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Re: StuffIt 1.31 Problem - can't locate

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From: Chris Cooley
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1988 17:46
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In article <2727@dasys1.UUCP>, raylau@dasys1.UUCP (Raymond Lau) writes:
> 
> Let me point out that StuffIt 1.31 uses the exact same File Manager routines
> that previous versions used.  All the changes have been in the compression
> algorithms.  In light of this, I cannot see how 1.31 can corrupt a HD when
> 1.20 didn't.  Furthermore, these routines are restricted to PBCreate,
> PBOpen,PBOpenRF,PBClose,PBSetEOF,PBRead,PBWrite,PBSetFPos,PBDelete,PBGetFInfo,
> PBSetFInfo...and I believe that's it.  Realize that all of these are
> relatively "safe" routines.  None of them deal directly with VCBs or other
> sensitive structures which may cause a folder to be "unopenable".  About
> 
I've just discovered a bug (or something) in StuffIt 1.31.  It happens almost
every time with a .sit file with more than one document stuffed.  The StuffIt
program itself is about 3-4 folders deep on an AppleShare volume.  The .sit
file is in the root of a floppy.  The destination is in a folder at least
one deep on another floppy.

Bug description?  After I've selected more than one thing to un-.sit, it
gives the compress/extract window and starts on the files.  Then it just
hangs.  Nothing works, not even the mouse.  Rebooting fixes things.  This
has happened several times.

Any suggestions?

Thanx

					--chris


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From: jcc@ut-emx.UUCP (Chris Cooley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: StuffIt 1.31 Problem - can't locate
Message-ID: <783@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 88 17:46:36 GMT
References: <2727@dasys1.UUCP>
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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Summary: Problems here.