[1633] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Possible problem with gnumalloc.so in old machines
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Sun Mar 30 12:53:07 1997
To: Emil Sit <sit@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 30 Mar 1997 12:52:37 -0500
In-Reply-To: Emil Sit's message of Sat, 29 Mar 1997 11:58:32 EST
The problem is that the Linux version of netscape in the infoagents
locker doesn't LD_PRELOAD gnumalloc.so. So, it will _only_ work with
libc version 5.2.18. If you are running a newer (or older) version of
libc, then netscape in infoagents wont work.
I've sent in a bug report to get netscape to LD_PRELOAD the proper
library to fix this problem, but it hasn't happened, yet.
-derek
Emil Sit <sit@MIT.EDU> writes:
>
>
> I've seen two people have the following problem (see end) when they try
> to start up netscape. I assume the problem is related to gnumalloc.so
> since nm of it gives:
>
> 00002894 A __bss_start
> U __default_morecore_init
>
> I suspect the problem will manifest itself on any Slackware 3.0 machine.
> libc 5.0.9 does not have morecore_init whereas 5.2.18 does:
>
> 25 % nm /lib/libc.so.5.2.18 | grep morecore
> 00032884 T __default_morecore
> 000328a8 T __default_morecore_init
> 00079064 D __morecore
> 000316bc t morecore
>
> 26 % nm /lib/libc.so.5.0.9 | grep morecore
> 00031d60 T __default_morecore
> 0007b3d4 D __morecore
> 00030b70 t morecore
>
> Do people running old systems just lose?
>
> > basename: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > send_message: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > /mit/gnu/arch/i386_linux1/bin/gdu: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > awk: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> >
> > **** Netscape is eating K of your quota! ****
> > To correct, this situation, quit Netscape, and then run
> > add infoagents
> > netscape-fix
> > rm -rf ~/.netscape/cache
> > grep: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > xset: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > sh: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > /mit/infoagents/arch/i386_linux1/bin/Mozilla301: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> > rm: can't resolve symbol '__default_morecore_init'
> --
> Emil Sit / Bronx Science '95, MIT '99 -- ESG, SIPB, Athena Consulting
> Email: sit@mit.edu / Web: http://web.mit.edu/sit/www/
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