[Swarm-Support] Re: Swarm crash in Windows XP

[Abran M Steele-Feldman]

I had a similar issue.  Heatbugs works fine on my desktop running windows XP, 
but crashes on my laptop running windows XP.  The issue for my laptop was the 
probemaps.  Open ObserverSwarm.m for heatbugs and comment out anywhere where 
you find:

CREATE_ARCHIVED_PROBE_DISPLAY( anything )

You won't get probes working, but you will be able to execute the program and 
watch it.

Hope that works for you as well, solved my problem, but I'm working in 
Objectvie C.

If anyone knows how to fix the the probe map code so it doesn't cause certain 
types of XP to crash, I would love to know how.

Abran



> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:26:42 -0500
> From: DAVID R BOWEN <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [Swarm-Support] Swarm crash in Windows XP / Java
> Reply-To: address@hidden
> 
> I have installed Swarm in Java and tried to run Heatbugs. I
> get a persistent crash in java.exe, with the request that I
> send the information to Microsoft. Here are the details listed
> in your FAQ about requesting support:
> 
> 1. What Operating System (platform) you are using (e.g "Red
> Hat Linux 7.3", or "Windows XP" etc.);
> 
> Response: I am using Windows XP Home Edition.
> 
> 2. which version of Swarm you are using ("2.1.1" or
> "prerelease5"). Did you compile Swarm yourself or are you
> using a binary version that someone else built. If so, provide
> details. Tell us exactly what your configure command was when
> you built Swarm, tell us which edition of gcc you used.
> 
> Response: I am using the binary installation of Swarm 2.1.1
> 
> 3. describe what the actual problem is, in as much detail as
> you can, including any and all steps that enable somebody to
> duplicate the bug on a different computer. Do not include the
> source code for your program with your email. Rather, post it
> on the web somewhere and tell us where we can download it.
> 
> Response: I get a persistent crash before anything happens on
> the screen. The Microsoft crash wizard lists java.exe as the
> program that crashed. It also lists cygwin.dll as the
> "module". Here is the listing.
> 
> "AppName: java.exe     AppVer: 0.0.0.0         ModName: cygwin1.dll
> ModVer: 1001.1.0.0     Offset: 0006dda7"
> 
> 4. Provide a gdb "backtrace" if the simulation core dumps. If
> you don't know about gdb, you should learn some basics about
> it. Its not too hard.
> 
> Response: Does gdb work with the Java version? Happy to try it
> if it does. Does gdb work if the program has not yet started
> executing?
> 
> 5. Provide information on any special setup or data files that
> you use.
> 
> Response: None.
> 
> 6. Please consult the section "Debugging Tips for Swarm" as
> part of theUser Guide:
> 
> Response: I have looked at these, and they seem to apply to a
> program that actually starts running.
> .
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