Bug 112562 – db4 isn't compatible with DCTC

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Bug 112562 - db4 isn't compatible with DCTC

Summary:	db4 isn't compatible with DCTC

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	db4 (Show other bugs)
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Version:	9
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Jeff Johnson
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Reported:	2003-12-22 16:33 EST by Marcin Garski
Modified:	2007-04-18 13:00 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2003-12-23 09:23:36 EST
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Description Marcin Garski 2003-12-22 16:33:31 EST

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Description of problem:
db4 that is in RHL 9 cause DCTC (a Direct Connect clone, you can get
it from: http://ac2i.homelinux.com/dctc/) to crash.

When i run DCTC i've got following messages:
[marcin@drosera i386]$ dctc -g 192.168.2.36
INFO ] ""Direct Connect Text Client v0.85.7|
hubip: 192.168.2.36 hubport: 411
Using 192.168.35.152 as localhost IP.
ERR  ] ""No client capabilities set: default to '/CAPAB MD4x'.|
setsock or bind: Permission denied
[repeated many times]
setsock or bind: Permission denied
VAR  ] ""cnx_status|1|
file exists.
current sema found.
DCTC: db_appinit, open /home/marcin/.dctc/bDB fails: Function not
implemented

Other users of RHL 9 have the same problem, but if they install db4
from RHL 8.0, or recompile db4 from source DCTC work fine.

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Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
db4-4.0.14-20

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download DCTC source
2. Compile it
3. Run DCTC
4. Watch the errors

Actual Results:  DCTC crash

Expected Results:  DCTC should be working :)

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Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2003-12-22 17:42:16 EST

Is this build problem or install problem?

If build, you need to fix your build for db-4.2.52.

If install, then you need to install compat-db-4.1.25.

Which is it?

Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 2003-12-22 17:43:38 EST

Hmmm, sorry, it's the same issue with db-4.1.25 in RHL 9
as well. If build, you need to fix your build, if install,
you need cpmpat-db-4.0.14.

Comment 3 Marcin Garski 2003-12-22 19:17:16 EST

It isn't build problem nor install.
I can compile and install DCTC without any errors, warnings and problems.
The problem occur when i'am try to run DCTC (it show messages that i
mention already "DCTC: db_appinit, open /home/marcin/.dctc/bDB fails:
Function not implemented").
This problem appear only in RHL 9 with shipped db4 RPM.

Beside in RHL 9 the only available version of db4 is db4-4.0.14-20.

Comment 4 Jeff Johnson 2003-12-22 21:03:38 EST

"Function not implemented" smells a lot like
you are running a non-nptl kernel and hence missing
certain (optional) pthread routines.

What kernel? What glibc? Where did they come from?

Reading the bugs indicates that a recompile of
db4 "works". That's prolly all that can be done
for an unsupported package like dctc. Have you tried
recompiling db4 from the src.rpm?

Comment 5 Marcin Garski 2003-12-23 09:23:36 EST

I'm running on home-made 2.4.22 kernel (vanilla + XFS), glibc is
2.3.2-27.9.7 (from RHL 9 update).

I've found what cause this problem, you are right that is NPTL :)
If i back to distro kernel (with NPTL) without changing db4, or
recompile db4 from src.rpm without --enable-posixmutexes (i've comment
this line) but with new kernel 2.4.22 (without NPTL) DCTC works fine.

Thanks for help (and aiming me at NPTL) !!!

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