Re: binary files on SUN platform

[Aaron S. Hawley]

Make sure you are using GNU diff utilities, they provide binary file
support.  Any bugs should be taken up with the GNU diffutils
<http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/> package.

/a

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Kervin Chang wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I can not use SUN machines to check-in/out the binary files, but Linux can.
> Can someone help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Kervin
>
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> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/cp
> /remote/psd/build/3.5/C/bin/SUN.32/Milkyway .
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/ll Milkyway
> -rwxr-x---   1 integ    src      24149028 Sep 15 11:16 Milkyway*
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/rcs -i -kb Milkyway
> RCS file: RCS/Milkyway,v
> enter description, terminated with single '.' or end of file:
> NOTE: This is NOT the log message!
> >> .
> done
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/ci -u M
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/ci -u Milkyway
> RCS/Milkyway,v  <--  Milkyway
> initial revision: 1.1
> done
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> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/ll Milkyway
> -r-xr-x---   1 integ    src      24149028 Sep 15 11:16 Milkyway*
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/cp -f
> /remote/psd/build/3.5/D/bin/SUN.32/Milkyway .
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/ll Milkyway
> -rwxr-x---   1 integ    src      24324196 Sep 15 11:17 Milkyway*
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/rcs -l Milkyway
> RCS file: RCS/Milkyway,v
> 1.1 locked
> done
> [blade1k10:integ]/remote/svdppd5/integ/temp/ci -u Milkyway
> RCS/Milkyway,v  <--  Milkyway
> new revision: 1.2; previous revision: 1.1
> enter log message, terminated with single '.' or end of file:
> >> .
> Binary files /tmp/dm_aiCc and /tmp/T2k4aadc differ
> ci: RCS/Milkyway,v: diff failed
> ci aborted
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