FreeTDS Development Group

["James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT freetds.org>]

Dave Varley wrote:
> Tried configure --disable-iconv but it still looked for and used iconv,
> so I renamed the iconv executable, header file and library then did a
> configure.  Configure couldn't find iconv and suggested I install
> glibiconv.

Sorry, old man.  I should have referred you to the docs instead of hoping
I'd remember:

$ ./configure --help | grep iconv
  --disable-libiconv      do not attempt to include libiconv
  --with-libiconv-prefix=DIR
                          search for libiconv in DIR/include and DIR/lib

The configure script will (for good but arcane reasons) ignore options it
doesn't recognize.  

> 08:38:31.549705 Using trivial iconv from
>         iconv.c
> 
> It does seem iconv is the problem, but how can I stop the program from
> using it or solve the problem?  

That's proof you're using our built-in iconv replacement, but I no longer
think it's iconv causing your problem.  I just don't think both libraries
would bomb out in the same way.  Something else is amiss.  

Frediano made the best suggestion: debug the core dump.  Failing that,
start tsql under gdb and get a backtrace when it faults.  

I hope you uncover something.  It'd be nice to fix it.  

--jkl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] 
> Sent: 27 February 2006 15:02
> To: FreeTDS Development Group
> Subject: Re: [freetds] Illegal Instruction (coredump) when trying
> connectiontoSQL Server
> 
> > From: Dave Varley
> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 7:27 AM
> > 
> > I am trying to use FreeTDS to connect from an RS6000 running AIX 
> > 4.2.1.0 to a Windows 2000 SQL Server 2000 database.  When trying to 
> > use tsql -H ***.***.***.*** -p 1433 -U sa -P ******* I get an 
> > immediate illegal instruction (coredump).
> > ...
> > When I configured, I had to specify --disabled-threadsafe and 
> > --disable-shared to get the program to make.  Other than that, I had 
> > no problems.
> 
> Hi David, 
> 
> The next message in your TDSDUMP log would be from iconv, something
> like:
> 
> write.c:134:tds_put_string converting 9 bytes of "localhost"
> 
> Maybe the problem is iconv?  Try --disable-iconv.  
> 
> Please let us know.  I may need to update the UG.
> (http://www.schemamania.org/projects/freetds/build/doc/userguide/osissue
> s.htm#AIX)
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> --jkl
> 
> 
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