I've got a version of rcov up at github (sudo gem install spicycode-rcov --source=http://gems.github.com/) incorporating many of the fixes for rcov segfaults. So far none of the old standard crashes have crept back up. Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.
-- Chad On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 6:36 AM, Matt Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > I appreciate that this is not an RSpec question, but I wondered if anyone > out there can offer some pointers. We're using the latest versions of RSpec > and RCov, and ruby --version says this (on the Ubuntu build server): > ruby 1.8.6 (2008-07-17 patchlevel 279) [x86_64-linux] > We're getting intermittent (yes, intermittent!) segfaults from the build > when running code coverage. > It works on my (OS X 10.4) machine ;) > I can't see how to report bugs with RCov - the FAQ 'your question here'[1] > doesn't offer my anywhere to type anything. It's also suggested elsewhere on > the site that you can report issues on the release notes page[2], and I can > see plenty of other peoples' feedback, but again I can't see any way to > offer any of my own. > I must be missing something really obvious here - can anyone help me to get > in touch with whatever RCov 'community' exists? > Failing that - any good resources / tips for working around these segfault > issues - any 'no go areas' we can just avoid in our specs? I noticed, for > example, that one of our projects consistently segfaulted on this line: > /vendor/plugins/rspec/lib/spec/mocks/message_expectation.rb:41: [BUG] > Segmentation fault > Any pointers greatly appreciated. > cheers, > Matt > [1]http://eigenclass.org/hiki/rcov+FAQ#l11 > [2]http://eigenclass.org/hiki/rcov-0.8.1 > ---- > http://blog.mattwynne.net > http://songkick.com > In case you wondered: The opinions expressed in this email are my own and do > not necessarily reflect the views of any former, current or future employers > of mine. > > > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
