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|    Message 973 of 1,725    |
|    Bob Seaborn to Ulrich Schroeter    |
|    Release of v3.4?    |
|    25 May 13 09:24:00    |
       > moin Kees,        >        > Friday May 24 2013 10:01, Roy Witt wrote to you:        >        >RW>>> ; control file for Net 387 using        >RW>>> ; MakeNL v3.3.1 -- Windows 32 Bit Version        >RW>>> ; nodelist control file.        >RW>>> ;ALLOWUNPUB 1        >RW>>> ;MINphone 1        >        > using in last test        >        > Allowunpub 1        > Minphone 1        >        > using 2 test lines in a testsegment        >        > Testline A        >        >KvE>> In your case a line with Pvt,......,000.0.0.0.0,........        >KvE>> produces an error message.        >        > Testline B        >        >RW> ,10,CompTA_Radical,San_Antonio_TX,Roy_Witt,-Unpublished-,300,CM,MO,XX        >RW> ,        >RW> INA: z28krazy.dyndns.org,IBN        >        > Test 1:        > =======        > rev 3.3.3 OpenWatcom 1.9 DOS compiled makenl_ng        > under WinXP DOS box -> success        > Testline A: corrected to Pvt,..,-Unpublished-,..        > Testline B: kept intact ,...,-Unpublished-,...        >        > Test 2:        > =======        > rev 3.3.3 OpenWatcom 1.9 DOS compiled makenl_ng        > under OS/2 warp3 DOS box -> success        > Testline A: corrected to Pvt,..,-Unpublished-,..        > Testline B: kept intact ,...,-Unpublished-,...        >        >        >        >RW> This is the LOG file that MNL created that shows a succesful compile        >RW> here.        > RW>        >RW> - 11-Jan-2013 11:22:20 makenl[204] MakeNL 3.3.1 (Win32) compiled with        >RW> Watcom C on Dec 26 2012 00:19:36        >RW> ...        >        > with similar output :)        >        >        >RW> BTW, as the date of the log indicates, this is how long it has been        >RW> since the problem with OS/2 has been known to exist.        >        > at least the DOS executable in a DOS box under OS/2 warp3 did        > results in success        >        > but there are two hints about 4OS2 and 4DOS addons used under OS/2 ...        > As I know 4* as a shell extension under OS/2 and DOS maybe the        > reported crash relates to this shell extension ?!?        > that I cannot test (no 4OS2, no 4DOS installed, neither available)                      Both should be readily available from JPSoft's website, I know the 4OS2       is now freeware, albeit non-supported.                      >        >        >KvE>> The flag "ALLOWUNPUB 1" allows the word "Unpublished" to be        >KvE>> used in lines starting with other tags than "Pvt"        >RW> Correct. But, using that flag in MNL crashes OS/2...        >        > without the 4OS2 and 4DOS installed I cannot reproduce this crash        > under OS/2 warp3, so there is something special in the used        > environment where it crashes        >        >        >KvE>> The flag "MINPHONE 1" counts the number of "-" separated groups        >KvE>> in a telephone number. For a value other than "Unpublished" it        >KvE>> should be set to "1" if there are no dashes in the phone number        >KvE>> field.        >RW> Yes, see above.        >        >KvE>> What is not clear what causes makenl to crash on OS/2. If it is        >KvE>> something not in line with the specs, it should produce an error        >KvE>> message, so it is something more serious.        >RW> I do not have an OS/2 machine to varify that.        >        >        >KvE>> Lets hope that we can entice Ulrich to have a go, or whoever        >KvE>> compiled the executables for OS/2.        >RW> ?        >        > OS/2 revision of binkley-xe I'd compiled, but this gcc3 environment        > doesn't give me a chance to compile with the existing makefiles :-P        > so I'm currently limited testing with the DOS revision of rev3.3.3        > of makenl_ng        > The v3.3.3 package doesn't includes any executables :-P        >        >        >KvE>> As a last thought, there should not be a problem in using        >KvE>> NLMAKE, if it can handle the envisioned changes to the nodelist.        >RW> Apparently it does have a problem as it doesn't like the segment        >RW> without a PVT flag and -Unpublished- in the phone field either. That        >RW> is why the two keywords are commented out in my segment and node 10 is        >RW> flying PVT and 000 etc. numbers in the phone field. Once MNL can work        >RW> with an OS/2 system, I can uncomment those two keywords, revise the        >RW> node 10 line and forward my revised segment to my RC...        >        > so the test scenario is identified to check against, but currently        > I cannot reproduce any crash under winxp nor under os/2 with the        > compiled DOS executable in a DOS box        >        > For further testing I'm still await an OS/2 executable or a working        > makefile script in my inbound =:)        >        >RW> R\%/itt        >        > regards, uli ;-)        >        > ---        > * Origin: AMBROSIA - Frankfurt/Main - Germany (2:244/1120)              --- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50        * Origin: http://www.fidonet.ca (1:140/12)    |
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