[Freeciv-Dev] Re: compiling error (PR#875)

[Kevin Brown <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

alain.henry@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Full_Name: Alain Henry
> Version: 1.11.10
> Distribution: Built from source
> Client: Both (or N/A)
> OS: Mandrake 8.0 MandrakeFreq #2
> Submission from: (NULL) (213.132.154.175)
> 
> 
> Using the MandrakeFreq #2, I compiled 1.11.6 and used it.  Now I'am trying
> 1.11.10 .  Configure is all right, but the make (or gmake) gives me an error
> 
> combat.c: In fucntion 'get_defense_power':
> combat.c:264: Internal error: Segmentation fault.
> Please submit a full bug report (to Mandrake...)
> 
> Let me know if you need additional information.  I had a similar error with
> 1.11.8
> 
> Thanks for the good work 

As Thue said, this is a compiler error.

Maybe.

The other possibility is that you have a hardware problem.  Kernel
compiles are known to segfault under Linux when there's a memory
error.  That may be what's happening here.

You might want to look at your hardware before bugging the Mandrake
guys about this.  Even so, Mandrake uses gcc "2.96", an unofficial
RedHat spinoff of gcc, which I understand isn't the most stable
compiler out there (gcc 3.0 is out now, and may be better)...


-- 
Kevin Brown                                           kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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