Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:48:28 +0200 (CEST)
From: Lenz Grimmer <grimmer@suse.de>
To: SuSE Linux Mailing List <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
Subject: Netscape Updates available

Hi Guys,

unfortunately the Netscape 4.72 shipped with SuSE Linux 6.4 is not very
stable. We were able to track down the problem, it was a compiler bug
which affected the X11 libraries. Very strange! Updates are now available:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/x1/xshared-3.3.6-43.i386.rpm
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/xap1/netscape-4.72-23.i386.rpm

Instead of downloading the full netscape RPM, you can just download this
file:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/xap1/nsfix-4.72-0.i386.rpm

This one just includes the updated wrapper script:

[SNIP]
This packages provides a fix for Netscape 4.72 running on a SuSE Linux
6.4.  There are five workarounds included:

    a) Avoid pipe buffer overflow
    b) Avoid freeze due intermixed thread handling of
       Netscape's Java and X Window System
    c) Fix crashes due register input methods on already
       destroyed windows.
    d) Avoid crashes due existing temporary directories
       of plugger plugin.
    e) Set MALLOC_CHECK_ to avoid chrashes due doubled
       freed pointers.
[SNIP]

Thanks to Werner Fink who tracked down and fixed this nasty bug!
Binary-only applications are fun.

Bye,
	LenZ
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