filePro 32-bit binaries segv on CentOS 64-bit

[Kenneth Brody]

On 2/18/2014 3:59 PM, Fairlight wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 01:43:43PM -0500, Kenneth Brody thus spoke:
>>
>> I think I saw a similar crash when someone else had decided to
>> simply copy the 64-bit libs into the 32-bit library directory.
>
> Seriously?  You're not even going to credit me with more brains than to do
> that, when I've been in the linux game for -how- long?  (Hint:  This year
> makes two decades.)

Well, you did specifically mention that the problem was with the 64-bit 
Linux system.  Having just this past week run into the client's "solution" I 
mentioned above, I gave it a shot.

[...]
> Well...  It appears that none of the filePro binaries actually check to
> see if a termcap entry exists for $TERM, and I had no PFTERM set (which is
> arguably optional, and certainly not enforeed by way of any error/warning
> messages).

filePro gives a "terminal type not found" error, and has done so since 1.0 
was released.

> So instead of doing the logical thing and telling you that no
> 'screen.linux' termcap entry exists for filePro, it just up and segfaults
> with no explanation.  And strace() is of zero help in diagnosing the actual
> cause of the segv.
>
> LOVELY fault tolerance and data bounds checking.  Not.
>
> 5.0.14D4
>
> I can only blame the network engineer so far for having to use the
> environment I do.  This is really an inexcusably missing data bounds/fault
> tolerance check that leads to a merry goose chase.

Well, with dclerk 5.0.15D4 (the oldest Linux version I know where to find), 
I get:

    *** a filePro Error Has Occurred ***

    On File: /appl/fp/lib/config

    Terminal type not found.
    Alert your system administrator.
    Press H -Hardcopy  Return -Continue

Screenshot attached.  (Yes, I know the list manager will strip it.  It will 
also give a URL below.)

-- 
Kenneth Brody
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