Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Re: feedback about setup script (was Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Who is working on what?)

[Bruce S. <bw...@ar...>]

> One more thing, what's about sorting the menu entries for "packages" and
> "services" ?  Would be much easier to find something.

Done.  Changes committed.

I've been working on a REALLY STRANGE _intermittent_ problem.

Sometimes the setup script will totally flake out.  "for" loops push
ENTER keys into the keyboard stack.  It's like I have a sticky keyboard,
but I don't!!!  Tracing the script shows it's happening in the middle of
long for loops, not when I'm touching the keyboard.

Once the machine is booted (VMware), it either happens never happens
(consistently), or it happens randomly.  REBOOT  and the results may
change.

I _think_ it is memory related.  The more optional packages I load
during boot, the more likely it is to happen.  The more memory I give to
VMware, the less likely it is to happen.  It happens very frequently at
64MB & 96MB.  Sometimes at 128MB.  Only happened once at 256MB.

This is REALLY WEIRD.  The trace shows it has nothing to do with the
"dialog" program, it's in a standard "for" loop with "cut" & "sed"
commands.

Has anything changed in the kernel or major libraries that could cause
this?

I originally thought it has something to do with my adding gnugk, so I
got rid of gnugk and ran a mrproper/build/install last night.  No diff.

I'll try and dig up a real PC to see if I can make it happen there ...
This is driving me nuts!!!

 - BS