Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: dbatten@postoffice.ptd.com (Dean Batten)
Subject: Re: End of buffer
Organization: ProLog - PenTeleData, Inc.
Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 02:10:43 GMT
Message-ID: <dbatten-3005952210430001@cs2-12.all.ptd.net>

sabina@uni-paderborn.de (Sabina Rips) wrote:

> When I want to unpack a message with:
> 
> pvm_unpackf("%d %d %f %d %f %f",
>                 &my_index, &swap_times, &remote_red_speed, &remote_res,
>                 &net_time1.tv_sec, &net_time1.tv_usec);
> 
> I get the message:
>                   libpvm [t40044]: pvm_unpackf(): End of buffer
> 
> What does it mean and what can I do to avoid it?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
>    Sabina
> 
> 
> e-mail: sabina@uni-paderborn.de

I'm no expert, but I've seen that message before. Every time I did, it
meant what it said: I tried to unpack more bytes from the message than I
packed into it.

Dean Batten
dbatten@postoffice.ptd.net
Allentown, PA, USA

