From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 20 20:32:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C01EA106564A for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:32:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E9DB8FC1A for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:32:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mBKKX931009217 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:33:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:32:37 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:32:37 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20081220203233.GA70769@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Subject: porting problem.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:32:42 -0000 Guys, thanks to an unnamed firm studio I've got a database of some nature that isn't supposed to be given away. It worked fine until version 5 or 6. I couldn't figure it out and quit using it favor of other free or [ick] web services--- the web stuff delayed me for up to minutes. My local copy was immediate and i could get on with my writing. I thought it might be that the offset into the database had changed. But now i don't think so. i just changed this ancient, pre 90's, def from off_t to long. same problem. Here is my printout from minutes ago. it's the same as when this failed several years ago. Why I'm using this as a database rather than some public is that the way my syllabic database program is written, it depends on THIS (copuright) database. // error output: /usr/local/src/ :cwfoobarwebster/src findWord(FILE *f =(05005707040), char *word = [look]) ./def can't find 'look' offt = (-1) whether out off_t or long/int, I'm still reaching FAR, FAR into the FILE *f quite far. I never dug into the code until a few years ago when it broke on recompile. it's ugly, ugly, *Ugly* code, probably hacked in a day. You wouldn't believe ... if anybody is out there who thinks he can help and has time, let's take this off-list. i don't want the CIA/NSAFBI/B*sh to have me extraordinarily renditioned...... -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.17a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php