----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> And yes, this looks the same. One thing I thought of - are both of > these excerpts from something identified by bin/dumpdb as 'object 1' > in the file. i.e. directly below the lines > > [----- start pickle file -----] > <----- start object 1 -----> > > with no intervening > > <----- start object 2 -----> -YES- >>Running diff adds to the confusion, and it's getting difficult to explain. >> >>If I diff the present (working) config.pck (the renamed config.pck.last >>file) and config-orig.pck (the problem file), there is NO DIFFERENCE. > > Have the timestamps changed? maybe Mailman Saved the list in the mean > time. However, that would not explain why diff says that > config-orig.pck, and the current config.pck are the same, yet one > works and the other didn't. That is the real mystery, and I have no > answer for that. > > >>So it seems that >>simply renaming the "same" (according to diff) file fixed the problem?! >>Some very subtle binary difference not detectable in the text output from >>dumpdb?? > > > Still, diff 'should' detect a difference. Are the files the same > length? What does > > cmp config.pck config-orig.pck Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# cmp config.pck config-orig.pck config.pck config-orig.pck differ: char 46, line 2 Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# Line 2 in the dumpdb output does not have 46 characters, so I assume this refers to the raw file?? Now look at this: Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# cmp config-orig.pck config.pck.last.orig config-orig.pck config.pck.last.orig differ: char 46, line 2 Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# So the first and third cmp results above are consistent and show the same difference. ***** And if you're not already going crazy, this will do it: Earlier I sent you this diff result: Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# diff config.pck config-orig.pck Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# But now when I run it, I get: Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# diff config.pck config-orig.pck Binary files config.pck and config-orig.pck differ Luke:/var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman# So I think we've finally beaten the horse to death and I can barely keep it straight anymore! These are all cut and paste results, so it's not just my memory! I don't under stand why they diff'ed the same this morning and not now! Anyway, we know something was wrong with config.pck and using the config.pck.last file fixed it. - John ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
