NetSurf 3.4 released!

[chris]

Ok - will download and try it when I'm back in Cologne tomorrow night!
Is this build compiled for plain 68000?
As I use 68060...

Yes. Keep hold of the previous one in case that's not the problem.

Regarding the "Miracles we do at once, the impossible takes a little longer" in your signature - we have a similar saying here in Germany:
"The impossible we do at once, miracles take nine months..."
:biglaugh:

[chris]

Just tried it - it also crashes.
Will try it now from shell with -v option...

EDIT:
Starting from shell with -v also freezes my system.
Now I hope someone can enlighten me how to get my RAD running...

Do you get any output before it freezes?

[chris]

Hmmm - yesterday I was also thinking that I might have to start RAD by typing "Mount RAD: from Devs:mountlist" in a Shell, but it told me it could not find "Devs:mountlist". So I checked Devs: for the mountlist - no mountlist in Devs:.

Usually you just double-click the RAD icon in SYS: Storage/DOSDrivers

[chris]

Yeah - I know.
Just that this crashes my system...
:confused:

In that case you have bigger problems.

[chris]

I am new to the netsurf evolution and this thread, but I would be happy to do some testing and help.  Should I just read through this whole thread to get caught up and understand what testing is desired?

The information is rather fragmented around several threads. Short version: download http://cy2.uk/netsurfos3 and see how you get on.

[chris]

The last operation listed in the shell is:
"(3.503184)  frontends/amiga/gui.c:5354   ami_gui_splash_open:  Attempting to open splash window"
Then the system freezes.

Do you see the splash window?

If not:
Are you running at least AmigaOS 3.5?
Do you have a PNG DataType installed and active?
Do you have any weird 3rd party patches or replacement components?
How much RAM do you have free when you start NetSurf?

If you do see the splash, then I'd have expected a little bit more output.

[chris]

As I already pointed out, there are a lot of text lines rushing through the shell window. I just wrote down the content of the last line on a sheet of paper to be able to post it here after the reboot.

That line is in the function here:
http://git.netsurf-browser.org/netsurf.git/tree/frontends/amiga/gui.c#n5551

What you can do is add some more LOG() lines in that function, and in the function I've linked to to try and determine where it is crashing.

The next line in the log should be "User:" on line 5599.  ami_gui_commandline might output something too (line 5593)

Including ami_gui_splash_open(), that only leaves four function calls where it can be crashing, and none of them do anything exciting.  If you're getting the "initialising" and version number text on the splash screen, then that can pretty much be eliminated as well.


edit sorry, I thought I was talking to DNADL!

[chris]

Finally I managed to get a SnoopDos logfile:
 27    [7] work:internet/ Open       PROGDIR:Resources/splash.png                                             Read     OK  
 28    [7] work:internet/ Open       FONTS:ruby.font                                                          Read     OK  
 29    [7] work:internet/ Load       FONTS:ruby/12                                                                     OK  
 30    [7] work:internet/ Open       FONTS:helvetica.font                                                     Read     OK  
 31    [7] work:internet/ Load       FONTS:helvetica/15                                                                OK[/i]"

Does this tell you something?

It means it has crashed at the same point the NetSurf log was pointing to.

Does the text "Initialising" (at the top) and the version number (in the box, bottom-right) appear on the splash screen?

[chris]

I don't know how to help you.

I have doubt that you system has unkown failure, because a RAD problems. RAD should work, memory error? or what?

Does AWeb work? It also uses reaction? Could it be a font problem?

When you start Netsurf first time, it creates choises file, path is something like program folder / uses / user - > choises.

Maybe you could try to create it manually and put somethin like this to it?

use_diskfont:1
font_sans:Topaz
font_serif:Topaz
font_mono:Topaz
font_cursive:Topaz
font_fantasy:Topaz

That's unlikely to help, because the font used on the splash is hard-coded. I think it uses helvetica/15 (if not, it's ruby/12). Maybe try that in DPaint or something.

There's some unnecessary string copying too, which I'll get rid of, but I'd be surprised if that is causing the crash.

The options above only apply to browser rendering.

[chris]

Can you provide a list of things needed to start NetSurf where I should check the versions?

http://git.netsurf-browser.org/netsurf.git/tree/frontends/amiga/libs.c#n207
Pretty much anything in red on that page ^^^

[chris]

O.K.
Just one question:
Are the numbers behind the red marked items the required version numbers?

Yes.  But as utri007 says, you're probably better off just re-installing.