invincibill wrote: > > okay...i admit it..i have found a problem that i cannot solve. i have > been working on it for 3 days solid. i need some help in a very bad > way. i'm totally stumped. i've been through all my books, the unix > manual...you name it, i have probably tried it. > my index files are set to read and write all in all my world dirs...i > have even rm'd them and remade them..no luck... > > here's what i got. i downloaded obuild(i even mailed sammy..he hasnt > gotten back yet(2 days ago) but thats cool..he's probably really busy..) > > i am getting a crash from the zedit create. it adds lines to the index > files after it creates the zones in memory...it does this by creating a > temp file, checking the old index file line by line and > copying/inserting each line appropriately in the new file, then it > copies the new file over the old file..i will post some code and show > the EXACT spot the mud is crashing. and put in some debugging statements > output. if ANYBODY can help me, i will love you for life. debugging > statements in the code will begin with ** > > The code is interspersed through 3 functions(1 large one, 1 medium one > and one small one, i'll only post the relevant part of the large > one..do_zedit..) > i have determined that the file is not getting opened, or if it is, is not readable...using pointers and typcasts i have found that the file length of the file (wld/index) is a big fat 0. why? i have no clue.if i look at it PRIOR to running the mud, its readable by all and has a file length...now i'm even more stumped...but i'm gonna go to bed and TRY to sleep..i'm so pissed i cant even think straight...somebody please help, if you can. -invincibill... my old prof once said that programmers possess a certain obsessiveness not seen in other people...if here were here right now, i'd smack him. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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