[Freeciv-Dev] Re: segfault when clicking 'Change' in Cities window (PR#1299)

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 11:21:10AM -0800, kimiko@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Full_Name: Kimiko Koopman
> Version: 1.12.1-devel gui-gtk
> Distribution: Built from source
> Client: Gtk+
> OS: Linux 2.4.17-0.18, RedHat RawHide, i686
> Submission from: (NULL) (213.84.28.102)
> 
> 
> Late in the game (I have Armor and Battleship), the client crashes when I 
> click
> the 'Change' button in the Cities window. I have had this bug since at least a
> few weeks and it always occurs late in the game (tech-wise, I haven't 
> conquered
> a lot yet) and whether I have selected one or more cities. When I reconnect
> after starting the client again, the same thing happens. When I save the game
> from the server and restart both the server and the client, the bug still
> occurs.
> 
> Here is some output from gdb:
> >Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> >0x080bc571 in get_unit_name (id=27) at unittype.c:223
> >223      my_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),
> >(gdb) bt
> >#0  0x080bc571 in get_unit_name (id=27) at unittype.c:223

There is nothing in get_unit_name which can crash with id=27. ptype is
always !=NULL, buffer is always there.

Please send the savegame.

        Raimar

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