New protein crashes client when lock file deleted

[vsemaska]

Howard,

I just downloaded the new protein and installed it on Tru64 UNIX. I let it run for awhile and then deleted the lock file from another terminal session. When I did I got this on the terminal:

The program has crashed. If you suspect
a bug, please contact us at trades@mshri.on.ca
Note: Some work may be lost.

In error.log is this:

ERROR: [001.001] {foldtrajlite.c, line 1095} Caught sig 11

Only the *.log.bz2 is left. No *.val.bz2 or filelist.txt.

This also happens if I enter 'Q' to terminate the client.

Vic

[bwkaz]

Sig 11 is a segfault / segmentation violation / whatever else you want to call it. Programs receive this signal on Unix when they attempt to access memory they don't "own".

There's a Sig11 FAQ somewhere on the Internet (I think you'd be able to find it with a Google search for "Sig11 FAQ"); it has a bunch of different things to try if you're getting sig 11's when compiling the Linux kernel.

That FAQ does more or less assume it's a hardware problem though, so it may actually not be appropriate if there's a real bug in the Tru64 client. Maybe getting one of the debug versions from Howard would be a good idea?

[vsemaska]

I'm pretty sure it's not a hardware problem. I installed the client on another system and got the same results.

Vic

[bwkaz]

Hmmm, OK.

Howard, any ideas? I'm at the end of what I can figure out without source code or a debug version. ;)

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out something... you always have.

:cheers:

[vsemaska]

Looked at the NEWS section, saw the note about the UNIX bug, and how to fix: 'To correct for now, you can change your TMPDIR environment variable or location of your client so they are on the same partition.'. Try it and it works.

Thanks,
Vic

[Brian the Fist]

Yup, and fixed version have been posted on the web site now as well.