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1.1       root        1:        This is the distribution of Franz Lisp Opus 38.92 for the CCI "tahoe"
                      2: machine.  It should be configurable as a VAX or 68000 version, but this
                      3: has not yet been tested.
                      4:        Before the system can be compiled, a change is necessary to /lib/c2,
                      5: the C-compiler's optimizer phase. Without this change, the optimizer dumps
                      6: core when run through a pipe:
                      7: 
                      8: ::::::::::::::::::::
                      9: *** c20.c      Wed Jan 14 09:55:09 1987
                     10: --- c20.c.new  Wed Jan 14 09:55:52 1987
                     11: ***************
                     12: *** 29,48 ****
                     13:   struct node *
                     14:   alloc(an)
                     15:   {
                     16: !      register int n;
                     17: !      register char *p;
                     18: ! 
                     19: !      n = an;
                     20: !      n+=sizeof(char *)-1;
                     21: !      n &= ~(sizeof(char *)-1);
                     22: !      if (lasta+n >= lastr) {
                     23: !              if (sbrk(2000) == -1)
                     24: !                      error("Optimizer: out of space\n");
                     25: !              lastr += 2000;
                     26: !      }
                     27: !      p = lasta;
                     28: !      lasta += n;
                     29: !      return((struct node *)p);
                     30:   }
                     31:   
                     32:   main(argc, argv)
                     33: --- 29,35 ----
                     34:   struct node *
                     35:   alloc(an)
                     36:   {
                     37: !      return((struct node *)malloc(an));
                     38:   }
                     39:   
                     40:   main(argc, argv)
                     41: ::::::::::::::::::::
                     42: 
                     43:        Another special condsideration is the WCS version in use. If bignum
                     44: math with negative numbers (try "(quotient 9999999999999999999 -9)") gives
                     45: incorrect results, then you are using an outdated WCS and should attempt to
                     46: obtain a newer version from CCI.
                     47: 
                     48:        Please send any other porting bugs to:
                     49:        Peter S. Housel
                     50:        [email protected] -or- ...!ihnp4!pur-ee!housel
                     51:        

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