Re: [bug #4829] make_services causes a core dump on FreeBSD 4.8

[Frédéric PRACA]

Selon Pete French <pete@twisted.org.uk>:

> > Well I've done a 'cvs co' few weeks ago and I do cvs update from that. I
> can't
> > tell you what is my CVS string because I'm at work and by the way, don't
> have 
> > my computer with me.
> 
> I'm using CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/gnustep
> if that helps...
So do I, as I can remember.

> > ?? I stay updated with cvsup for stable and cvs works fine with GNUMail.
> 
> cvsup doesnt use cvs as fra as I know, but if it works with GNUMail then its
> obviously not that then. I have to admit I was rather clutching at straws
> there.
I mentionnend cvsup only to tell you that I keep my 4.8 updated frequently.

> > It worked perfectly in the past.
> 
> So not gcc33 then either. Hmmm.
Please don't tell me to download gcc32...

> > Well I'll do a complete 'cvs co' tonight for core (with my dial-up modem
> :-().
> 
> cvs -z 9 in that case I guess. Thats not going to be fun though on dialup
> I agree.
cvs -z6 which is a good compromise between CPU and bandwidth.
 
> Could it be that theres some bad ibrary in your FreeBSD install which is
> messing things up ? Again I am only making guess, as other than that
> the only thing I can say is the spectacularly unhelful "it works fine
> on the machine in front of me" which doesnt help disgnose the problems
> sadly.
Even if it doesn't help me a lot, it proves that it should work perfectly ;-)

> I have to sday that I always download a fresh copy of the gnustep soource if
> it has been a few weeks since my last update - I only use cvs update if
> I am tracking changes over a few days (.e.g the recent gpbs stuff)
Which seems to be a good way to do

> -bat.
Fred