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From: cmoore@maddog.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: SUM bugs
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Date: 5 Aug 88 17:06:56 GMT
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I just got SUM in the mail from Symantec.  In playing with it
I found two (apparent) bugs.

1. Symantec tools refuses to directly access any sector numbered
   larger than 32767.  The only way to get at such sectors is to
   figure out what file they are in or single step starting from
   sector number 32767.  Somebody needs to use a long integer here.

2. HD Tuneup refuses to optimize some of my larger files (system for
   instance) and gives a 'cannot optimize' error.  The manual says
   that this indicates that there was not enough contiguous free
   space to defragment the file.  This cannot be the case since
   my hard drive currently has about 20Mb contiguous free space.


[ Environment = Mac Plus 1Mb, System tools 5.0, Jasmine Direct Drive 50Mb
  INITS = Shield, Suitcase 1.2.4, Randomizer, On Cue. ]


Anyone know if these are fixed in the rumored SUM update?


Christopher B. Moore
cmoore@maddog.llnl.gov