I installed your package rcs-5.9.4.pkg on macOS 10.14.6 Mojave. rcs gives "Abort trap: 6" For example:
bash-3.2$ rcs --version
rcs (GNU RCS) 5.9.4
Copyright (C) 2010-2015 Thien-Thi Nguyen
Copyright (C) 1990-1995 Paul Eggert
Copyright (C) 1982,1988,1989 Walter F. Tichy, Purdue CS
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
bash-3.2$ mkdir RCS
bash-3.2$ date > 0.txt
bash-3.2$ rcs -i 0.txt
Abort trap: 6
From oddplay57:
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