Conference smurf::buildhelp

1944.0. "Re: problem w/conf/alpha config file bcreate-ion" by AOSG::FILTER (Automatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puck) Fri Nov 10 1995 20:41

Date Of Receipt: 	10-NOV-1995 16:52:21.28
From: 	SMURF::FLUME::jmf "Joshua M. Friedman OSF/UNIX SDE  10-Nov-1995 1650"
To: 	"Don Dutile, UNIX Systems Hardware Support" <dutile@tlaser.zk3.dec.com>
CC: 	odehelp@DEC:.zko.flume
Subj: 	Re: problem w/conf/alpha config file bcreate-ion
Don, you just need to tell ode/rcs that it's not a BIN: 	

       bcs -c"# " CONFIGFILE

Now insert at the top /usr/sde/osf1/headers/header.sh

and you should be all set.

-josh

> 
>  Josh,
> 	I did a bcreate for a new file under conf/alpha, and
>  it make some sort of message about "BIN", and gave me an empty
>  file.  when i sub'd a real config file in its place (RAWHIDE)
>  and tried to do a bci, it wouldn't take the pre-written log
>  at the top of the file (my std. way to put a log into a file),
>  and after prompting for the log, and typing it what I wanted
>  in there, the final version didn't take any of the log info
>  I gave it....
> 
>  Can you tell me how to fix this file up???
> 
>  btw, i tried to bcreate -undo, but the next bcreate -header
>  said the file still existed (and it doesn't show up in the
>  directory).
> 
>  - don