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to: MARTIN FOSTER
from: AUGUST ABOLINS
date: 2020-02-13 20:11:00
subject: oxp: nodediff fails :(

Hello Martin!

** 08.02.20 - 13:32, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:

 MF>[snip]
 AA>>   Extracting NODEDIFF.038 from H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z38
 AA>> 07.02.20 17:17:02
 AA>>   NODELIST.031: Wrong version of node/point list or diff

 MF>Finally, finally, finally, I've figured this out .....


I hate to be the bearer of bad news,   ..but right after NODEDIFF.Z45  
arrived, it locked up, again!  :(

Here are the details:

13.02.20 19:19:31  Extracting NODEDIFF.045 from  
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z45
13.02.20 19:19:32  NODELIST.038 + H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.045 ->
NODELIST.045


2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpncfido: Decompressiong packets:
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\SPOOL\NODEDIFF.Z45 H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\SPOOL\0ss71rpr.tic
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpncfido: H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\SPOOL\NODEDIFF.Z45 is a
requested file
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpncfido: H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\SPOOL\0ss71rpr.tic is a
requested file
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpncfido: Files decompressed:
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpncfido: Converting to fido:
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpncfido: no files to process
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: Starting DoDiffs in H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\*.*
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: diffDir is ExtractFilePath(files)
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: diffnames are ExtractFilename(files)
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: diffDir and diffnames done
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: Nodelist.Count = 2
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: Starte NodeDiff-Routine, repeat-Schleife
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: NextNumber45 uarchive:  ufile: Z2PNT_D.045
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: NodeDiff-Routine (repeat-Schleife) erfolgreich
beendet
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: Starte NodeDiff-Routine, repeat-Schleife
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: NextNumber45 uarchive:
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z45 ufile: NODEDIFF.045
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xpfidonl: Using H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z45
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xp1s: shell, prog:, cls:
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xp1s: shell, screenlines:41,ScreenWidth:100
2020-02-13 19:19:31 maus2: maus_tasten_aus
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xp1s: shell, calling sichern(sp)
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xp1s: shell, calling clwin(1,ScreenWidth,4,screenlines-2)
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xp1s: shell, calling Xec(unzip
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z45 NODEDIFF.045>
2020-02-13 19:19:31 xp1s: Xec, command:, prompt:>[XP]>
2020-02-13 19:19:32 openxp: OpenXP 5.0.43 (Win32)
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xp1s: called program "H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\UNZIP.EXE" with
parameters "H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.Z45 NODEDIFF.045": result 0
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xp1s: shell, Xec returns Errowlevel:0
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xp1s: shell, calling SetScreenSize, ScreenLines:41,
ScreenWidth:100
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpwin32: ---- SysSetScreenSize,  Cols:100, Lines: 41
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpwin32: GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo , scrb x: 100, scrb y:
41, MaxWinS x: 100, MaxWinS y:41
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpwin32: GetLargestConsoleWindowSize x: 116, y: 49
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpwin32: no initial SetConsoleScreenBufferSize needed
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpwin32: SetConsoleWindowInfo Okay
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpwin32: second SetConsoleScreenBufferSize not needed
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xp1s: shell, after calling SetScreenSize, ScreenLines:41,
ScreenWidth:100
2020-02-13 19:19:32 maus2: maus_tasten_an
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpfidonl: Using H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\NODEDIFF.045
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpfidonl: NextNumber52 uarchive:  ufile: NODEDIFF.052
2020-02-13 19:19:32 xpfidonl: NodeDiff-Routine (repeat-Schleife) erfolgreich
beendet

  ..and promptly locked up at this point.

After another poll a few minutes later, this happens:

2020-02-13 19:31:01 debug: debug level for XPFIDONL is 50
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: Starting DoDiffs in H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\*.*
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: diffDir is ExtractFilePath(files)
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: diffnames are ExtractFilename(files)
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: diffDir and diffnames done
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: Nodelist.Count = 2
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: Starte NodeDiff-Routine, repeat-Schleife
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: NextNumber45 uarchive:  ufile: Z2PNT_D.045
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: NodeDiff-Routine (repeat-Schleife) erfolgreich
beendet
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: Starte NodeDiff-Routine, repeat-Schleife
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: NextNumber52 uarchive:  ufile: NODEDIFF.052
2020-02-13 19:31:01 xpfidonl: NodeDiff-Routine (repeat-Schleife) erfolgreich
beendet

  ..and promptly locks up.


The ONLY way I could prevent the lock up happening with the next normal
poll was by making sure I delete the .TIC file:  0ss71rpr.tic

  ..which contained:

  Created by HTick, written by Gabriel Plutzar
  File NODEDIFF.Z45
  Area NODEDIFZ
  Areadesc FidoNet Z2 NodeDiffs (ZIP)
  Desc Fidonet NODEDIFF for this week (ZIP)
  From 2:221/1
  To 2:221/1.58
  Origin 2:292/854
  Size 1857
  Crc 55C435F2
  Path 2:292/854 1581657300 Fri Feb 14 05:15:00 2020 GMT
  Path 2:221/0 1581635940 Thu Feb 13 23:19:00 2020 UTC htick/os2-emx 1.9.0-cur
2019-12-05
  Seenby 2:2/0
  Seenby 2:203/0
  Seenby 2:221/0
  Seenby 2:221/1
  Seenby 2:221/1.58
  Seenby 2:221/1.59
  Seenby 2:221/360
  Seenby 2:230/0

  ..etc, etc, etc..


The new updated nodelist number in oxp looks good:

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Ý Z2PNT.###     038  Z2PNT_D.###   Z2PNT_D.Z##   Diff  FD Pointlist    Ý
Ý NODELIST.###  045  NODEDIFF.###  NODEDIFF.Z##  Diff  Nodelist        Ý
Ý                                                                      Ý


The top few lines of NODELIST.045 look like:

;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, February 14, 2020 -- Day number 045 : 12455
;Aú
;A  MakeNL 3.4.5 (Win32)ú
;Aú
;A The FidoNet NodeList, a listing of the systems within FidoNet.ú
;Aú
;A  This is the nodelist produced at 2:2/0ú


SEE?   So.. the .TIC file in /FILES *could* be a problem.

Therefore, maybe I should disable "THIS" below?:

+- Fido Options ---------------------------------+
Ý                                                Ý
Ý  Int. dial prefix    00                        Ý
Ý  Nat. dial prefix    0                         Ý
Ý  Your dialing code   49-631                    Ý
Ý                                                Ý
Ý   [x]   Import nodelist updates automatically  Ý
Ý   [ ]   Delete empty messages                  Ý
Ý   [x]   Automatic TIC file processing          Ý<==THIS?
Ý   [x]   Hold requests if files are missing     Ý

Maybe the system is trying to create "Area NODEDIFZ" and is failing?  Bug?


  ../|ug

--- OpenXP 5.0.43
* Origin: ....................... (2:221/1.58)

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