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From: rogerk@sco.COM (Roger Knopf 5502)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: bug in sort
Keywords: xenix-2.3.2
Message-ID: <4238@scorn.sco.COM>
Date: 9 Apr 90 18:54:12 GMT
References: <240@carssdf.UUCP>
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Reply-To: rogerk@sco.COM (Roger Knopf 5502)
Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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In article <240@carssdf.UUCP> usenet@carssdf.UUCP (John Watson) writes:
>Has anyone else come up with a bug in the built in sort utility that causes
>it to crash (SEG.Violation) on large files >10Mb when it begins the mrge
>phase.  If a -z150 option is used (record size is 120 at max) the frequency
>of failures is reduced, but some files still crash the sort. Am I  the 
>first, or is there a known fix floating around.
>
>PS is SCO's sosco machine still on 408-425-3502 ?  I get no answer.

I'll save you a dial-in if you wanted to search the problems/solutions
database, there are no articles referring to this. I've never heard
of it before. I would guess your best recourse is to log a problem
report and find out how they want to get the file....

Roger Knopf
SCO Consulting Services
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"His potential clients were always giving him the business."
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