Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 22:57:44 -0700 (MST) From: Ivan Fetch <ivanfetch@technologist.com> To: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Irc server package dumps core Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.20.0002182256260.259-100000@ibis.ivanfetch.tzo.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.05.10002171140520.9810-100000@earth.wnm.net>
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Hi, I agree with you (in terms of IRCD's configuration options not meeting everyone's needs, and recompiling it on one's own). I needed a quick fix, and the port from 3.4-release workked great for me. Thank You Ivan Fetch. On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Alex Charalabidis wrote: > On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Ivan Fetch wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am speaking of the IRC package, irc2.10.1.tgz, in /cdrom/packages/ircfor > > FreeBSD 3.4-release. > > > > Thanks - Ivan. > > > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Alex Charalabidis wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Ivan Fetch wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Has anyone experienced the irc server which comes with FreeBSD Release > > > > 3.4 dumping core about 1 to 2 seconds after it is started? > > > > > > > Which ircd? There's more than one in ports. > > > > > That package is old. Version 2.10.1 had at least one critical bug, never > mind the minor ones. Get 2.10.3 from ftp.irc.org or ftp.asu.net. > > Personally, ircd is one thing I'd avoid installing from ports/packages > anyway. There are so many configuration options and possible tweaks that > you'll want to build it yourself - everyone likes different settings so > the package maintainer's options are unlikely to suit you. If they don't, > you'll end up building it yourself anyway so you might as well do it from > the beginning. > > 2.10.3 *will* build and run on practically any FreeBSD setup without > problems. Core dumps often indicate a configuration problem rather an > actual software bug. > > hth > > -ac > > -- > ========================================================== > Alex Charalabidis * Systems Administrator * WebNet Memphis > 5050 Poplar Ave Ste 170 * Memphis, TN 38157 * 901-432-6000 > Author, The Book of IRC * http://www.bookofirc.com/ > ========================================================== > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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