On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 04:26:03PM -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote: > Bug#171943 reports that dictd 1.8.0 fails to start with the > following error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/sbin/dictd -d nofork > :I: 2535 starting dictd 1.8.0/rf on Linux 2.4.19-xfs Tue Dec 3 23:43:09 2002 > dictd (dict_index_open): Cannot mmap index file "/dev/null(dict_index_open) > Cannot mmap index file "/dev/nulldict_index_open: No such device > (dict_index_open) dict_index_open: No such device
that looks like it may be a configuration error....why else would it be trying to mmap /dev/null? > I have not experienced any problems with this version in woody, > sarge or sid, using a 2.4.18 kernel, and I have not received any other > similar bug reports. > > The reporter is running a 2.4.19 kernel with the XFS patch and > SMP support. Are there any known issues with the XFS patch and SMP > support that could contribute to this problem? not that i've noticed. i've been running 2.4.19 & XFS on my SMP workstation for over a month without any problems at all. Linux siva.taz.net.au 2.4.19-xfs #1 SMP Sat Nov 2 14:31:23 EST 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux > Is anyone running dictd with a 2.4.19 kernel with the XFS patch and > SMP support? i'm running the dict client on this machine, but not the dict server. i'm running the server on another machine (currently running ancient kernel 2.4.9 with XFS patches). i just installed dictd 1.8.0-1 and one small dictionary (dict-elements) to test it. it seems to run and answer queries without problems. running it with "dictd -d nofork" shows: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [11:04:49] ~# /usr/sbin/dictd -d nofork :I: 1493 starting dictd 1.8.0/rf on Linux 2.4.19-xfs Mon Dec 9 11:05:02 2002 :I: elements 130 2075 15076 46260 a query for "potassium" results in the following output: :C: "dict 1.8.0/rf on Linux 2.4.19-xfs" :D: * "potassium" 1 :I: quit: d/m/c = 1/0/7; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s if you have any other tests you'd like me to run, i'll leave dictd installed here for a day or two...then i'll remove it. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fabricati Diem, PVNC. -- motto of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch