Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:03:47 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: xchat2 - perl plugin makes xchat2 core dump Message-ID: <1087236227.919.34.camel@gyros> In-Reply-To: <20040614123047.40577af7.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> References: <20040428154749.59a5584f.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> <1083227674.58600.55.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <20040429090903.0f4b6fe2.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> <1083258798.846.24.camel@gyros> <20040429141242.7243c54c.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> <opr68fpzw08ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <20040429174453.51ff24e2.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> <opr68nmpx58ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <20040614123047.40577af7.rpratt1950@earthlink.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 12:30, Randy Pratt wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:05:03 -0500 > Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:44:53 -0400, Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> > > wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:14:13 -0500 > > > Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > >> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:12:42 -0400, Randy Pratt > > >> <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:13:18 -0400 > > >> > Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > <snip other discussion> > > >> > > > >> > I renamed my ~/.xchat2 directory and tried a clean startup. And I > > >> > can load the perl.so module without crashing xchat2. Note that the > > >> > warning about not being able to preload is still present, but it > > >> > does not crash: > > >> > > > >> > AutoLoad failed for: > > >> > /usr/X11R6/lib/xchat/plugins/perl.so > > >> > > > >> > No xchat_plugin_init symbol; is this really an xchat plugin? > > >> > > >> No error here.. > > > > > > I should have been clearer on that. It shows up in the server window > > > of xchat2 and not an xterm. > > > > > > Did the perl.so really autoload for you or did you have to load it > > > manually? > > > > It did autoload the perl.so for me, but I don't remember how to get script > > autoload thought. > > > > In xchat (in the first line): > > ====================================== > > Perl interface loaded > > ====================================== > > > > In the 'Windows -> Plugins and Scripts' menu shows that perl.so loaded by > > itself. Perhaps, try a new ~/.xchat2 again to see if it helps? > > A little update on the autoloading of the perl interface in xchat2: > > I received a private email today that suggested that I try > unchecking the option "No server list on startup" and the perl > interface would autoload. > > It didn't quite work out that way for me, but if I *check* the > option "No server list on startup". I get the "Perl interface > loaded" when xchat2 starts up. > > FWIW, I copied the .xchat2 directory to .xchat2-works and > fiddled with the "No server list on startup" setting so that > it didn't autoload perl, then compared the two directories: > > $ diff -ruN .xchat2 .xchat2-works > diff -ruN .xchat2/xchat.conf .xchat2-works/xchat.conf > --- .xchat2/xchat.conf Mon Jun 14 12:14:44 2004 > +++ .xchat2-works/xchat.conf Mon Jun 14 12:13:38 2004 > @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ > gui_mode_buttons = 0 > gui_slist_edit = 1 > gui_slist_select = 70 > -gui_slist_skip = 0 > +gui_slist_skip = 1 > gui_throttlemeter = 3 > gui_topicbar = 1 > gui_ulist_buttons = 1 > > I've not dug into it further but it looks like that option is > triggering some bug. At least its a point that may be able to > duplicate the behavior that I was seeing. > > OS and ports are up to date: > > FreeBSD kt.weeble.com 4.10-STABLE FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #0: > Sat Jun 5 15:39:24 EDT 2004 > rpratt@kt.weeble.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTOM i386 > > xchat2-2.0.9 An X11 IRC client using the GTK+ 2 toolkit > > This is perl, v5.8.4 built for i386-freebsd-64int I have not tried Perl 5.8.4 on 4.X, but I do run the server list at startup with Perl 5.6.1, and the Perl plug-in loads. It also loads fine for me with Perl 5.8.4 on -CURRENT. You might take your findings to the xchat author and see what he says. Joe > > Best regards, > > Randy -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBAzeiDb2iPiv4Uz4cRArU7AKCOV35rZuLIGJZI5MRWhZ+/Z2ZSHQCgn7+E QsBXrAfiyGldUG3LEbHZ2EA= =xZgw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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