> A _very_ wierd problem, this time... I added a special procedure, recompiled
> the MUD, and got the following:
>
> Mon Apr 15 15:17:23 :: Booting mail system.
> Mon Apr 15 15:17:23 :: 0 bytes read.
> Mon Apr 15 15:17:23 :: Mail file read -- 0 messages.
> Mon Apr 15 15:17:23 :: Reading banned site and invalid-name list.
> Mon Apr 15 15:17:23 :: Resetting (null) (rooms 0-0).
> Memory fault - core dumped
>
> I was unsure of the error, so I checked it out in gdb:
>
> #0 0x2dd10 in reset_zone (zone=0) at db.c:1610
> #1 0x2a1fe in boot_db () at db.c:313
> #2 0x274e in init_game (port=4000) at comm.c:196
> #3 0x2686 in main (argc=2, argv=0xdfffcc0) at comm.c:176
>
> Line 1610 of db.c is the following:
> for (cmd_no = 0; ZCMD.command != 'S'; cmd_no++) {
>
> I removed the special procedure (which has NOTHING to do with db.c or the
> startup sequence) and recompiled, but the error persisted. I even deleted
> all the object files and the circle binary and did a clean compile, with no
> success. Any ideas at all? I'm stumped.
It would seem circle can't find any data files or something like that.
Maybe you should gdb circle and trace to see what happens?
(go to the dir where autorun is and type gdb bin/circle, then trace (I
hope :))
Gekke Eekhoorn of BUG.
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