[netsurf-users] Re: 6696 fails to start on RISC OS

On Sat, Apr 06, 2024 at 10:22:54PM +0100, John Rickman wrote:
> At last nights RISC OS coding zoom meeting there was discussion of this
> SocketWatch issue and I was asked to write to this list seeking some
> information. We looked at the change log for v0.07 and tested the latest
> NetSurf against v0.04. It appeared to run without problems.
>
> Would you be willing in the short term to RMensure against v0.04 instead
> of v0.07. This would avoid some breakage and people having to change
> their run files.

I don't think NetSurf adding this hack to fix somebody else's bug is a
sustainable or appropriate fix. The bug is absolutely with the software
that is embeddeding a shared resource. If they used the !System merge
facility the OS has had for decades the problem would not occur.

> This is significant only because older/current versions of SocketWatch
> cannot be replaced "live" as they are in use. Thus simply RMensuring a
> newer version will fail.

This is the same with many modules, not just SocketWatch.

B.