On 2013/08/17 15:28, Bill Swisher wrote:
> I'm running OpenBSD 5.3 and have loaded the ntop-1.1 package.  Years
> ago I ran this package under Suse 9.* and it would fail giving me a
> core dump.  Here is the message:
>             ntop v.1.1 MT [i386-unknown-openbsd5.2] listening on ne1
> 4192 Pkts/3.6 MB [IP 3.6 MB/Other 0]               Thpt: 405.2
> Kbps/405.2 KbpsSegmentation fault (core dumped)
> 
> There was a release, I think it was in the 1.2* or 1.3* range but am
> probably wrong, which fixed that problem.  I would like to know if
> you'd be willing to produce a new package based on one of the later
> versions of the code.  I'd like to do it myself but frankly I'm
> probably incapable of it.  If you would like a copy of the file
> ntop.core:
> -rw-------   1 root  bill   4459084 Aug 17 13:28 ntop.core
> I could attach it to another message for you.
> 
> I like the package and used to run it 24X7 in a remote terminal, the
> OpenBSD machine doesn't have any X installed since it doesn't need it
> for what I use it for.
> 
> Thanks and let me know if there's anything I can do to assist, if you
> decide to do this.
> 
> -- 
> Tcl long ago fell into the Forth trap, and is now trying desperately to
> extricate itself (with some help from Sun's marketing department).
>                 -- Larry Wall in <199705101952.maa00...@wall.org>
> 

It might be possible to update to a more recent ntop now (until we had
kernel backed threads there was a blocking problem).. if anyone wants to
look at this you're probably going to need to point it at the libbind
resolver library (ports/net/libbind), it doesn't work with the async
resolver in libc.

  • A request. Bill Swisher
    • Re: A request. Stuart Henderson

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