[Freeciv] Re: civclient 1.11.4 hangs under netbsd (hpcmips)

[andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Pimlott)]

On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 09:59:09AM -0500, JS wrote:
> I'm running netbsd 1.5 on a hpcmips device.   I'm running the pre
> compiled binary for civclient from the netbsd packages ftp.   When I run
> the civclient process hangs.  With the -d 2 flag, I see all of the .spec
> files loaded and then nothing else.  On a machine with a working
> civclient, the next step shown in -d 2 mode is the .civclientrc file
> getting read.   While the process hangs, it eats up 90% of my CPU
> resources.   I've also run the civclient from gdb; I don't see any debug
> messages.  It just never runs.  Any thought on where to look next?

When it's hanging in gdb, hit ctrl-c and get a backtrace (hopefully
you have a debug build).  Continue and repeat a few times to see if
it's always in the same place.  Also, try running civclient under
strace (or the netbsd equivalent) to see what system calls are
involved.

Good luck,
Andrew