txt2pdbdoc for DEBIAN
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I have reincluded man page pdb(4) because doc(4) refers to it and it is
useful for somebody to get an idea of PDB file format.

Erik Schanze <eriks@debian.org>, Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:53:42 +0200


WARNING: While this program has not been substantially changed for many
years, and the upstream developer reports that there are no open bugs on
the subject, one Debian user has reported a problem with PDB files generated
by txt2pdbdoc when installed with a memory card.  For this user, installing
files through the normal hotsync process worked properly, but when a
generated PDB was transferred first to a Compact Flash card and then through
that to a Handera 330 PDA, it caused strange problems (up to a reset of the
device), depending on the reader.

Please be warned that this report indicates that txt2pdbdoc *may* be able to
cause corruption or instability of your PDA, although there has only been
one report of this behaviour.  If you have the requisite hardware to confirm
or deny this problem, I would be grateful to hear from you.

Presumably, if there is a problem with txt2pdbdoc, so long as the PDB files
that it generates are installed through a hotsync, there should be no
problem.

Please see bug #118930 for the original bug report.

Rene Weber <rene_debmaint@elvenlord.com>, Wed,  2 Jan 2002 18:01:50 -0500
