Re: Strange error: EOF in value...

[Dennis Jones]

Thanks, I found the problem.

We have been having some single-bit errors with our server (no, we still
haven't replaced it!), and there was a 'c' character where a '@' should have
been.  When I corrected that, I was able to checkout the file, and it looks
fine.

After I fixed the probelm, I ran your script.  It seems to have found lots
more corrupt files in our repository.  Ah, don't you just love computers?

- Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Sharp" <address@hidden>
To: "Larry Jones" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Dennis Jones" <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Strange error: EOF in value...


> I'm attaching a script that will find the damaged version for you.
>
> donald
> On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 04:03:34PM -0400, Larry Jones wrote:
> > Dennis Jones writes:
> > >
> > > cvs [server aborted]: EOF in value in RCS file
> > > /vol/cvs/Projects/GenServr/SelectVehicle.dfm,v
> > >
> > > What is the meaning of this error, and what do I have to do in the
> > > repository file(s) to correct it?
> >
> > Your repository has been corrupted -- the RCS file ends in the middle of
> > what CVS thinks is the value associated with some keyword.  The file may
> > be truncated, or there could be come corruption in the middle that
> > causes the quotes (which are actually @'s in RCS files) to get out of
> > sync.  Fixing it is tricky -- you pretty much have to manually edit the
> > RCS file.  You'll need an intimate knowledge of the RCS file format and
> > either some way to get older revisions of the file or a willingness to
> > lose them.
> >
> > You can probably locate the damaged section of the file by checking out
> > different revisions, using a binary search along the revision tree to
> > locate the damaged node.  For example, if you can check out revision
> > 1.1, then you know the trunk is OK and the damage must be on a branch.
> >
> > The most often reported cause of this type of damage is bugs in network
> > filesystem code.  If your repository is network mounted, I strongly
> > suggest you stop that immediately and switch to a locally mounted
> > repository on a server machine.
> >
> > -Larry Jones
> >
> > Let's pretend I already feel terrible about it, and that you
> > don't need to rub it in any more. -- Calvin
> >
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