Re: compiling Nulib on Solaris 2.5

[gdr@eddore.myrias.com (Devin Reade)]

In article <51q8v5$2nq@news.asu.edu>,  <adam.myrow@asu.edu> wrote:
>Right now, I have chosen to ignore teh warnings and use nulib.  So
>far, no trouble, but I'm keeping the source file tared and gziped just
>in case.  If problems arise, I'll post again.

Be careful about trying to create large archives.  There is a bug
in nulib v3.24 that will cause it to dump core if you try to archive
more than 256 files.  If you specify all files on the command line
(and none are directories), it will properly complain and abort if
there are >256 files, but there is no check for that number being
exceeded when it is recursing through subdirectories.

I'm working on an update to nulib to correct this and other problems.
The 256 file limit should be elminated.  I plan to test it on the
following systems:
	GNO
	Orca/Shell
	Linux
	Solaris 2.4 / 2.5.1
	SunOS 4.3
	HPUX
	AIX 3.2.5 / 4.1
	HAL Sparc-64 OS

If there is anyone that has the ability and desire to test it (including
compilation) on the following or other systems, please let me know in
email:
	APW IIgs
	APW Mac
	IBM DOS

Work on the update is interleaved with other projects so it won't be
released right away.  However, it shouldn't be too long (a few weeks
to a month).
-- 
	Devin Reade	gdr@eddore.myrias.ab.ca