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Re: gzip receives read error, gives up, unlinks source file
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Andrew Brown |
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Re: gzip receives read error, gives up, unlinks source file |
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Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:16:27 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.2.5i |
>> ah...uh...but...if the file is shrinking, you really don't want the
>> extra data in the compressed file...do you?
>
>It doesn't really matter, so long as gzip successfully outputs a
>compressed stream that matches some plausible version of the input.
okay. but if gzip fails to read the file, *i* don't think it should
just say "oh well, i guess i'm done" and unlink the source.
>> gzip 1.2.4 (18 Aug 93)
>
>Could you try gzip test version 1.3.5? It may fix the bug. I was
>looking at gzip 1.3.5 when I tried to diagnose your situation.
>
>ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.3.5.tar.gz
same result. force a "read error" using gdb, gzip exits normally, and
the source is unlinked. the compressed version is incomplete.
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