Subj : oxp: nodediff sofar so good
To   : August Abolins
From : Martin Foster
Date : Sat Mar 21 2020 10:37:00

Hello August!

*** 20.03.20 at 21:03, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

 MF>> Excellent and methinks it's now time to "bite the bullet" ;-)

 MF>> I'd like you to do the following please .....

 MF>> [1] Delete the /FIDO/FILES/* message areas but needless to say, if
 MF>> [2] Delete everything in your FILES directory but make any necessary
 MF>> [3] Enable "Automatic TIC file processing" in "Fido -> Options".
 MF>> [4] Make sure that "Delete update after processing" is *disabled* in

 MF>> I await the outcome with bated breath :-))

 AA> The 2nd part (the NODEDIFF) came through later today, and everything
 AA> seemed to go well.

 AA> RESULT:
 AA> ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
 AA> ³ Z2PNT.###     080  Z2PNT_D.###   Z2PNT_D.Z##   Diff  FD Pointlist    ³
 AA> ³ NODELIST.###  080  NODEDIFF.###  NODEDIFF.Z##  Diff  Nodelist        ³
 AA> ³                                                                      ³


 AA> The corresponding message areas, FIDO/FILES/NODEDIFF and FIDO/FILES/
 AA> Z2PNT_D were recreated.  The contents contain "messages" that are copies
 AA> of the diff files.

 AA> The file directory /FIDO contains the incoming .Z80 diff files.

Well, that's a relief and I'm really really pleased for you.

I'm assuming that the .tic files were deleted?

 AA> How did it go with your Linux versions?

Same as it always goes, it didn't work :(

TIC processing has been broken in the Linux version for a very long time.  
I don't know exactly when it broke or the circumstances under which it  
broke but it's a completely different scenario to the one which you've  
experienced. One day, I might just get around to trying to figure it out  
but AFAIC personally, it's of low priority.

Regards,
Martin

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