On Tue, Jul 15, 1997 at 05:41:14PM +0200, Martin Cracauer wrote:
> > > Could anyone else (I don't want to download the big beast and hate
> > > Nav^H^H^HCommunicator anyway) try to run the Netscape version that
> > > causes core dumps on FP exception on a FreeBSD kernel with
> > >
> > > #undef __INITIAL_NPXCW__
> > > #define __INITIAL_NPXCW__ 0x127f
> > >
> > > at the end of /usr/src/sys/i386/include/npx.h
>
> > At least it has the side effect that Netscape 3.01 (unknown-i386-bsd-3.01)
> > doesn't do that floating exception anymore that it used to do notoriously
> > when clicking the [Netsearch] button. I had totally refrained from
> > pushing that button due to that 'bug' and got used typing in yahoo or
> > altavista in the Netsite: edit field instead.
> >
> > With this 'patch' to npx.h it's working again.
>
> Sounds like the right direction, then.
>
> > Now you say, communicator 4.x chokes on this? Hmm. Cannot confirm.
> >
> > Netscape Communicator 4.0
> > Preview Release 5
> >
> > comes up fine.
>
> Aeh, comes up fine? Is this the Linux version?
Nah.
$ file netscape.bin
netscape.bin: BSD/OS i386 compact demand paged executable
>
> Actually, what I need to know is whether the BSDI version runs now, it
> doesn't without this FP mask.
>
> Anyone tried the BSDI version? Or did I misunderstand you?
I tried this BSDI version before - and yes, it choked in various
places - not that it didn't run at all but it was a bit flaky.
>
> Martin
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