Subject: pkg/10051: suse-linux 6.3 + navigator failure with volcano chat on -i386
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Sean Doran <smd@ebone.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/05/2000 13:05:12
>Number: 10051
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: suse-linux 6.3 + navigator failure with volcano chat on -i386
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri May 05 13:06:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Sean Doran
>Release: 20000505
>Organization:
Sean Doran <smd@ebone.net>
Development Manager, Ebone Inc., Copenhagen Denmark
>Environment:
System: NetBSD sean.ebone.net 1.4Y NetBSD 1.4Y (EBONE) #1: Fri May 5 20:34:29 CEST 2000 root@:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/EBONE i386
cd /usr/pkgsrc
cvs update -d -P -A # -A make sure tags/dates etc. are reset
cd /usr/src
cvs update -d -P -A
make kernel
update userland
>Description:
-i386 only, afaik
various java applets fail when netscape uses suse 6.3 libraries
but not when netscape uses older libraries (6.1, 6.1-p1)
in particular, the chat system at http://www.volcanochat.com/
makes a good test case.
>How-To-Repeat:
repeatable on all of my -i386 systems, which are more or less -current
to see failure:
make sure pkgsrc, kernel + userland is reasonably fresh,
and that suse-6.3 libraries are installed
netscape http://www.volcano.com/
note things are normal
click on "public chat rooms"
note things are still normal
click on button
note navigator starts spinning in a very tight select loop
and exposures etc. don't get dealt with - or are VERY sluggish!
note also that the applet never fires up with a full connection
and chat client window
to see success:
install pkgsrc/emulators/suse* from 20000108
pkg_delete -r suse_linux # (and possibly other steps)
cd /usr/pkgsrc/emulators
make cleandir
cvs update -d -P -D 20000108
cd suse_linux
make install
netscape http://www.volcano.com
click on public chat
click on "Click button to start"
see client window pop up and behave like you might expect
navigator can be 4.6, 4.7 or 4.72... you decide
Unfortunately, I stay stuck on 4.7 until this bug is fixed. (see pkg/10050)
Hopefully this won't cause too many problems. :( :( :(
>Fix:
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