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Conference vaxuum::online_bookbuilding

Title:Online Bookbuilding
Notice:This conference is write-locked: see note 1.3.
Moderator:VAXUUM::UTT
Created:Fri Aug 12 1988
Last Modified:Mon Jul 15 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:440
Total number of notes:2134

387.0. "ACCVIO rides again" by JANUS::CWALSH (Paw City) Fri Nov 30 1990 03:40

I have a book that is crashing with an ACCVIO.

Now, this book is quite large (it's NCL, so it would be, wouldn't it?), so to
make it easy for reviewers to get at the parts they are interested in I've
broken it into sections: one section per NCL module, plus another section for
all the introductory chapters and the appendices.

The odd thing is that each individual section compiles happily for online; it's
only when I try to compile the whole thing that I get the ACCVIO. I've had the
ACCVIO problem in the past, for things like online titles greater than 48
characters or footnote problems. In this case, however, I can't think of an
error that wouldn't have been caught when I tried to compile the individual
section containing the error.

I've placed the LOG and DVI files from the compilation in a public directory,
JANUS::CWALSH:[CWALSH.PUBLIC].



Chris
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387.1Will check it out...VAXUUM::GRANTI've saved $2775.00 since I quit smoking.Fri Nov 30 1990 08:294
    Hi,
    	I'll look into this and get back to you.
    
    Wayne
387.2Problem in .SDML filesVAXUUM::GRANTI've saved $2781.00 since I quit smoking.Tue Dec 04 1990 10:174
    Chris found the problem.  By fixing the source file and running with no
    VAX DOCUMENT warning messages, everything processed fine.
    
    Wayne
387.3Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...JANUS::CWALSHPaw CityThu Jan 31 1991 04:1127
Well, folks, here we are again. The story so far...

As indicated in the base note, I got the NCL manual to compile by fixing some 
items in the source that were generating warning messages (using <FCMD> without
<FPARMS>, if you want to know). This appeared to do the trick, although to be 
perfectly honest I was always rather suspicious about why this should work.
After all, if something is only a warning it shouldn't cause an error; if it's
going to crash a build, it shouldn't be just a warning, n'est-ce pas?

Anyway, time passes. Since the only certainties in life are death, taxes, and
the fact that the NCL manual is never right, I updated the NCL manual. Most of
the changes involved putting in <book_only> and <help_only> tags so that I
could generate some online help (and thereby hangs another tail, but I'll save
that for another note). The manual builds OK for hard copy, but again it won't
build for online. I've eliminated any factors in the source that generate
warnings, but still no dice. In addition, I now not only get an ACCVIO, but a
CPU time limit exceeded message, which is a major first for me - I never worked
that hard on anything before (and my manager agrees!). This suggests to me that
something is looping somewhere, but what do I know, I'm only a writer.

I've dumped all the relevant files in the same directory. If you can sort this
one out you will have my eternal gratitude. That and 30p will buy you a cup of
British Rail coffee.


Chris
387.4need log fileCLOSET::UTTMary UttThu Jan 31 1991 08:219
    Chris,
    
    When  I try to access your log file I get 'error in device name  or
    inappropriate device type for operation.' Please either post the log
    file here (if it's not too voluminous) or MAIL it to me (it it is).
    
    Thanks,
    
    Mary
387.5looking into it...CLOSET::UTTMary UttThu Jan 31 1991 14:279
    Chris,
    
    I copied your files. We are running a more recent version of the
    converter on our V1.2B baselevel: the converter did not ACCVIO but
    the build did abort. We'll look into it and post a reply.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Mary
387.6Have you looked into this yet? Please post reply.UKCD01::MORRISONTue Jun 18 1991 09:050
387.7SEND MAIL to MLTVAX::NEZBALLAMJFITZ::FITZELLgot those multi authoring cross platform bluesTue Jun 18 1991 15:086
    VAX Document is under new management I'm not sure how closely the new
    owners  are monitoring this notesfile so you might want to send mail to. 
    
    Phil Nezballa MLTVAX::NEZBALLA who is the Vax Document project leader. 
    
    Mike
387.8ACCVIO and Infinite loop problem solved by new Device ConverterUKCD01::MORRISONWed Jun 19 1991 10:3714
I had a very similar problem.  There was an ACCVIO during the
device conversion phase.  I made a simple
change to the source (adding a simple <FOOTNOTE>) and then the
device conversion phase looped forever (until I aborted it that is).
I am using version 1.2-B of VAX Document.

Following a suggestion from Mary Utt, I took a more recent copy of
the device converter from 

    CLOSET::KITS_:[DOCUMENT.V12B.SOFTWARE]DVC$BOOKRSHR.EXE

and then it worked a treat.  Thanks Mary! :-)

(Best advice is to upgrade to latest version - we will do that soon I hope).