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vax 7.1H: Xqvss fails to understand -bp, -wp

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Nov 28 17:58:56 1990

From: cfields@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
To: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 90 17:58:45 EST

System name:		deus
Type and version:	CVAXSTAR 7.1H
Display type:		SM

What were you trying to do?

	Use the -bp and -wp options as an alternate (and absolutely
	reliable) way of specifying reverse video for all applications.


What's wrong:

	I got a usage message. The -bp and -wp options were not
	recognized.


What should have happened:

	ddxProcessArgument in server/ddx/dec/qvss/qvss_io.c should
	do the right thing, i.e. not just return zero. Here is a
	possible fix:

*** qvss_io.c   Wed Nov 28 17:34:39 1990
--- qvss_io.c.orig      Wed Nov 28 17:27:09 1990
***************
*** 1150,1162 ****
      char *argv[];
      int       i;
  {
!   if(strncmp(argv[i], "-bp:", 4) == 0 ||
!      strncmp(argv[i], "-wp:", 4) == 0 ||
!      strcmp(argv[i], "-bp") == 0 ||
!      strcmp(argv[i], "-wp") == 0)
!     return 2;
!
!   return 0;
  }

  void
--- 1150,1156 ----
      char *argv[];
      int       i;
  {
!     return 0;
  }

  void


Please describe any relevant documentation references:

	Xqvss(1)

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