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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id GAA16828 for <executor@nacm.com>; Wed, 5 Jul 1995 06:25:56 -0700 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id HAA28785; Wed, 5 Jul 1995 07:25:52 -0600 Received: from beaut.ardi.com by mailhost with smtp (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0sTURb-000YbmC; Wed, 5 Jul 95 07:24 MDT Received: by beaut.ardi.com (linux Smail3.1.28.1 #5) id m0sTURb-00000BC; Wed, 5 Jul 95 07:24 MDT Message-Id: <m0sTURb-00000BC@beaut.ardi.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 95 07:24 MDT From: ctm@ardi.com (Clifford Thomas Matthews) To: Ian Spielman <ispielman@spielman-ian.eigenmann.indiana.edu> Cc: executor@nacm.com, bugs@ardi.com Subject: Re: Got E/L 1.99n and... it dies In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.950705064449.169A-100000@spielman-ian.eigenmann.indiana.edu> References: <199507050147.SAA09119@nacm.com> <Pine.LNX.3.91.950705064449.169A-100000@spielman-ian.eigenmann.indiana.edu> Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Ian" == Ian Spielman <ispielman@spielman-ian.eigenmann.indiana.edu> writes: Ian> Yes, that's right I got this so sought after program, and in Ian> the heights of brilance overwrote 1.99m (which worked) and Ian> then tried to run 1.99n. For us, 1.99n works *much* better than 1.99m. I am sorry that you are finding the opposite to be true. We'll work very hard to track down your problem, but it doesn't occur over here, so it's not like we deliberately are out to get you or anything. Ian> I took the easy way first by typing Ian> "executor". It was doing fine, and made it to the splash Ian> screen, where I went and typed in my numbers. After this Ian> Executor modified itself and then went to the prompt, just Ian> like it's supposed to. BUT on the second running ( I did - Ian> nosplash but have tried it with and with out the following Ian> starts right after the splash screen if it's enabled) then Ian> executor starts bloating and sits there and swaps. Perhaps the bug is related to registering, perhaps that would have happened the second time your run Executor. If you are willing to do some tests for us, here's what would help us the most: Install Executor from Scratch Run it with no arguments, don't register, then run globe, then quit Run it again with no arguments, don't register and run globe and quit again Run it again with no arguments, this time register it, then run globe and quit Run it again with no arguments, don't register and run globe and quit That's an attempt to see if the problem is in registering or just running it. Is there any chance you were low on disk space when you registered it the first time? Executor should be smart and tell you if it runs out of disk space (it probably needs about an additional 1.5 MB), but that's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head that would cause your trouble. Ian> I killed Ian> it at 25mb (had top running). I've tried executor with a Ian> variaty of switches and it still eats all of the available Ian> memory + swap up, and then crashed when it runs out. It never Ian> makes it to GO even. My system: 486-66, Linux 1.2.10, Xf86 Ian> 3.1.1, fvwm... The problem that irrates me so is that 1.99m Ian> worked great (and SLOW) which was why I was sl looking Ian> forward the the X and video improvements of 1.99n Well that's Ian> about it, Ian Well this certainly irritates me, too. I know several other people have picked up E/L 1.99n, but I don't know how many people have installed it, or what they think. We only have a limited number of machines for testing over here, so these things can happen. If you are willing to do some testing on our behalf, please try what I suggest above and send the info to "bugs@ardi.com". If not, we'll have to wait for the same problem to affect someone else who can afford the time to work with us to track this down. I'm very sorry that it happened, but as of yet I'm at a total loss for an explanation. Other people installing Executor/Linux 1.99n may want to do this first: mv /usr/local/bin/executor /usr/local/bin/executor.199m mv /usr/local/lib/executor /usr/local/lib/executor.199m I have entered a Problem Report into our bug tracking database that requests that the FAQ be changed and maybe the makefile used to install Executor. The former can warn people the latter could be set up to automatically make a backup. --Cliff ctm@ardi.com