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Known Bugs worthy of a mention: |
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1. /MODUNLOAD causes cores: |
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- If a module is modified before being unloaded, /MODUNLOAD (and |
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therefore /MODRELOAD) may cause a core. |
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This problem is caused by the behaviour of the OS, which treats |
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shared libraries differently to executables (modifying the ircd |
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binary whilst it is running would also cause a core, but is denied |
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by the OS). There is no way to fix this at the application level, |
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and fixing the OS to do the right thing is also difficult. |
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A workaround to avoid coring is possible however. To install new |
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modules, first remove or rename the old module, then copy/move the |
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new file into place. /MODUNLOAD will then work successfully. |
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Alternatively, running ./configure with the --disable-shared-modules |
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argument will link all the commands statically, losing the advantages |
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of upgrading at runtime, but reducing the chances of accidentally |
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coring your server. |
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2. Solaris stock 32bit stdio is limited to 256 fds. This breaks when using |
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cryptlinks. |
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BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you should report |
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the bug on our SourceForge.net bug tracker, which you can find at this URL: |
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https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=409046&group_id=33573&func=browse |
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Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your defaults.h (if changed), |
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setup.h, and ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive |
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information masked). |
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For information how to get a gdb backtrace, see INSTALL (near the end of file). |
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