Number: 

Date: 21-Aug-84 12':12':07

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Sannella.PA

Subject: Filebrowser sorts {DSK} files w/ versions wrong

Assigned To: 

Attn: Jellinek

Status: Fixed

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: 

Frequency: 

Priority: Perhaps

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Generic File Operations

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 21-Aug-84 06':58':35

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 3071

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["vanMelle" "25-Aug-84 20':33':32" Subject': Attn': Subsystem':(Dolphin/Dorado% Disk->Generic% File% Operations) Description':]'
["vanMelle" "25-Aug-84 20':34':00" Subject': Attn': Subsystem':(Dolphin/Dorado% Disk->Generic% File% Operations) Disposition': Description': Edit-By': Edit-Date':]'
["Jellinek" " 1-Sep-84 20':47':33" Status':(Open->Fixed) Description':]

Description: '
Date': 19 Aug 84 14':06 PDT'
From': Shrager.pa'
Subject': Lisp': FB sorts DSK files backwards!'
To': LispSupport.pa'
'
Lisp System Date': 17-Aug-84 17':18':00'
Machine': Dorado (Shrager)'
Microcode version': 24,4'
Memory size': 10000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Could be serious'
'
Running FileBrowser on {DSK} sorts these files'
'
	foo.;1'
	foo.;2'
	...'
	foo.;8'
	foo.;9'
	foo.;10'
	foo.;11'
	foo.;12'
'
like this':'
'
	foo.;9'
	foo.;8'
	...'
	foo.;2'
	foo.;1'
	foo.;12'
	foo.;11'
	foo.;10'
'
Can you say': "Bizarre"?!'
-------'
'
Date': 25 Aug 84 20':28 PDT'
From': vanMelle.pa'
'
That''s because Filebrowser explicitly calls SORT on the full file names that the directory returns, and sorting versions in lexicographic order is a little odd.  Dolphin/Dorado disk now actually returns the files in sorted order, and the Dandelion disk soon will, at which point Filebrowser can remove the SORT call and all will be well.'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Jellinek

Edit-Date:  1-Sep-84 20':47':36