Re: ddd-3.3.1 crashes when used by an user

[Stanley Forrester]

I had the same problem.  I had instaled ddd and gdb as root and did not
have permissions to read and execute files in the directories where ddd
and gdb were installed.

hope this helps

On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Massimo Alonzo wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm experiencing a strange problem with ddd-3.3.1; when I use it as root
> it works fine (it's great) but when I login as user it crashes really
> often.
>
> I must use it as user.
>
> In detail:
> Os: RedHat 7.1
> gcc: -2.96-85
> lesstif: 0.92.32 (compiled from sources)
> java: jdk-1.3.1-fcs (sun)
> gcc: gcc-3.3.1.tar.gz;  compiled from sources (./configure;make;make
> install)
> source language: fortran
>
> to compile my sources I use:
> g77 -g source.f
>
> Some examples:
> --ex 1--
> as root-
>
> 1) open program
> 2) run
>
> "please insert......"
>
> as user-
> 1) open program
> 2) run
>
> [tcsetpgrp failed in terminal_inferior: Inappropriate ioctl for device]
> [tcsetpgrp failed in terminal_inferior: Inappropriate ioctl for device]
> [tcsetpgrp failed in terminal_inferior: Inappropriate ioctl for device]
>
> "please insert ......." & crash
>
> --ex 2--
> as root-
> 1) open program
> 2) run
> 3) some operations ... breakpoints etc..
> 4) interrupt
> ok
>
> as user-
> 1) open program
> 2) run
> 3) some operations ... breakpoints etc.. (often crashes)
> 4) interrupt
> crash - always
>
>
> I think that permissions are the problem but I don't know how to solve it.
>
> Can someone help me?
>
> Thank you
>
> Massimo
>
>