kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) (07/21/89)
Has anyone had any problems with find (the one that just came over the net) crashing their machine right before it exits? It finds the files, but then invites the guru for tea and crackers, which of course he can't refuse. anyone? I'd list my setup, but I'm hoping I'm not the only one with the problem. thanks. -Kevin -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - Worcester Polytechnic Institute|"It happens sometimes, people just explode, - = Worcester, MA (IBM for summer) | natural causes." -Repo Man = -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
wfh58@leah.Albany.Edu (William F. Hammond) (07/22/89)
In article <340@arnor.UUCP>, kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) writes: > Has anyone had any problems with find (the one that just came over the net) > crashing their machine right before it exits? > It finds the files, but then invites the guru for tea and crackers, which of > course he can't refuse. > anyone? Try this (I'm using ARP 1.3 shell and commands): alias find search []* FILE ALL NONUM (ARP "search" is of file size 1520, and the alias string is about 40 bytes.) It has never crashed. Put the alias in "s:Shell-Startup". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Hammond Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics 518-442-4625 SUNYA wfh58@leah.albany.edu Albany, NY 12222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (07/22/89)
In <340@arnor.UUCP>, kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) writes: >Has anyone had any problems with find (the one that just came over the net) >crashing their machine right before it exits? >It finds the files, but then invites the guru for tea and crackers, which of >course he can't refuse. >anyone? >I'd list my setup, but I'm hoping I'm not the only one with the problem. >thanks. >-Kevin Assuming that you are speaking of my 'find' program, and if not, you can ignore this... Yours is the first indication I've seen of any problem with find (qfind as it was called in the shar). It has been up on Compuserve for quite a while, both in the beta testers library and in public, with no reported problems. I took the precaution of unsharing, decoding, and comparing the files with my own originals, to make sure they came across ok. Please email me any details as to the nature of the GURU, the command line used, and anything else you may think releveant. I definitely want it to be solid. -larry -- Real Amiga hackers write printer drivers using Metascope. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca or uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (07/23/89)
In <5376@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM>, phils@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM (Philip E Staub) writes: >Just a suggestion, since I haven't tried the latest 'find': > >Make sure your stack is set *large*. Programs of this sort are usually >recursive, and can chew up stack space as quickly as you are willing >to dole it out. If it's mine he's speaking of, the 'updatedb' program uses a recursive algorithm, using the stack for pointers to FileInfoBlocks, but the 'find' program is not recursive itself. -larry -- "So what the hell are we going to do with a Sun?" - Darlene Phillips - +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca or uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
phils@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM (Philip E Staub) (07/23/89)
In article <340@arnor.UUCP> kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) writes: >Has anyone had any problems with find (the one that just came over the net) >crashing their machine right before it exits? >It finds the files, but then invites the guru for tea and crackers, which of >course he can't refuse. >anyone? Just a suggestion, since I haven't tried the latest 'find': Make sure your stack is set *large*. Programs of this sort are usually recursive, and can chew up stack space as quickly as you are willing to dole it out. >-- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >- Worcester Polytechnic Institute|"It happens sometimes, people just explode, - >= Worcester, MA (IBM for summer) | natural causes." -Repo Man = >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -Phil -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Staub, phils@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM Definition: BUG: A feature (present or absent) which is (at best) inconvenient.
wfh58@leah.Albany.Edu (William F. Hammond) (07/24/89)
[Sorry if you've seen this before; apparently there was a problem with its posting.] In article <340@arnor.UUCP>, kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) writes: > Has anyone had any problems with find (the one that just came over the net) > crashing their machine right before it exits? > It finds the files, but then invites the guru for tea and crackers, which of > course he can't refuse. > anyone? Try this (I'm using ARP 1.3 shell and commands): alias find search []* FILE ALL NONUM Then in my setup if I enter: find sys: di I will get the following: sys:c/Dir sys:c/DiskDoctor sys:l/Disk-Validator sys:libs/diskfont.library (ARP "search" is of file size 1520, and the alias string is about 40 bytes.) It has never crashed on me. It is as fast as any "find" executable that I have tried. If you like it, put the alias in "s:Shell-Startup". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Hammond Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics 518-442-4625 SUNYA wfh58@leah.albany.edu Albany, NY 12222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
kevin@arnor.UUCP (Kevin Goroway) (07/25/89)
In article <647@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>, lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes: > Please email me any details as to the nature of the GURU, the command line > used, and anything else you may think releveant. I definitely want it to be > solid. My mail to you barfed. (IBM's mailer sucks.) But is your find the one where you need to run updatedb? If so, this is it. Mail to me at R9Kevin@IBM.com and maybe we can figure out how to get mail to you. thanks...-- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - Worcester Polytechnic Institute|"It happens sometimes, people just explode, - = Worcester, MA (IBM for summer) | natural causes." -Repo Man = -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-