DUX 4.0C aggregate patch too large?

From: Jonathan R. Ferro <jferro_at_corwin.ece.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:44:20 -0400

I am trying to use the following command line to install the 1998-09-04
aggregate ECO for DUX 4.0C:

  /ux0/patch/v4.0c/patch_kit/dupatch -install -data /ux0/patch/v4.0c/data

where "data" contains:

  kit = /ux0/patch/v4.0c/patch_kit
  name = Jonathan Ferro <jferro_at_ece.cmu.edu>
  note = 19980904 Aggregate ECO for v4.0c
  patch = all
  proceed
  nobackup

However, the patch process fails with the following error message:

  ./usr/sbin/setld: /sbin/tar: arg list too long
  tar: No input
  *.ctrl not found
  setld: specified subset(s) not available on media

          * There were problems installing the following patch(es):
                ...

This can be traced to a point in /usr/sbin/setld where the script tries
to do "tar cf - *" in the instctrl directory to copy all of the
inventory files to a temporary space. However, there are too many
patches in the aggregate cluster, so it fails!

Is there a simple workaround for this other than directly modifying
setld to debug it? I don't think it can be solved by just trying to
apply some of the patches, because the copying of all of the inventory
files takes place no matter how many are going to be installed.

Also, how do I go about reporting this bug to Digital?

-- 
Jon Ferro, ECE Systems Administrator
Received on Tue Oct 27 1998 - 23:45:12 NZDT

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