Number: 2212

Date: 20-Sep-84 15':59':57

Submitter: Dering.pasa

Source: White-Teknowledge

Subject: FILEPOS error when file is >= 128 pages

Assigned To: 

Attn: Kaplan, Masinter

Status: Incomplete

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Absolutely

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Generic File Operations

Machine: 1108

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 21-Jun-84 10':50':28

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 7168

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["Sannella.PA" "21-Sep-84 15':47':22" Attn': Status':(New->Open)]'
["Sannella.PA" "25-Sep-84 12':46':22" Status':(Open->Incomplete) Description':]

Description: When searching a file >= 128 pages for a pattern not in the file, FILEPOS returns 32767 rather than NIL.   '
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Date': 24 Sep 84 18':32 PDT'
From': masinter.pa'
Subject': AR#2212, "FILEPOS error when file >= 128 pages"'
To': Dering.pasa, White@Sumex-aim'
cc': vanMelle, LispSupport'
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Either this is fixed in Harmony or there are more details to the situation. The simple minded tests I made for searching an 800 page file for a pattern that didn''t exist in it (for devices {CORE} and a leaf IFS) both worked.'
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I''ve changed Status': _ Incomplete pending more details or verification that the problem is fixed in Harmony. '
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Larry'
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Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 25-Sep-84 12':46':22