Re: does libc5.4.7 compatible with netscape 3.0
Steve Dunham writes:
> > > > Once I upgrade libc to 5.4.7-1, netscape cannot run and it said
> > > > bus error. Then I downgrade to 5.2.18, netscape runs again.
>
> The problem occurs (at least) with all 3.0 versions of Netscape,
> including the release and the 3.01b1. And it occurs with all libc's
> newer than 5.2.18. The problem is a bus error that occurs when
> running any Java app. Most likely it is because the Java Runtime does
> some memory management stuff that doesn't sit right with the new
> malloc in recent libc's. The solution is either to disable Java, or
Correct. This is a well known problem in netscape. The buggy code is NOT in
libc. It just worked in 5.2.18 because 5.4.7 is the better code. In fact I
believe netscape works even better with 5.0.9.
Michael
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