Segfaults

A Segfault (Segmentation Fault) is an error that is very difficult to make out, one usually needs a debugger for that. This is a small howto for debugging segfaults in UH. Join via IRC if you have further questions.

Linux

1. You will need gdb, your distribution provides a package for that.
2. You need a debug build for fife, you can get that by compiling fife with ~/fife/trunk $ scons --enable-debug in the FIFE directory
3. Run this in your UH directory to start UH: ~/unknown-horizons $ gdb --args python ./unknown-horizons
4. Enter r followed by the enter key in the prompt that will appear
5. Reproduce the crash.
6. Enter bt (again, followed by enter) in the prompt that will reappear at a segfault.
7. Paste all output to a pastebin like [this one] (http://bpaste.net/+pytb).
8. Send us the resulting link via IRC or forums.

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