jbm@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Jeffrey Mulligan) (12/09/88)
Terry Domae <domae@nrtc.northrop.com>: > I've also noticed that standard distributed software from SUN also has > problems (like the program /usr/bin/graph). We discovered the bug in "graph" too; SUN admitted that it was due to a compiler bug (the structure passing one, I think) and gave us a working binary for graph. Another program that doesn't work properly on the SUN4 is "find": if you just say "find filename" it never finds anything (this works on the SUN3). I think we told SUN about this one too, and they said "it'll be fixed in 4.1." I can hardly wait. Jeff Mulligan (jbm@aurora.arc.nasa.gov) NASA/Ames Research Ctr., Mail Stop 239-3, Moffet Field CA, 94035 (415) 694-6290
jay@phoenix.princeton.edu (Jay Plett) (12/17/88)
jbm@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Jeffrey Mulligan) writes:
- Another program that doesn't work properly on the SUN4
- is "find": if you just say "find filename" it never finds anything (this
- works on the SUN3). I think we told SUN about this one too, and they said
- "it'll be fixed in 4.1."
Does too work. You just have to know the obfuscated syntax.
find '*filename*'
Welcome to SunVMS 4.0.
[[ Uhhh, I think you both came from the twilight zone. Neither "find
filename" nor "find '*filename*'" will have much effect. The first
argument(s) to find are the directories in which to start the recursive
search. Furthermore, find won't say anything about what it's found unless
you use the "-print" option. So, reread the manual page and then try
"find . -name filename -print". If I say "find filename" on a Sun 3, it
says "/usr/lib/find/find.codes: No such file or directory"!!! Oh, and by
the way, the syntax to do this under VMS is MUCH uglier. --wnl ]]