Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Erik B. Andersen) | Subject | Re: Problems with netscape in 2.0.24 | Date | Mon, 4 Nov 1996 10:56:49 -0700 (MST) |
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I suspect that you are using libc.so.5.4.7, yes? Netscape was linked with old versions of libc5, and therefore the bugs in Netscape (which is where the problems are) were not so obvious. With newer versions of libc5, those problems have become more and more apparent. The newest malloc code in libc.so.5.4.7 does not tolerate the sloppy and undefined usage that Netscape utilizes, and therefore when Netscape does something BAD, it gets core dumped. One solution is to go back to an old, buggy, security problem filled, and slow version of libc5. Another solution is to not use Netscape. Another solution is to flood Netscape with e-mail mentioning their little problem, and suggesting that it would sure be nice if they recompiled Netscape with a nice new distribution of Linux like those from Debian or RedHat, and then debug their malloc use... This has absolutly nothing to do with the Linux kernel. -Erik
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WealSoft Computers wrote: > > Hi there > I have been seeing netscape dying with "Bus error" in 2.0.24 kernels > which are not seen previously by the 2.0 kernel. Could it be the patch > to sock.h causing the problem? Thsi happened with all 2.x and 3.x versions > of Netscape. > > Regards >
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