Some Common Error Messages

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Returning without an answer -- Sometimes seen when running xpatbldu, especially when the server is loaded. There may be a bug in xpatbldu that's triggered under certain conditions related to the size of memory allocated for the indexing process. Try increasing the memory to -m 256m (assuming your machine has a lot of memory). If you still get the error try 255 or 254.
pitstge -- Sometimes seen when searching for a word in an index that is somehow corrupted and/or truncated. For example, pitstge: n = 154526 out of range. Size = 136844. Searches in the index prior to the are of corruption/truncation work, which can mislead you into believing that it is a problem with the query.