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0001671SphereServerexecutable - genericpublic30-10-09 18:5218-01-14 19:27
Balrog 
Ben 
normalcrashrandom
closedunable to reproduce 
20-09-2009, 0.56b Prerelease 
 
20-09-2009
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0001671: Last pre-release crashes
We have been talking about it in the forum, but noone answers the topic and the error is not listed here. Here is the link to the forum:

http://www.sphereserver.net/index.php?&showtopic=47128&st=20 [^]

I have been using the 09/09/2008 release since then without any serious problem, but with the last nightlies and the last pre-release, the server closes (crashes) without giving neither any information nor any clues. You have included some really interesting things in the last year to sphere 56b, but if the server crashes randomly we cannot take advantage of those things.

Regards
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Issue History
30-10-09 18:52BalrogNew Issue
30-10-09 18:52BalrogNightly Version => 20-09-2009
30-10-09 18:52BalrogExperimental Flags => None
30-10-09 18:52BalrogOption Flags => None
02-11-09 05:52CorujaNote Added: 0000298
02-11-09 07:56BalrogNote Added: 0000299
14-11-09 19:35Fire-Dragon-DoLNote Added: 0000301
14-11-09 19:56BalrogNote Added: 0000302
15-11-09 02:44Fire-Dragon-DoLNote Added: 0000303
15-11-09 02:54BalrogNote Added: 0000305
15-11-09 04:10Fire-Dragon-DoLNote Added: 0000306
15-11-09 04:24BalrogNote Added: 0000307
15-11-09 04:29Fire-Dragon-DoLNote Added: 0000308
15-11-09 04:34BalrogNote Added: 0000309
15-11-09 05:13CorujaNote Added: 0000310
09-12-09 10:42torfoNote Added: 0000329
09-12-09 11:24torfoIssue Monitored: torfo
09-12-09 16:20CorujaNote Added: 0000330
09-12-09 17:35IncanusIssue Monitored: Incanus
18-01-14 19:27BenNote Added: 0001924
18-01-14 19:27BenStatusnew => closed
18-01-14 19:27BenAssigned To => Ben
18-01-14 19:27BenResolutionopen => unable to reproduce

Notes
(0000298)
Coruja   
02-11-09 05:52   
But a unknow bug cannot be fixed, since it's unknow :D
(0000299)
Balrog   
02-11-09 07:56   
Well... It's not unknown. It is due to a change made in the last year. That's a problem for throwing a release long time ago. Whatever, the bug may be fixed or the future releases won't be useful. This release isn't useful due to this error, and all the hard work can't be enjoyed if it isn't fixed.
(0000301)
Fire-Dragon-DoL   
14-11-09 19:35   
Can you understand when this happen ? (approximately?) do you have any script that could make it crash?Is a bit hard to find out where the problem is...
(0000302)
Balrog   
14-11-09 19:56   
It is not any script because I am using the last year release and sphere is running for months (>100 players online). If I use the last release, it won't run for more than a few hours. I cannot figure where the problem is, but is is due to any of the changes from last year. That's the problem for releasing a version once a year with such a list of changes.

I would ask the developers a effort in this because nobody wants their work being forgotten, and if this isn't fixed the future releases won't work either. I really would like to test the last changes. They're very good!

Please, devs, could anyone of you answer to this topic? :(
(0000303)
Fire-Dragon-DoL   
15-11-09 02:44   
That's not true, we had a script that started giving problems after 6 months (SIX)...

By the way it could be something in changes that you use inside scripts so the updated things could have a bug, this is why I asked...

You must at least say what was happening when these crashes came out, otherwise 1 year of changes become bad... however with nightly builds you get each change each week... I don't see the point for "1 year of changes"
(0000305)
Balrog   
15-11-09 02:54   
I am using the 2008 release now and having no problems. There are no crashes in months. I installed the 2009 release for two days and had 3 crashes. Then, returned to 2008 release and all worked OK. I have been using sphere since 2002, so I'm not a newbie. I know what I'm talking about.
(0000306)
Fire-Dragon-DoL   
15-11-09 04:10   
I'm not saying you are newbie or something like that, I'm saying that if you understand which script causes the crash (and _NOT_ because you did something wrong), we can understand which implemented feature created the problem (or which bugfixes!) nothing more... because debugging all features implemented in 1 year is too much...
(0000307)
Balrog   
15-11-09 04:24   
Oh, sorry so, I didn't understand you. I don't know which script is because the crash is random, when there are a lot of players online and I cannot detect it. Sorry :S
(0000308)
Fire-Dragon-DoL   
15-11-09 04:29   
Uhm... that's a problem...
IF for a "lucky strike" you understand something about what was happening will be a great help
...Do you remember something special that you added with newest feature? (ok, hoping too much :P )
(0000309)
Balrog   
15-11-09 04:34   
I only change the .exe and run sphere. With the old one, it runs smoothly. With the newer one, it crashes randomly without giving any clues on the logs. I cannot see any information :(
(0000310)
Coruja   
15-11-09 05:13   
Thats the point, a unknown bug can't be fixed, theres no way to fix a problem that you doesnt know what is it.
Everyone here already know about this crash problem, but this situation doesnt mean nothing. The problem will be fixed only when someone discover 'what is' and 'what causes' it.
(0000329)
torfo   
09-12-09 10:42   
Does it appear just on Windows?
Do you use any new features (lists or something like that)?
Could there be any relation to fighting chars?
Does anyone run sphere on windows with a debuger (like VC)?
(0000330)
Coruja   
09-12-09 16:20   
How I enable this thing? I must use -e on program properties?

- Added: -E to command line. Starting Sphere with it will enable the ExceptionDumper
  that will generate a .map file on unexpected exceptions. Sending that file through
  the bugtracker will help us in the debug process. (thx to Z.)
(0001924)
Ben   
18-01-14 19:27   
unknown...