Re: #2988 hanging

On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:37:33 +0100 Dave Higton wrote:

> In message <f402891155.gavin@wra1th.plus.com>
> Gavin Wraith <gavin@wra1th.plus.com> wrote:
>
> >Twice in succession now I have found that NetSurf #2988, with
> >Javascript disabled, hangs when I try to browse
> >http://kenodoxia.blogspot.com/ .
> >This is on an Rpi 2 with RO 5.23.
> >When I switch on again I check the SD card with
> >DiscKnight. On the first occasion there were 9
> >faults. Mend them with DiscKnight and try again.
> >The same happens, but the second time there were
> >11 faults. After mending the second time I recheck
> >the SD card. SD card OK.
>
> 2988 has huge amounts of logging enabled. Get 2992 - that works
> with the URL above.
>
> You probably broke NS while it was in the middle of writing the
> log file. Generating the log file takes ages - you think it's
> crashed, but it's just very busy.

There's another point worth making here. If you think NS has
crashed, use Alt-Break. Note: NEVER use Ctrl-Break, various
RISC OS luminaries class it as Evil and say it Breaks Discs.

I used Alt-Break on 2988 early yesterday evening because I
also thought it had crashed. My disc is fine.

Some of the NS builds recently have had detailed logging
enabled by accident (one of the developers committed a
change that he didn't intend to), and I can see that it
might happen again, so please be aware of what to do if
it should happen again: Alt-Break.

FWIW I've used lots of CI builds of NS, and I've never
had one that failed to respond correctly to Alt-Break.

Dave

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