Re: lynx-dev Lynx crash

[Larry W. Virden]

From: Klaus Weide <address@hidden>
> On Sun, 12 Dec 1999, Larry W. Virden wrote:
> > I was at mail.yahoo.com tonite and went to do an 'empty trash' operation
> > and got a core dump.
> 
> I have no idea what an 'empty trash' operation is, in terms of protocol
> interaction.  I have to assume it's just another HTTP reques, as far as
> Lynx is concerned.

I suspect so.  unfortunately, since the time I submitted the brief problem
report, there was a death in the family and now most of the details of
the specific events are rather scattered in my brain.

> Do you have "Links and form fields are numbered"?
Yes

> "Inserting" how?
Using ^V ^e in a textarea field to drop into my editor, then to read an
amount of text (again - sorry I can't give you more specifics...)
into the file, then left the editor, responded n to the wrapping question
(I _never_ want to answer yes there - too bad I can't tell lynx not to bother
asking me that question) and then pressing the send button to 'submit the form'
(I assume) to yahoo.

> > A Fatal error has occurred in Lynx Ver. 2.8.3dev.16
> > 
> 
> [Backtrace snipped]
> 
> Looks like memory corruption caused by code for TEXTAREA special
> functions.

Thanks for looking at the trace.  I would like to take a crack at building
17, but right now, I'm having concentration problems...  perhaps after a bit
of rest this evening I can get on from home and make some progress.
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