Re: problems with diff3 in RCS:rcstest

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From: Dave Brower
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1991 23:18

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There were some  long standing subtle null-pointer kind of bugs in the
SVR1/2 diff3 code that broke on non-VAX machines.  I wouldn't be
surprised if the one on the 3b1 is broken.  I'd try to use gnudiff3
instead, and give up on the one in /usr/bin.

-dB

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From: daveb@Ingres.COM (Dave Brower)
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Subject: Re: problems with diff3 in RCS:rcstest
Keywords: diff3 rcs rcstest 7300 3b1 unixpc
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Date: 4 Apr 91 23:18:30 GMT
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