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Re: vi crashes on NFS-filesystem with an unaligned access error - Need Help

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From: Salvador Pinto Abreu
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1992 14:04
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>>>>> "Kurt" == Kurt Reisler <klr@umbc4.umbc.edu> writes:

Kurt> In article <1992Oct14.070150.10027@news.uni-stuttgart.de> wnkretz@ikesg1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de (Oliver Kretzschmar) writes:
>   we have problems with vi editor on a NFS mounted filesystem.
>   The editor vi crashes, [...]

Kurt> You will need to get in touch with your Digital sales/support person,
Kurt> and ask them for the RISC/ULTRIX 4.2 patch for the following:

Kurt> 	/usr/ucb/ex
Kurt> 	/usr/lib/ex3.7perserve
Kurt> 	/usr/lib/ex3.7recover

Kurt> The patch tape is dated March 23, 1992

Instead of going through all the hassle of asking for a patch tape,
waiting for it, etc, why don't you just try GNU elvis? It's available
from prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu and it compiles right out of the box
under Ultrix 4.2.

-rw-r--r--   1 spa      ftp        328687 Oct  5 18:21 elvis-1.6.tar.Z

./salvador
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From: spa@fct.unl.pt (Salvador Pinto Abreu)
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Subject: Re: vi crashes on NFS-filesystem with an unaligned access error - Need Help
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