Re: [Bug-cssc] Test delta/errorcase.sh -> E30 .. E32

[Joerg Schilling]

James Youngman <address@hidden> wrote:

> > be specified if an SCCS file is being
> > initialized.
>
> A rather odd explanation for this message; clearly, an SCCS file
> actually is being initialised.
>
> > SCCS on Solaris automatically assumes -n if you specify -i and it seems that
> > the warning above has been removed for unknown reason, but the encoding flag
> > is only added in case that you use -i.
> >
> > We should discuss which behavior should be expected here......
>
> I haven't had access to a 4.1 system for testing since around 1998.
>  In cases where SCCS implementations differ I normally select the
> behaviour that I think is most likely to reflect what the user expects
> (a notable exception here is where the user has essentially requested
> that this not happen, e.g. by setting $CSSC_MAX_LINE_LENGTH.

I would expect a modern SCCS implementation to match the "unlimited" line 
length as introduced aprox. 20 years ago by Sun. 

> The intent of the command "admin -n -b s.foo" is pretty clear, so I
> guess I simply implemented the user's likely intent.   As do later
> releases of SCCS.

I know of no SCCS implementation that will accept

                "admin -n -b s.foo"

_and_ create a binary "coded" s.foo

SVr4 and Solaris based SCCS implementations will however accept:

        "admin -n -b -i/dev/null s.foo"

and do what you expect.

Jörg

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