[Visualpython-users] win98 freezing / idlefork crash

[Gary P. <pa...@in...>]

Hi all,

I've mentioned this before, so I already know that no on else may have these
problems.

But if someone else is having this problem, esp if he/she has a solution,
I'd like to hear about it.

1.) I'm using win98, python2.2, and the latest visual for windows (cant put
my hand on the date).
I usually start scripts from a DOS command line (Idle and esp idlefork are
not stable, see below)
If I run a script, say for example, the demo orbit.py,  it runs for about 30
seconds,  and then the window freezes.  I can close the window, but it does
let go of the DOS window.  I have to start the Close Program dialog and
close "python".

2.)  Idlefork simply doesn't work.  It will let me launch a script, but I
get a page fault crash as soon as I close the application's graphical
window.   Idle is better, but it causes a crash after 3 or 4 runs.

I have reformatted my hard drive and rebuilt my system from scratch.  Unless
someone has a suggestion, I'm going to have to reformat and rebuild again
(no fun) and add applications one by one till I find a suspect, then
reformat and rebuild again, and so on ...  yuck.

2a)  I also run visual on linux.   idlefork also crashes there.  I must be
cursed.

,gary