Here is the Dr. MinGW output for the at-startup crash being mentioned on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
setup-2.340.2.3.debug.exe caused an Access Violation at location 78403330 Reading from location 78403330.
Registers: eax=00000077 ebx=0022f930 ecx=77f51b2b edx=004961bc esi=0022fe70 edi=0022fe10 eip=78403330 esp=0022f828 ebp=0022f988 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz ac po cy cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 efl=00000217
Call stack: 78403330 004961C1 setup-2.340.2.3.debug.exe:004961C1 void std::sort_heap<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<packagemeta**, std::vector<packagemeta*, std::allocator<packagemeta*> > >, bool (*)(packagemeta*, packagemeta*)>(__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<packagemeta**, std::vector<packagemeta*, std::allocator<packagemeta*> > >, __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<packagemeta**, std::vector<packagemeta*, std::allocator<packagemeta*> > >, bool (*)(packagemeta*, packagemeta*)) stl_iterator.h:726 00425127 setup-2.340.2.3.debug.exe:00425127 WinMain main.cc:337 00456413 setup-2.340.2.3.debug.exe:00456413 00401170 setup-2.340.2.3.debug.exe:00401170 00401013 setup-2.340.2.3.debug.exe:00401013 77E7EB69 kernel32.dll:77E7EB69 CreateProcessInternalW
I'm *literally* just running out the door...
Max, I suggest making clean, then makeing with 'CXXFLAGS="-g -O0".
Then, the call stack may have more detail.
Anyway, as I can't reprodiuce this, I'm limited to throwing peanuts :}.
Rob