Conference smurf::buildhelp

153.0. "fyi: Jo s new bci" by SMURF::FILTER (Automatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puck) Thu Jun 17 1993 19:17

Date Of Receipt: 	17-JUN-1993 17:54:02.52
From: 	WASTED::jmf "Joshua M. Friedman ULTRIX SDE  17-Jun-1993 1742"
To: 	odehelp@wasted:zko.dec
CC: 	
Subj: 	fyi:  Jo's new bci

nice easy to understand error message & suggestion...  I like it!....

------- Forwarded Message

Return-Path: [email protected]
Received: by krisis.zk3.dec.com (5.65/DEC-USSG-ZK3-ULTRIX-09/27/91);
	id AA25580; Wed, 16 Jun 1993 19:33:14 -0400
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1993 19:33:13 -0400
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
From: [email protected] (Tina (Salley is decwet::salley, Brian is 
quarry::anderson, Mark is decwet::mark))
To: [email protected]
Subject: fyi:  Jo's new bci

I really like Jo's messages that were added to bci.
Came across them today, here is an example.

Enjoy the new bci you'll be supping.

Tina

*********************************************************

From:	RUST::decwet::anderson   16-JUN-1993 10:56:48.55
To:	odestaff, snow
CC:	
Subj:	super user interface

I'm checking out something from tutorial1.0, and bci finds an error.
Bci not only tells me what the problem is as usual, but this time

IT TELLS THE USER HOW TO SOLVE IT, in very CLEAR TERMS.  Thanks!


mossey.zso.dec.com> bci -m"test" -all

[ ./bin/main.c ]
[ ' *' is the RCS comment leader set for ./bin/main.c ]
[ ' * ' is the comment leader found in the file ./bin/main.c ]
[ Comment leaders MUST be an EXACT MATCH between RCS and the working file. ]
[ Use bcs -c' * ' to set the comment leader in RCS ]
	^
	|-----------  bci even gives me an EXAMPLE!
	
[ or edit the file before check-in ]
bci: Aborting check-in operation.
mossey.zso.dec.com> bcs -c' * ' main.c parray.c

[ ./bin/main.c ]


------- End of Forwarded Message