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Re: NN - Interrim Fix for "Database Corrupted" Messages

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From: Steve C. Simmons
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1989 13:29
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storm@texas.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:

>I have tracked down the infamous "Corrupted database" bug I
>unfortunately introduced with patch #4 in an attempt to handle
>non-existing directories better (with the opposite effect).

>I have included an "interrim" patch below which will fix the bug.

>It is a problem in nn/nnadmin, so there is no need to rebuild the
>database - it is not corrupted!

Kim then supplies the interim patch.  Not being particularly
thrilled with the idea of patching, installing, unpatching, installing
(no offense, Kim :-) I tried just creating the missing directories
and rebuilding the database.  Worked fine.

The more I use nn the more I like it.  Good stuff.
-- 
Steve Simmons		          scs@vax3.iti.org
Industrial Technology Institute     Ann Arbor, MI.
"Velveeta -- the Spam of Cheeses!" -- Uncle Bonsai
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From: scs@itivax.iti.org (Steve C. Simmons)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.bugs,comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: NN - Interrim Fix for "Database Corrupted" Messages
Keywords: nn, interrim patch
Message-ID: <2251@itivax.iti.org>
Date: 20 Jul 89 13:29:06 GMT
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Organization: Industrial Technology Institute, Ann Arbor, MI.
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