[comp.sources.games.bugs] Bug in Nethack 3.0 Patch 7

adb@cs.bu.edu (Adam Bryant) (03/13/90)

  One of the users at our site has run into a seg fault when taking
items out of chests, etc.  I haven't been able to find the bug in the
code or determine the exact circumstances of the problem, but it has
occured more than once.

  Anyway, the seg fault occured when the inventory was full, and the
user attempted to take something out of a chest.  It came up with the
usual, "remove xx? [yn]" and when a yes was given, it said, your load
is too heavy.  Kept going and got the same query for the next item and
said yes, where upon it seg faulted.  It happened more than one time
for the user, and was inconsistant in how many items were attempted
before a seg fault occured, or if a seg fault would occur at all.

  If I am able to get a solution or figure out exactly under what
conditions the seg fault occurs, I will post that.  But for now, just
letting people be aware of it is all I can do.   [Haven't been able to
read rec.games.hack to see if it was posted before... anyone else seen
this problem / know what is causing it?]

  later,

adam
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