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From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
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Subject: epoch 3.2b, dec 5000, ultrix 4.0, install -s: Bad address.
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Date: 28 Jul 90 22:07:25 GMT
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epoch 3.2b, decstation 5000/200, ultrix 4.0 (rev. 174), uws v4.0 (rev. 164).

used m-pmax.h, s-bsd4-3.h to build it.

the stripped file, installed with "install -c -s", is /usr/local/bin/epoch.
it dies with
	/usr/local/bin/epoch: Bad address.
or
	Out of memory.
most of the time, when run just as is.  But curiously when I do
	cat /etc/motd; /usr/local/bin/epoch
is seems to work most of the time.  Another way to reliably get it
to work is to launch it in its own subshell, i.e.
	(/usr/local/bin/epoch)
and that works.

the unstripped file "/usr/src/gnu/epoch-3.2/src/epoch" runs fine most of
the time, but (i think) it can be convinced to fail.

I guess this begs the question, how do I send in an SPR ?

--Ed

Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan math dept <emv@math.lsa.umich.edu>
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