drs-ano@duvan.nada.kth.se (Gunnar Nordmark) (05/08/88)
I just got the Lattice 4.01 patch and I was very pleased with it for a while..
...until I tested the first program. That's right: GURU.
The *User abort* requester used to work fine with 4.00 but the new one provided
with 4.01 gurus like a stone.
The read.me file tells me that the modules cxbrk.o, cxovf.o and stub.o has
been rewritten to accept BCPL (!) strings instead of C-strings!
Is this some kind of joke? The old modules worked just fine so what's the
trouble?
I compiled the old cxbrk.c (with - b0) and oml:ed it into lc.lib, and now
everything works as advertised.
Does anyone out there know anything about this?
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SWEDEN EMAIL: nordmark@epsilon.stacken.kth.sencreed@ndsuvax.UUCP (Walter Reed) (05/08/88)
In article <348@draken.nada.kth.se> nordmark@epsilon.stacken.kth.se (Gunnar Nordmark) writes: >I just got the Lattice 4.01 patch and I was very pleased with it for a while.. >...until I tested the first program. That's right: GURU. >The *User abort* requester used to work fine with 4.00 but the new one provided >with 4.01 gurus like a stone. >SNAIL: Gunnar Nordmark VOICE: +46 8 755 42 52 (Abroad) > SWEDEN EMAIL: nordmark@epsilon.stacken.kth.se I called the Lattice BBS intending to report this, and found that they already have a fix for it. The file is amfix401.arc. It appears that the bug was in all the lc*.lib files. It replaces the cxbrk.o, stub.o, and cxovf.o modules. That's all the files with requesters! I am amazed that 4.01 got out with this bug since it is SO obvious. -- ------ Walter Reed ------ + uunet!ndsuvax!ncreed or ncreed@ndsuvax.BITNET "There's no point in being + or ncreed%NDSUVAX.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU grown up if you can't be + Phone: (701) 235-0774 childish sometimes!" Dr. Who + USnAIL: 1430 12 Ave N. Fargo, ND 58102
jca@homxc.UUCP (J.ANTROSIGLIO) (05/10/88)
> The *User abort* requester used to work fine with 4.00 but the new one > provided with 4.01 gurus like a stone. Lattice has a patch (#401) on their board that fixes this problem. At least they say it does! Patch 400 upgraded 4.0 to 4.1 and patch 401 patches the 400 patch to make it work. -- John C. Antrosiglio AT&T Bell Laboratories Crawford Corner Road Holmdel, New Jersey 07733 ihnp4!{homxc|hotlf|hotld}!jca
drs-ano@duvan.nada.kth.se (Gunnar Nordmark) (05/18/88)
In article <881@ndsuvax.UUCP> ncreed@ndsuvax.UUCP (Walter Reed) writes: >In article <348@draken.nada.kth.se> nordmark@epsilon.stacken.kth.se (Gunnar Nordmark) writes: >>The *User abort* requester used to work fine with 4.00 but the new one provided >>with 4.01 gurus like a stone. > >I called the Lattice BBS intending to report this, and found that they already >have a fix for it. The file is amfix401.arc. It appears that the bug was in >all the lc*.lib files. It replaces the cxbrk.o, stub.o, and cxovf.o modules. Can someone please mail me amfix401.arc? Calling the Lattice BBS here from Sweden is not good for your blood pressure, as the noise level on the transatlantic telephone lines is aproximately 90 dB too high for decent data transfer. I'm sorry to have to post this, but noone of the people I've asked (to send me the fix) has replied. Probably some funny thing with my mailer. I hope there aren't any legal problems involved in e-mailing patches. I am a registered user, but I do NOT intend to give my serial number here :-) And besides, it's such a tiny fix anyway, so I'm sure Lettuce won't bother. Someone, Please? - Gunnar BTW, ABC's "Good Morning America" is broadcasted from SWEDEN this week. Enjoy! SNAIL: Gunnar Nordmark VOICE: +46 8 755 42 52 (Abroad) Nora strand 5 08 - 755 42 52 (Sweden) S-182 34 DANDERYD SWEDEN EMAIL: nordmark@epsilon.stacken.kth.se
cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (05/21/88)
In article <362@draken.nada.kth.se> (Gunnar Nordmark) writes: >Can someone please mail me amfix401.arc? > >Calling the Lattice BBS here from Sweden is not good for your blood pressure, >as the noise level on the transatlantic telephone lines is aproximately >90 dB too high for decent data transfer. Gunnar, this is what I get when I try to mail to you : ->======= command failed ======= -> -> COMMAND: /usr/bin/uux -acbosgd!bpa!cbmvax!uunet!enea!sun.com!cmcmanis - epsilon!rmail '(nordmark)' -> ->======= standard error follows ======= ->bad system name: epsilon ->uux failed ( 11 ) ->======= text of message follows ======= -> >I'm sorry to have to post this, but noone of the people I've asked (to send >me the fix) has replied. Probably some funny thing with my mailer. >I hope there aren't any legal problems involved in e-mailing patches. I am >a registered user, but I do NOT intend to give my serial number here :-) >And besides, it's such a tiny fix anyway, so I'm sure Lettuce won't bother. I suspect there is a name collision in the uunet name space somewhere. Anyway, as I said in my reply and will say again here, call the Lattice customer support number that is in the manual. Tell them you need the update and they will send it to you, really simple and a lot cheaper than long distance to download something from their BBS. --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.