Bug#4391: gzip -cd gives incorrect output

1996-09-04 Thread Herbert Xu 
Package: gzip
Version: 1.2.4-11

Execute these commands on the gzip file attached:
gzip -cd a.gz
gunzip a.gz; cat a

The output of the former is clearly incorrect.  Note that
if the output is redirected or piped then the errors
disappear.  This occurs in both xterms and virtual consoles.

-- 
Debian GNU/Linux 1.1 is out! { http://www.debian.org/ }
A.  B = True  B.  A = False
Email:  Herbert Xu ~{PmVHI~} [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP Key:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] or any other key sites
--
begin 600 a.gz
M'XL(#,A+3(``V$`[=,[EMAIL PROTECTED];?T_IP,9JXH$[EMAIL PROTECTED]V?5_Q
MPQI#-;FA]#DJ_5;;:6%#_[/D-/LJGP51/;CCB^B2KYI)*4HK2]6S\UI
MW,9#4X53RW_ZZ4QJCYRD^^TG[HW++T#1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-
MTS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-
FTS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS1-TS2]GHYC3L0.,%]8F\%_
`
end

Bug#4391: gzip -cd gives incorrect output

1996-09-04 Thread Bdale Garbee 
 Package: gzip
 Version: 1.2.4-11
 
 Execute these commands on the gzip file attached:
   gzip -cd a.gz
   gunzip a.gz; cat a
 
 The output of the former is clearly incorrect.

I can't seem to duplicate your problem.

 Note that
 if the output is redirected or piped then the errors
 disappear.  This occurs in both xterms and virtual consoles.

I played various games with and without redirection.  I don't see any obvious
differences between the output of 'gzip -cd a.gz' in an xterm using ctrl/s to
stop the flow, and a cat of the previously uncompressed file.

Can you cutpaste the output of the above two command strings to a file and
mail it to me, or something, so I can see what you're seeing?  I'd also 
suggest you verify the md5sum of /bin/gzip:

a10f552f8e26d5c23e61a6a5415e3427  /bin/gzip

Bdale

Bug#4391: gzip -cd gives incorrect output

1996-09-04 Thread Herbert Xu 
Bdale Garbee wrote:
 
  Package: gzip
  Version: 1.2.4-11
  
 I played various games with and without redirection.  I don't see any obvious
 differences between the output of 'gzip -cd a.gz' in an xterm using ctrl/s to
 stop the flow, and a cat of the previously uncompressed file.
 
 Can you cutpaste the output of the above two command strings to a file and
 mail it to me, or something, so I can see what you're seeing?  I'd also 
 suggest you verify the md5sum of /bin/gzip:
 
   a10f552f8e26d5c23e61a6a5415e3427  /bin/gzip

$ md5sum /bin/gzip
a10f552f8e26d5c23e61a6a5415e3427  /bin/gzip

What happens is that the first page is displayed over and over again.
The effect should be obvious if you are able to reproduce it.

Some more info about my system:

kernel: 2.0.13
libc5: 5.2.18-10

I've tried this on a 1.2.8 machine with the same gzip and it doesn't
happen.  Although the problem exists for 2.0.12 on an alpha.  And gzip
on SunOS 5.5 doesn't have this problem.

So which kernel did you use?

-- 
Debian GNU/Linux 1.1 is out! { http://www.debian.org/ }
A.  B = True  B.  A = False
Email:  Herbert Xu ~{PmVHI~} [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP Key:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] or any other key sites

Bug#4391: gzip -cd gives incorrect output

1996-09-04 Thread Bdale Garbee 
 What happens is that the first page is displayed over and over again.
 The effect should be obvious if you are able to reproduce it.

Aha.  Nothing like that here.

 Some more info about my system:
 
 kernel: 2.0.13
 libc5: 5.2.18-10
 
 I've tried this on a 1.2.8 machine with the same gzip and it doesn't
 happen.  Although the problem exists for 2.0.12 on an alpha.  And gzip
 on SunOS 5.5 doesn't have this problem.
 
 So which kernel did you use?

Kernel is 2.0.6, libc5 is 5.2.18-9.

From what you say and what I've seen, this sounds like it's not a gzip 
problem to me...

Bdale