[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#12849) Client crash, 2.0.0 Win32 - science dialog?

["Peter Schaefer" <peter.schaefer@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=12849 >

I know this is paranoid, but:
Did someone ever try to compile the client with "efence" or similar
tools, and run the client, connected to a big network game(=big rushes
of data coming in en bloc).

On 4/20/05, jacobn+freecivrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<jacobn+freecivrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=12849 >
> 
> > If possible, could you try the various win32 2.0 betas in the
> > ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/beta/ directory and tell me which one the
> > crashes originate from?  I know it's a bit of a tall order, but these
> > RPT files are pretty much useless as they don't reference any freeciv code.
> 
> Presumably stack backtraces would be more useful. I don't currently
> have a means of getting them, though.
> 
> I have previously played beta7, beta8, and rc1, although not
> necessarily more than a couple of turns in some cases.
> 
> > (Of course if the crashes start from beta 2... :)
> 
> This could take a while, as the only strategy I have for trying to
> reproduce this is to play through a game for a while. (The last save
> file for the crash just reported is at 1350 BC.)
> 
> > Also, could you give the versions of your comctl32.dll and user.exe
> > files?  As well, are you running all the latest patches and drivers for
> > your hardware?
> 
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMCTL32.DLL:
>   File version: 5.80
>   Product Version 5.00.2614.3500
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER.EXE:
>   File version: 4.10.2227
>   Product Version: 4.10.2222
>   Special Build Description: QFE
> 
> I believe I have more or less every available driver and OS update,
> but the hardware is ancient as is Win98 so there haven't been many
> released recently.
> 
> (Cheers for your work on the other bugs I reported, BTW.)
> 
>