Re: [re] Java executables can abort trying to access a null pointer in a leaf function

[Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>]

David Daney writes:
 > tsuraan wrote:
 > >>But there's really no point.  The whole thing is hosed until someone fixes it.
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Would it be useful for me to make a FreeBSD machine at home for you
 > > two to use for development?  If you think it would be worthwhile, I
 > > can set up a machine in my DMZ at home and install some ssh
 > > public-keys for you two to have logins on the machine.
 > 
 > I for one will not be working on this problem, I can only offer advice.
 > 
 > If I were you, I would do what I did do several years ago:  Run the code 
 > in gdb.  Trace through it and find where the problem is.  Then fix it. 
 > The problem could be anywhere.  Your C library, the libgcc, libgcj or 
 > the GCJ code generator (but APH indicated that the generated code *looks 
 > OK*).

It might also be worth testing C++ exceptions in shared libraries.  If
those are broken too, the problem can be punted to the maintainers of
C++ on BSD.

Andrew.