Babyl Options:
Version:5
Append:1

0,,
*** EOOH ***
Date: Wednesday, 1 June 1988, 17:57-EDT
From: William Foster <wkf@GSI-CAM>
Subject: Coding conventions
To: bug-falcon@GSI-CAM
Message-ID: <[GSI-ORSON-WELLES].1-Jun-88 17:57:39.WKF>

To make our life easier in the future, please follow these conventions when coding:

 If you see a place in the code which could be optimized:

;; @@@ Turn this into a macro later when stablized.  --wkf

 If you see a place in the code which is broken:

;; +++ This does not handle boundary cases properly.  --wkf

This way we can tag search for "@@@" and "+++" and quickly find all such places.

Thanks.

--wkf



0,,
*** EOOH ***
Date: Tuesday, 20 September 1988, 12:18-EDT
From: William K. Foster <wkf@GSI-CAM>
Subject: kbug2 -> kbug ; history ram saving
To: BUG-FALCON@GSI-CAM
Message-ID: <[GSI-LOVE].20-Sep-88 12:18:21.wkf>

In LMI FALCON in Experimental System 126.80, ZWEI 125.20, ZMail 73.2,
Local-File 75.2, File-Server 24.1, Unix-Interface 13.0, Tape 24.2,
Lambda-Diag 17.0, microcode 1762, SDU Boot Tape 3.13, SDU ROM 102, 8/17,
on Love (LAMBDA):

(kbug2) when entering (kbug) saves the history ram.  This is good, however,
it should only be done once per (mega-boot) so that the history is not
accidently lost.

--wkf




0,,
*** EOOH ***
Date: Tuesday, 26 July 1988, 13:18-EDT
From: William K. Foster <wkf@GSI-CAM>
Subject: K crash in First Hot file
To: BUG-FALCON@GSI-CAM
Message-ID: <[GSI-JACK-FLANDERS].26-Jul-88 13:18:31.wkf>

K-Cold Loaded 7/21/88,

If the K hangs on the first hot file in the first 4096 bytes downloaded
and you get the follownig error:

  0 *38029420, $$DTP-ARRAY "Not a string to %string="
  1 *3806B676, $$DTP-ARRAY "NC"
  2 *50069B03, $$DTP-STRUCTURE #S(PACKAGE ...)
  3 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
  4 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
  5 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
  6 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
  7 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
  8 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
  9 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
 10 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
 11 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
 12 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
 13 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
 14 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL
 15 *00000000, $$DTP-NIL NIL

It means that the warm-boot did not complete its interning of symbols before
being interrupted by the Lambda for the Hot files.  The lambda did not sleep
long enough.  We need to fix this so that the lambda can verify that the K has
finished before continuing to avoid this and other obtuse bugs.

-- wkf, pfc