Re: [Bug-gnubg] Error when starting : Program fails to load

[Jon Kinsey]

Pete Shaw wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just downloaded and installed the latest version of GNU Backgammon
> and it fails to start. (gnubg-setup-gtk13-20050213.exe)
> I get 2 windows:
> The first has a window title saying 'Starting GNU Backgammon
> 0.14.3-devel'. It displays an image of a brown GNU and at the bottom it
> says 'initialising' followed by 'board images'.
> The second window has a window title saying 'GNU Backgammon - Error'.
> The error reported is 'BAMFORD/USR:AQ\Ad1pms/.gnubg:' followed by
> 'Invalid argument'. There is only an 'OK' button to press and when I do
> the program terminates.
>
> The 'BAMFORD/USR:AQ\Ad1pms' bit of the error relates to the Novell
> server and user name I have on have on the server.
> I'm  using  Microsoft XP Professional Version 2002 with Service pack 2.
> Hardware is a Viglen Contender machine.

I think it might be the recent "install dir" change I made.

Pete - are you running gnubg from the server?

Jon

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