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Date:      Tue, 27 Jan 1998 19:05:53 -0800
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        kgor@ksg.com
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvsup Problems
Message-ID:  <199801280305.TAA01753@austin.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <199801311342.HAA04137@ggzoo.ksg.com>
References:  <199801311342.HAA04137@ggzoo.ksg.com>

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In article <199801311342.HAA04137@ggzoo.ksg.com>,
Kent S. Gordon <kgor@ksg.com> wrote:
> I am running cvsup (CVSup client, Software version: REL_15_2,Protocol
> version: 15.4) on a NetBSD 1.3 i386 to update my FreeBSD sources.  The
> cvsup files is from the precompiled static version (no X libraries) from
> ftp.freebsd.org running under NetBSD FreeBSD emulation mode.  I
> sometimes get errors complaining of invalid RCS files.  These error
> have happened both within cvsup and when checking files out using cvs.

The next time it happens within cvsup, please send me the exact
message.  With that, I can probably get a clue about what's causing
the problem.  Also, please specify "-k" when you run cvsup, so that
it will keep the bad file around to examine later.

> Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be causing the problem?

Maybe a problem with mmap(2).  Maybe a corrupted filesystem.  Maybe
RAM or cache errors.  Those are the things I've seen cause this sort
of thing before.  If you can capture one of the bad files for me, then
I'll be able to make a better guess at what it really is.

John
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   John Polstra                                       jdp@polstra.com
   John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                Seattle, Washington USA
   "Self-knowledge is always bad news."                 -- John Barth



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