On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 08:44:58PM +0100, Chris Amthor wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I just did a fresh install of 1.6.1 on my SS2 (xbox atached, 100MB
> RAM, cgsix FB, custom-built kernel)
> 
> When I tried to install phoenix, the following error occured:
> 
> --- BEGIN SCREENSHOT ---
> 
> sunny:~/adm/pkg # pkg_add phoenix-0.5nb5.tgz
> Segmentation fault
> pkg_add: command 'env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/phoenix MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/X11R6/lib/phoenix /usr/X11R6/lib/phoenix/regxpcom' failed
> Segmentation fault
> pkg_add: command 'env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/phoenix MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/X11R6/lib/phoenix /usr/X11R6/lib/phoenix/regchrome' failed
> 
> ===========================================================================
> $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.3 2002/12/23 16:10:59 cjep Exp $
> 
> PLEASE NOTE: You should create a new profile for Phoenix 0.5.
> 
> To create a new profile, start Phoenix by running phoenix -ProfileManager
> and click on the "Create Profile" button. If you don't want to delete your
> old profile and are willing to incur the risk of new bugs, you should at least
> delete your profile's downloads.rdf file.
> 
> ===========================================================================
> 
> --- END SCREENSHOT ---
> 
> After that, the package is listed as installed, but when I try to
> invoke "phoenix" from a command shell I only get a Segmentation Fault.
> 
> This behaviour is reproducable, including the SEGV during the
> (re-)installation of the package.
> 
> Did anyone face the same problem, and if so, managed to figure out a
> resolution?
> 
> Do I have to expect the same error with other packages?

Does it take a long time between the command start and the segv ?
Did you try increasing the shell's limit (unlimit for csh-like shells) ?

Also you may want to try a 1.6.2_RC1 kernel. A serious bug affecting sun4c has
been fixed since 1.6.1, which was causing random core dumps (but
in you case it doesn't looks too random).

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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