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1669.0. "Why does this happen?" by AOSG::FILTER (Automatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puck) Fri Aug 11 1995 16:51

Date Of Receipt: 	10-AUG-1995 14:23:05.10
From: 	SMURF::ALPHA::gillett "Christopher Gillett USG  10-Aug-1995 1421"
To: 	[email protected]
CC: 	gillett@DEC:.zko.alpha
Subj: 	Why does this happen?

Sometimes when I'm using bdiff, I get inconsistent results
when I use $NEW for revision.

Two examples follow.  In the first example the bdiff -r$NEW doesn't 
work.  In the second example, the bdiff works as expected.

I'm bringing this up since it messes with my srequests.  This seems
to occur "randomly" without regard for whether or not the particular
file is checked in or not.

Thanks,
Chris


EXAMPLE 1:

% bdiff -r$NEW assert.h

[ ./usr/include/assert.h ]
% head assert.h
/*
 * @DEC_COPYRIGHT@
 */
/*
 * HISTORY
 * $Log: assert.h,v $
 * Revision 4.2.10.3  1993/06/09  14:04:20  Neil_OBrien
 *      Cast the condition part of the assert() macro replacement text to an
 *      int in order to properly truncate the argument to assert().  Fixes
 *      OSF_QAR #12498.
% bdiff -r4.2.10.3 assert.h

[ ./usr/include/assert.h ]
===================================================================
RCS file: ./usr/include/assert.h,v
retrieving revision 4.2.10.3
diff -r4.2.10.3 ./.rcstemp017381/assert.h
101a102,104
> #elif defined(LINT)
> extern void __assert();
> #define assert(EX) __assert(EX,__FILE__,__LINE__)


EXAMPLE 2:

% bco main.c

[ ./usr/ccs/bin/cfe/main.c ]
[ ./usr/ccs/bin/cfe/main.c Rev 4.3.18.1 checked out locked ]
% emacs main.c
% bdiff -r$NEW main.c

[ ./usr/ccs/bin/cfe/main.c ]
===================================================================
RCS file: ./usr/ccs/bin/cfe/main.c,v
retrieving revision 4.3.14.3
3a4,6
> 
> This I would expect to show up in a diff
> 
diff -r4.3.14.3 ./.rcstemp017505/main.c
% bcs -o -u main.c
Confirm outdate for '-oChris_Gillett_ptos_pool' (all revisions)  [no]  yes

[ ./usr/ccs/bin/cfe/main.c ]
[ deleting branch name 'Chris_Gillett_ptos_pool' ]
[ updating ./.BCSconfig ]
rm: removing ./usr/ccs/bin/cfe/main.c