Bit Length Overflow

[Dave Dykstra]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 04:52:31PM -0500, Mark de Jong wrote:
> Hello,
> When using rsync with the -z option for compression, I get "Bit Length
> Overflow" errors during the transfer of files. The errors are sporatic
> and don't seem to have any type of pattern. Is this something I should
> be concerned about? 
>  
> Example:
> bit length overflow
> code 10 bits 6->7
>  
> The code is not always 10. Sometimes it 2 and sometimes 17. The bits are
> not always 6->7.. Sometime 4->5 or 5->6.
>  
> Any ideas?

Those are harmless -v messages that were inadvertently turned on because
the DEBUG define is turned on by default in 2.5.0.  You can disable with
configure --disable-debug.  The DEBUG define will not be turned on in 2.5.1.

- Dave Dykstra