[bf1942] New build...

[Greg]

run your program, when it segfaults it generates a .core file

run : gdb <exe file> <core file>

then: (gdb) where

thats it :)
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Friday, December 13, 2002, 1:46:54 PM:

G> Just for the record.. How do I perform a stacktrace?



G> -------Original Message-------



G> From:bf1942 at icculus.org

G> Date: Friday, December 13, 2002 12:46:44

G> To:bf1942 at icculus.org

G> Subject: Re: [bf1942] New build...



G> IMHO it's very cool of Ryan to release builds in a short cycle. Like 

G> this, problems with different libraries or OS's can be taken care of 

G> sooner or at least be found sooner and thus get fixed sooner.



G> My guess is, that Ryan will incorporate a fix for the "no connect" bug 

G> in the next release... so just play a round of tux racer and relax.



G> @ Alexander Staniura



G> It is not fair what you write! Go to the official BF homepage, do you 

G> happen to see a downloadable version of the linux server there? I don't 

G> think so... this beta test is for volunteers. If you want to volunteer, 

G> please, join us and try to help Ryan with whatever you can do to help.



G> Just flaming and stupid comments are not the way to a stable server... 

G> patience is. Give Ryan the time he needs and he'll give us the server 

G> we want...



G> On Freitag, Dezember 13, 2002, at 01:36 Uhr, Andreas Grün 

G> <ag at b-comp.de> wrote:



>> hi,

>>

>> its not ok to flame the developers in this public beta phase we are

>> undergoing. but IMHO it would be much more constructive, if any 

>> further build

>> would be tested not to have the problem, that no player can connect, 

>> before

>> releasing it to the community.

>>

>> hope to see some build like this.

>>

>> regards,

>>

>> andreas

>>

>>

>>

>> Am Freitag, 13. Dezember 2002 13:23 schrieb Peter Norin:

>>> do you know the purpose of a beta?... oh.. sorry no you dont...

>>>

>>> try to be constructive.. comments like this is totally braindead and 

>>> does

>>> noone any good.

>>>

>>> /P

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: Alexander Staniura [mailto:SantaHomer at web.de]

>>> Sent: den 13 december 2002 13:10

>>> To: bf1942 at icculus.org

>>> Subject: RE: [bf1942] New build...

>>>

>>>

>>> The new build is only codesalat, too.....

>>> Theyre too stupid to code an server that runs!

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: bf1942-return-249-SantaHomer=web.de at icculus.org

>>> [mailto:bf1942-return-249-SantaHomer=web.de at icculus.org] On Behalf Of

>>> Greg

>>> Sent: Freitag, 13. Dezember 2002 12:43

>>> To: Ryan C. Gordon

>>> Subject: Re: [bf1942] New build...

>>>

>>> Gotta different stack trace than previously with this version:

>>>

>>> (gdb) where

>>> #0 0x08f644c8 in dice::ref2::MemoryPool::alloc () at eval.c:41

>>> #1 0x08f64558 in dice::ref2::MemoryPool::alloc () at eval.c:41

>>> #2 0x08f68ab4 in __builtin_vec_new () at eval.c:41

>>> #3 0x08b02473 in dice::meme::Memory::wstringDuplicate () at eval.c:41

>>> #4 0x08aed191 in dice::meme::WstringData::set () at eval.c:41

>>> #5 0x08b84fa3 in dice::bf::BfMenu::initHud () at eval.c:41

>>> #6 0x08b8ae7d in dice::bf::BfMenu::outputMessage () at eval.c:41

>>> #7 0x08ccfe5e in dice::bf::GameServer::handleGameEventManagerEvent ()

>>> at eval.c:41

>>> #8 0x08cd49e1 in dice::bf::GameServer::processReceivedPackets () at

>>> eval.c:41

>>> #9 0x08cc865a in dice::bf::GameServer::update () at eval.c:41

>>> #10 0x08a9eb31 in dice::bf::Setup::mainLoop () at eval.c:41

>>> #11 0x08a9e11c in dice::bf::Setup::start () at eval.c:41

>>> #12 0x08a81a4d in main () at eval.c:41

>>> #13 0x40076306 in __libc_start_main (main=0x8a81890 <main>, argc=1,

>>> ubp_av=0xbffffb74, init=0x8a80ca8 <_init>, fini=0x960211c <_fini>,

>>> rtld_fini=0x4000d2cc <_dl_fini>, stack_end=0xbffffb6c)

>>> at ../sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c:129

>>>

>>>

>>> Hope this helps...

>>> --------------

>>> Friday, December 13, 2002, 12:43:56 AM:

>>>

>>>

>>> RCG> Ok, guys, thanks for your patience. Try this one:

>>>

>>> RCG>

>>> http://icculus.org/betas/bf1942/bf1942-lnxded-betaupdate-build- 

>>> 103973014

>>> 2.tar.bz2

>>>

>>> RCG> (that's a 6.6 meg download.)

>>>

>>> RCG> (I'm a big fan of long filenames...it's an overcompensation for 

>>> my

>>> DOS 3.1

>>> RCG> days, I have no doubt.)

>>>

>>> RCG> This version should (knock on wood) fix all the segfaults...at

>>> least, it

>>> RCG> should fix all the ones that I got backtraces for. It will

>>> definitely fix

>>> RCG> the crash on map restart for those that got that far, and some

>>> other

>>> RCG> problems that were likely causing crashes on startup have been

>>> patched,

>>> RCG> too.

>>>

>>> RCG> That being said, I can't promise it will, since this will need 

>>> more

>>> broad

>>> RCG> testing to sort it out. If you still experience crashes on 

>>> startup

>>> and

>>> RCG> such, my apologies. Just let me know and we'll sort it out, but 

>>> I'm

>>> more

>>> RCG> confident.

>>>

>>> RCG> To use, unpack the tarball over your old installation. It'll

>>> overwrite the

>>> RCG> binaries and the README with new versions. This is just an 

>>> update,

>>> so

>>> RCG> you'll need the original tarball if you didn't have it already.

>>>

>>> RCG> Note that this is just focusing on this nasty crashes right now 

>>> so

>>> that we

>>> RCG> can get around to more specific bug reports.

>>>

>>> RCG> Good luck, everyone.

>>>

>>> RCG> --ryan.

>>

>>



G> .