--- loncom/build/filecompare.pl	2001/12/06 23:14:33	1.10
+++ loncom/build/filecompare.pl	2002/05/16 00:23:04	1.13
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # filecompare.pl - script used to help probe and compare file statistics
 #
-# $Id: filecompare.pl,v 1.10 2001/12/06 23:14:33 harris41 Exp $
+# $Id: filecompare.pl,v 1.13 2002/05/16 00:23:04 harris41 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Options (before file/dir names):
 -a show all files (with comparisons)
 -q only show file names (based on first file/dir)
 -v verbose mode (default)
--bN buildmode (controls exit code of this script; 0 unless...)
+-bN buildmode (controls EXIT code of this script; 0 unless...)
    N=1: md5sum=same --> 1; cvstime<0 --> 2
    N=2: same as N=1 except without md5sum
    N=3: md5sum=same --> 1; age<0 --> 2
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ FLOOP: foreach my $file (@files) {
 	    $showflag=1;
 	}
     }
-    if ($buildmode==1) {
+    if ($buildmode==1) { # -b1
         if ($md5sum eq 'same') {
 	    exit(1);
 	}
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ FLOOP: foreach my $file (@files) {
 	    exit(0);
 	}
     }
-    elsif ($buildmode==2) {
+    elsif ($buildmode==2) { # -b2
         if ($cvstime<0) {
 	    exit(2);
 	}
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ FLOOP: foreach my $file (@files) {
 	    exit(0);
 	}
     }
-    elsif ($buildmode==3) {
+    elsif ($buildmode==3) { # -b3
         if ($md5sum eq 'same') {
 	    exit(1);
 	}
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ FLOOP: foreach my $file (@files) {
 	    exit(0);
 	}
     }
-    elsif ($buildmode==4) {
+    elsif ($buildmode==4) { # -b4
 	if ($existence=~/no$/) {
 	    exit(3);
 	}
@@ -503,12 +503,18 @@ sub cvstime {
     }
     my $cvstime;
     if ($buildmode!=3) {
-	my $entry=`grep '^/$file/' ${path}CVS/Entries` or
-	    die('*** ERROR *** cannot grep against '.${path}.
-		'CVS/Entries for ' .$file . "\n");
-        my @fields=split(/\//,$entry);
-        $cvstime=`date -d '$fields[3] UTC' --utc +"%s"`;
-        chomp $cvstime;
+	my $entry=`grep '^/$file/' ${path}CVS/Entries 2>/dev/null`;
+# or
+#	    die('*** WARNING *** cannot grep against '.${path}.
+#		'CVS/Entries for ' .$file . "\n");
+	if ($entry) {
+	    my @fields=split(/\//,$entry);
+	    $cvstime=`date -d '$fields[3] UTC' --utc +"%s"`;
+	    chomp $cvstime;
+	}
+	else {
+	    $cvstime='n/a';
+	}
     }
     else {
 	$cvstime='n/a';