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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:22:59 -0800
From: Craig Shaver <craig@progroup.com>
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Michael P. Deslippe wrote:
> 
> Rebuilding whatis database:
> Memory fault - core dumped
> 
> I don't have a WHATIS database, and why did I get a core dump?
> 
> I'm running FreeBSD 2.1.6

I had a similar problem with 2.1.5 when I installed perl 5.x.  I moved
/usr/bin/perl to /usr/bin/perl4.  Then I noticed the same log entry.  So
I took a look at makewhatis and noticed it needed /usr/bin/perl --
oops!  

So, makewhatis is a perl script in /usr/bin and is executed by using
/usr/bin/perl.  Do you have a perl in /usr/bin?

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Craig Shaver  (craig@progroup.com)
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