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From: smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer)
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Subject: Re: AT&T's cpio running on 4.2BSD
Message-ID: <23@axiom.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 19:57:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 21 19:57:09 1985
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It almost works on 4.1-2.  There are 2 problems.  First, u must 
handle the different file types.  Second, there is a variable
declared as short that is used to hold the mode word.  When it
is checked vs. dirs on 4.2, sign extension occurs.  To fix that,
either make it unsigned or make it a long.  I forget its name.  The
net effect of the bug is that the -d option doesn't work.  The net
effect of the fix is that the -d option works.  (How profound.)
-- 
	--steve kramer
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