Re: Segfaults & ld.so wierditude

[Bob Ham <nospam [at] dcs.shef.ac.uk>]

On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Will Newton wrote:

> Are there any other bits of code you're having this trouble with?

Nope, I've written a test thingy that uses srandom() and random() fine.

> If it works then it's your code obviously, but it looks to me like more
> of a problem with the system. (glibc has had it's bugs, but not many
> you would run across in usual use)

I think it's my code, but I can't see for the life of me why changing
code somewhere in the middle of the program (actually around a function
using hypotf()) would cause the system library to not load the thing.  I
assumed that, as it segfaults during libc_start_main() it would have
executed any of my code (none of it is one the backtrace.)  Perhaps I'll
try breaking in my code.. can't see that it should get there tho :/

> If it's definitely your code I'll have a look at it, but I would be more
> inclined to think it was a library problem. (Update ld.so and glibc and see
> if it persists?)

ld.so is the latest (1.9.11 or whatever) and the latest debian package
version, and glibc is 2.1.3, also the latest debian package.

I'll have another play and put the code up.

Bob

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