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From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold)
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Subject: Re: The Craps program!  (There is a bug.)
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Date: Sat, 1-Mar-86 19:13:20 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  1 19:13:20 1986
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I compiled it and it seemed to run on the VAX 11/780.  When I tried
to quit, it tried to access a lock file that is obviously local to
the author's system.  It looped endlessly, waiting for access.  I
could not use my break key to stop the process!  This is a serious
bug.

I had to disconnect from the host, log back in, type "ps -x", and
kill my login and craps processes.

Incidentally, in case you are interested, the program would not
compile on another machine running 4.2BSD.  The machine is a Sperry
7000/40 which is based on a handful of 68000 chips.

Tom Reingold
New York City