jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin) (06/27/91)
In article <csm-v20i064=compress.133807@sparky.imd.sterling.com> Dave Mack <csu@alembic.ACS.COM> writes: >Submitted-by: Dave Mack <csu@alembic.ACS.COM> >Posting-number: Volume 20, Issue 64 >Archive-name: compress/part01 >Environment: UNIX > >This is Compress, Version 4.1. This submission consists of two parts. This new version of compress seems to have the old problem with zcat somtimes deleting the compressed file when interrupted. I thought this bug was fixed long ago. -- J.T. Conklin jtc@motcad.portal.com, ...!portal!motcad!jtc
gert@targon.UUCP (Gert Kanis) (06/27/91)
In article <1991Jun26.221030.23987> jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin) writes: >In article <csm-v20i064=compress.133807@sparky.imd.sterling.com> Dave Mack <csu@alembic.ACS.COM> writes: >>Posting-number: Volume 20, Issue 64 >>Archive-name: compress/part01 >> >>This is Compress, Version 4.1. This submission consists of two parts. > >This new version of compress seems to have the old problem with zcat >somtimes deleting the compressed file when interrupted. I thought >this bug was fixed long ago. >-- >J.T. Conklin jtc@motcad.portal.com, ...!portal!motcad!jtc I'm confused. We have had compress 4.2 for some four years or so and now someone comes up with a new 4.1 (based on 4.0). Could someone shed a bit of light on this (Chip Salzenberg , Dave Mack ?) please ? partly diff of compress.c versions 4.1 (newly) and 4.2 (from 1987) enclosed ........................................ *** compress.c Sun May 26 18:09:31 1991 --- compress42.c Thu Jun 04 16:32:08 1987 [ Many other differences deleted] *************** *** 139,147 **** * Joe Orost (decvax!vax135!petsd!joe) ! * Dave Mack (csu@alembic.acs.com) ! * ! * Revision 4.1 91/05/26 csu@alembic.acs.com ! * Modified to recursively compress directories ('r' flag). As a side ! * effect, compress will no longer attempt to compress things that ! * aren't "regular" files. See Changes. * * Revision 4.0 85/07/30 12:50:00 joe --- 129,141 ---- * Joe Orost (decvax!vax135!petsd!joe) ! * Chip Salzenberg (gatech!usfvax2!ateng!chip) * + * $Header: compress.c,v 4.2 87/06/04 16:32:00 chip Release $ + * $Log: compress.c,v $ + * + * Revision 4.2 87/06/04 16:32:00 chip + * Add "oftrash" flag -- don't unlink output file if input file is gone!! + * + * Revision 4.1 87/05/07 16:32:00 chip + * Go ahead and compress linked files if `force' flag is on. + * * Revision 4.0 85/07/30 12:50:00 joe *************** *** 256,258 **** */ ! static char version_id[] = "compress.c 4.1"; --- 250,252 ---- */ ! static char rcs_ident[] = "$Header: compress.c,v 4.2 87/06/04 16:32:00 chip Release $"; [ Rest deleted ] ............................. (Or should I've done it the other way round ?:-} ) -- Gert Kanis, AP SWZ SWP +----------------------+ Siemens Nixdorf Information systems | I do not represent | P.O.box 29, 4130 EA Vianen, Netherlands. | anyone elses opinion.| E-mail: outside Europe: kanis.via@sni-usa.com +----------------------+ Europe: gert@targon.UUCP Alternative: kanis.via@sni.de
cpetterb@glacier.sim.es.com (Cary Petterborg) (06/28/91)
In article <1807@targon.UUCP> gert@targon.UUCP (Gert Kanis) writes: In article <1991Jun26.221030.23987> jtc@motcad.portal.com (J.T. Conklin) writes: > I'm confused. We have had compress 4.2 for some four years or so > and now someone comes up with a new 4.1 (based on 4.0). > > Could someone shed a bit of light on this (Chip Salzenberg , Dave Mack ?) > please ? > > partly diff of compress.c versions 4.1 (newly) and 4.2 (from 1987) enclosed <stuff deleted> > ! * Revision 4.1 91/05/26 csu@alembic.acs.com > ! * Modified to recursively compress directories ('r' flag). As a side > ! * effect, compress will no longer attempt to compress things that > ! * aren't "regular" files. See Changes. > * > * Revision 4.0 85/07/30 12:50:00 joe > --- 129,141 ---- > * Joe Orost (decvax!vax135!petsd!joe) > ! * Chip Salzenberg (gatech!usfvax2!ateng!chip) > * > + * $Header: compress.c,v 4.2 87/06/04 16:32:00 chip Release $ > + * $Log: compress.c,v $ > + * > + * Revision 4.2 87/06/04 16:32:00 chip > + * Add "oftrash" flag -- don't unlink output file if input file is gone!! > + * > <stuff deleted> > > ! static char rcs_ident[] = "$Header: compress.c,v 4.2 87/06/04 16:32:00 chip Release $"; RCS versions may have absolutely nothing to do with the release of the software, since individual components often have different RCS verions numbers. Why the RCS version numbers seemed to show that some changes were removed is interesting however. Cary -- _______________ Cary Petterborg (801)582-5847 x6446 Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. Simulation Division SLC, UT 84108 UUCP: ...!uunet!sim.es.com!cpetterb *NET: cpetterb@glacier.sim.es.com _______________ "A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others." -Wizard of Oz