Re: pkg/34266: editors/joe + amd64 = libcurses core dump

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/34266; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: jdc%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
pkgsrc-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/34266: editors/joe + amd64 = libcurses core dump
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 10:43:38 +0100 (BST)

 On Sun, 27 Aug 2006, Julian Coleman wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/34266; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: Julian Coleman <jdc%coris.org.uk@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: pkg/34266: editors/joe + amd64 = libcurses core dump
 > Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:40:05 +0100
 >
 > > joe coredumps when run on an amd64 machine. Seems to be irrespective of 
 > > terminal type. gdb shows the following. Seems to be a libcurses problem.
 >
 > > >How-To-Repeat:
 > > install editors/joe on amd64 and type joe at a command line.
 >
 > I can't reproduce this on sparc64 and I don't have access to an amd64
 > machine.
 
 FYI, emulators/qemu includes an x86_64 emulator which can be used to 
 recreate the problem (that's what I'musing now - I no longer have access 
 to real hardware).
 
 > Is it possible for you to compile libcurses and libterm from
 > current and see if the problem still exists?  There have been a few fixes
 > that might be relevant.
 
 Yes, it's still there with a (24-hour old) current.
 
 > If the problem is still there, could you compile
 > libcurses with:
 >
 >   DEBUG_CURSES=1 FULL_DEBUG=1 make
 >
 > then run joe and make the __curses.out file available?
 
 Done that, but I'm not getting the __curses.out file (grep __curses.out 
 /usr/lib/libcurses.so.6.1 shows it's compiled with FULL_DEBUG).
 
 -- 
 Stephen