with a "C" P2. We used "NONE" for P1: $ @NEWSBUILD NONE C > I also get several compilation warnings in INPATH and NEWSREMCLIENT, but I > suspect I can ignore these. I hate ignoring errors (even informational ones). In this case the solution is very easy. In NEWSREMCLIENT.C you will find that a single ";" has been left out (the compile shows the line number). So far we are *very* pleased with the R3 release. We are stuggling a bit with getting the documentation to print however. The font that Geoff used is not in our Laser printer (connected to a Mac II). From what we have seen, the documentation is a major leap forward! ============================================================= | Harrison M. Spain III | Voice: (714) 952-6114 | | Manager - Engineering | Fax: (714) 952-5371 | | McDonnell Douglas M&E | Internet: spain@mdcbbs.com | | 5701 Katella Avenue | UUCP: uunet!mdcbbs.com!spain | | Cypress, CA 90630 | PSI: PSI%31060099980019::SPAIN | =============================================================