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Article #622Re: Memory fault problem with rkive...
From: Kent Landfield
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1991 13:15
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1991 13:15
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In article <1991Mar3.075411.2541@coplex.uucp> dean@coplex.uucp (Dean Brooks) writes:
>
> Well, we have been running the rkive utility for our archive for
>over a year now, and I recently installed the newest version that
>posted to comp.sources.misc recently.
>
> Unfortunately, I have come across a VERY annoying memory fault that
>was not present in the first version. The newest version seems like
>it is trashing memory somewhere with a spastic pointer or something.
>
> It croaks when fed the "MDG - PATCH 1" that was posted to
>comp.sources.games in the past day or so. Try feeding it to your
>version and see if it happens.
>
>"The Facts Please:"
>
>1) The error is in the "article" program. After displaying the
> CORRECT headers for the article read in, it will dump core
> with a memory fault.
>
>2) Lint says everything looks PERFECT. I mean it looks good, and
> our lint is fairly strong.
>
>3) When compiled with "-g" the damned problem goes away, so I havent
> been able to find where it is occuring. Turning off optimization
> doesn't help.
>
>4) We are running SYSV.3.2 on Motorola (8864) 88100, and are using
> the Green Hills 88000 compiler, which is a DAMNED good
> compiler; I never have optimization problems with programs, etc.
> Every time I have seen a program do this with our compiler,
> it has been a spastic pointer problem...
>
>Any one else seen this?
>
I will be out of town, leaving in ten minutes, no kidding. As soon as I
get back on Thursday I will, as General Powell said, "hunt them down
and kill 'em." :-) Sorry I can't get on it today.. Real work.. :-(
-Kent+
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