Re: EFS 1.14 bug: efs-set-emacs-bvf-mdtm() failure

Andy Norman (ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com)
Fri, 20 Oct 1995 00:34:46 +0100


Madison writes:

> To whom it may concern:

> When retrieving a remote file via dired, I get a failure related to
> efs-set-emacs-bvf-mdtm.  Below is the debugger backtrace.

This is a known bug.  The fix is in the HyperMail archive of the list under:

  http://www-uk.hpl.hp.com/people/ange/archives

I include the patch below.

					-- ange -- <><

					ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com

diff -c /tmp_mnt/nfs/visitor/sandy/efs/1.14/efs.el~ /tmp_mnt/nfs/visitor/sandy/efs/1.14/efs.el
*** /tmp_mnt/nfs/visitor/sandy/efs/1.14/efs.el~	Wed Sep 20 23:55:16 1995
--- /tmp_mnt/nfs/visitor/sandy/efs/1.14/efs.el	Wed Sep 20 23:55:17 1995
***************
*** 8357,8365 ****
  		 (efs-save-match-data
  		   (or (string-match "^550 " line)
  		       (efs-set-host-property host 'mdtm-failed t)))
! 		 (efs-set-emacs-bvf-mdtm buffer 0)))) ; store dummy values
  	   0) ; Always do this NOWAIT = 0
! 	(efs-set-emacs-bvf-mdtm buffer 0))
        nil) ; return NIL
      ))
  
--- 8357,8365 ----
  		 (efs-save-match-data
  		   (or (string-match "^550 " line)
  		       (efs-set-host-property host 'mdtm-failed t)))
! 		 (efs-set-emacs-bvf-mdtm buffer '(0 0))))) ; store dummy values
  	   0) ; Always do this NOWAIT = 0
! 	(efs-set-emacs-bvf-mdtm buffer '(0 0)))
        nil) ; return NIL
      ))