Number: 333

Date: 28-Mar-84  8':52':28

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: ROACH.PA

Subject: LISTFILES should try to list non-Interlisp files

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Description: '
Date': 27 MAR 84 11':12 PST'
From': ROACH.PA'
Subject': LISTFILES FAILS TO LIST NON-INTERLISP FILES'
To':   LISPSUPPORT, JONL'
cc':   ROACH'
'
     I''m sick and tired of this problem.  It almost seems that '
LISPCORE^ isn''t even considering the possibility of a user wanting'
to list a file not made with MAKEFILE.  Various text files always'
try to be parsed as filepackage files, fail, break, and don''t list.'
The latest failure': (LISTFILES {PHYLUM}<WALLACE>EMACS>COMS).'
				Kelly'
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Date': 27 MAR 84 11':15 PST'
From': ROACH.PA'
Subject': RE': Previous msg'
To':   LISPSUPPORT'
'
     The test case is (LISTFILES {PHYLUM}<WALLACE>EMACS>PRIMIT).'
				Kelly'
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Date': 29 MAR 84 13':13 PST'
From': JONL.PA'
Subject': Re': LISTFILES FAILS TO LIST NON-INTERLISP FILES'
To':   ROACH, LISPSUPPORT'
cc':   JONL'
'
In response to the message sent  27 MAR 84 11':12 PST from ROACH.PA'
'
Kelly, I had no trouble at all listing those two files with LISTFILES --'
I''ve left the hardcopy on your desk.'
'
Questions':  do you have a recent version of SINGLEFILINDEX? you should'
be fetching it from <LispCore>Library> rather than <Lisp>Library> (when'
there has been sufficient usage, then the <LispCore> version should'
be moved to <Lisp>).  However, I''m not aware of bugs even in the <Lisp>Library>'
version which would cause the behaviour you describe.'
'
Finally, what sysout were you using?  There has been a bug (for years?) in'
the lisp function GETFILEMAP, which I fixed on about March 11, 1984; the'
manifestation of this bug would be an error of some sort when you tried'
to listfiles of certain peculiar non-Lisp files.'
'
If this keeps happening to you, but not to me, then I can understand why'
you are "sick and tired" . . .  maybe there is a ROACHFLG in the system'
that adds additional bugs when a ROACH is running?'
'
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Date':  3 Apr 84 20':34 PST'
From': Kaplan.pa'
Subject': Re': AR 333': LISTFILES should try to list non-Interlisp files'
In-reply-to': LispSupport.pa''s message of 28 Mar 84 08':53':03 PST (Wednesday)'
To': LispSupport.pa, Roach'
'
Is this a problem with standard LISTFILES, or a problem when you have SINGLEFILEINDEX loaded?'
'
If the latter, then this AR should be passed off to JonL.'
'
--Ron'


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Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 13-Apr-84 14':42':09

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Disposition: '
[Date': 12 Apr 84 23':51 PST'
From': JonL.pa'
Subject': AR 333'
This AR is closed, as far as I''m concerned.  It''s apparent that Kelly''s problem was that described in AR 494; namely, he had redefined BREAKCHECK, thereby subverting the NLSETQ''s in various system functions.]

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Problem Type: Design - Impl

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