Re: [ros-dev] Ws2_32.dll test binary - XCHAT crash

[Gge]

Alex Ionescu wrote:
>   Hi,
>  
>  A lot of people have requested to see try out the new ws2_32.dll binary. 
>  It's not complete yet, and I know the following applications don't work:
>  
>  - Possibly all cygwin apps that use fork() and sockets
>  - tracert, and other XP applications which use getnameinfo().
>  
>  IE6, Filezilla, Thunderbird, Firefox, MIRC, MSN, Outlook Express all 
>  work for me, but I'd be interested in other big applications that have 
>  trouble.
>  
>  Instructions:
>  1) Unzip zip file contents to the directory of the program you wish to test
>  2) Create a blank file in that directory, named program.exe.local, where 
>  program is the name of your app. Example: iexplore.exe.local
>  
>  Please make sure that you are using Microsoft Windows XP or higher for 
>  your tests.
>  
>  I'd be happy to receive any news of application crashes or 
>  incompatibilities. I'm most interested in games.
>  
>  Best regards,
>  Alex Ionescu
>  
>  PS. This is a debug build. It prints out a lot of debug messages if you 
>  have a debugger attached and is also built without any optimizations. As 
>  such, network throughput might be slower. This is normal.
>  
>   
Hello Alex,

I just tested with Xchat.exe on Winxp

Xhat program crashes when I select freenode server .
There is no trace in the xchat.exe.local ( ? )

Regards
Gge