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Re: RCS files with extension can no longer be read
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Vincent Lefevre |
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Re: RCS files with extension can no longer be read |
Date: |
Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:19:13 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.8.3-7076-vl-r98955 (2017-06-01) |
On 2017-06-04 05:57:44 +0200, Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> As you might know, the RCS 5.8 (2011-08-30) NEWS mentions:
>
> - RCS file top-level grammar frozen.
[...]
Thanks for the details. When I searched for the meaning of the error
message, I just found: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?35149 where it
it is said that the grammar was frozen, but with no details.
> I suppose the middle way would be to add back support for
> "newphrases", in read-only mode (not passthrough). However, i
> am loathe to do that and would rather improve the documentation
> (by writing it, first, and iterating, subsequently) on how to
> batch-convert ,v files to embed their extra metainfo in the
> ‘integrity’ field.
I think that such documentation may indeed be a better solution.
Moreover, the error message should be more informative, allowing the
user to easily find the cause of the problem and how to avoid it.
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