[ros-dev] Blockers...

[Magnus at itkonsult-olsen.com]

Hi Winrar is one of two apps that have memory corruption bugs that I know of

Quoting Alex Ionescu <ionucu at videotron.ca>:

> Alex Ionescu wrote:
>
> As I don't have the wiki password yet, I'm updating this here:
>
> > BUG:
> > - Several applications have regressed due to "memory corruption" and a
> > bugcheck related to NtGdiRealizePallette.
> >
> > More information is on the Bugzilla DB, but it's down atm. I have
> > heard reports that the error always happened before, but wasn't seen
> > because red zone pool protection was disabled. In any case, it breaks
> > a large number of apps.
>
> Possible patch posted by Hartmut on the ML. Does anyone remember which
> apps were broken? I'd like to test it.
>
> >
> > --------------------
> >
> > BUG:
> > - AllocConsole failure in 1st-stage setup on Dell Laptops (and maybe
> > others).
> >
> > REGRESSION IDENTIFIED:
> > Yes. By BrandonTurner. A regression range has been identified and 3
> > key builds are being tested to find the actual regression.
> >
> Regression found by BrandonTurner. Caused by commit 14906:
> Author: hbirr
> Fixed the calculation of timeout values.
>
> However, I believe that Hartmut's patch is correct...
>
> Best regards,
> Alex Ionescu
>
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