[news.software.anu-news] Bug in V5.9A

glassmann@ccavax.camb.com (11/21/89)

A bug shows up if you do the following:

1) point to a newsgroup name on the directory screen, but don't go into
   the newsgroup directory
2) SHOW CONFERENCE
3) SET NEWSGROUP/ITEMHOLD=somenumber

You'll get an addressing exception with virtual address=90

The fix is to add the following line to the routine newsgroup_header (in
newsutility.c) right after the first executable line:

if (!gap->grp_ia) map_items (curr_g);

-- 
Lenny Glassmann                glassmann@ccavax.camb.com

gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) (11/25/89)

>A bug shows up if you do the following:
>
>1) point to a newsgroup name on the directory screen, but don't go into
>   the newsgroup directory
>2) SHOW CONFERENCE
>3) SET NEWSGROUP/ITEMHOLD=somenumber
>
>You'll get an addressing exception with virtual address=90
>
>The fix is to add the following line to the routine newsgroup_header (in
>newsutility.c) right after the first executable line:
>
>if (!gap->grp_ia) map_items (curr_g);
>
>--
>Lenny Glassmann                glassmann@ccavax.camb.com
     
Thanks Lenny,
     
The fix will be included in the 5.9B patches due out as soon as I can get a few
spare hours!
     
Geoff Huston