STACK DUMP.....again

sparks454alive · **Posted:** Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:09 am

I've tried ten or so times to get this to launch,only to receive a callstack, sorry for my misquote.lol

AdamJohnso · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:41 pm

Why haven't you posted the call stack then? This thread is useless without it and other details.

Mystdee · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:53 pm

You should submit a ticket to cyan support, with all the info if possible.

nvr2old · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:45 pm

Ok a dummy here, what is the difference between a call stack and a stack dump? I had the stack dump and submitted a ticket.

Tahgtahv · **Joined:** Tue May 09, 2006 12:56 am **Posts:** 251

No difference.

darkstar · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:13 pm

A stack dump is the physical process, the game crashing and the error screen with the details of the dump being displayed. A call stack is the data displayed in the error window. It is a list of physical processes, procedures etc that where running at the time of the crash.

AdamJohnso · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:34 pm

darkstar wrote:

A stack dump is the physical process, the game crashing and the error screen with the details of the dump being displayed. A call stack is the data displayed in the error window. It is a list of physical processes, procedures etc that where running at the time of the crash.

Wrong.

As Tahgtahv said, there is no difference. A call stack/stack dump is a dump of the call stack.

Chogon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:13 pm **Posts:** 1071

Well, of course, you are *all* right. ;-)

(And sorry for continuing this off topic thread)

For the most part, the only thing a programmer looks at in a dump of the stack is the call sequence. So, a call stack and a stack dump are interchangeable in "computer talk" even though one is more specific than the other.
And, in typical American mangling of the language, a noun is turned into a verb. "Dang! It stack-dumped again!"

Chogon

CrisGer · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:18 pm

thank you Chogon, and pls lets keep our replies kind, and not just

"Wrong"

I hope to contribute to this testing but it is discouraging and disheartening to be dumped on by replies to sincere posts. Lets keep it nice.

darkstar · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:28 pm

Thanks Chogon for your contribution.

I don't so much object to the curt response but the fact the explanation of why I was wrong actually described the difference I tried to point out.

More importantly I agree with CrisGer, I don't mind being corrected when I get things wrong but please can we do it in a spirit of friendship and understanding.

Can we please put this to rest now and move onto something more productive.

Tai'lahr · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:30 pm

CrisGer wrote:

I hope to contribute to this testing but it is discouraging and disheartening to be dumped on by replies to sincere posts.

Awww, don't let it get to you, Cris. Maybe this will help. :wink:

AdamJohnso · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:33 pm

CrisGer wrote:

thank you Chogon, and pls lets keep our replies kind, and not just

"Wrong"

I hope to contribute to this testing but it is discouraging and disheartening to be dumped on by replies to sincere posts. Lets keep it nice.

Thank you for quoting my entire post.

Besides, if I were trying to be rude, you would know it.

AdamJohnso · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:53 am

AdamJohnso wrote:

CrisGer wrote:

thank you Chogon, and pls lets keep our replies kind, and not just

"Wrong"

I hope to contribute to this testing but it is discouraging and disheartening to be dumped on by replies to sincere posts. Lets keep it nice.

Thank you for quoting my entire post.

Besides, if I were trying to be rude, you would know it.

Please excuse this post. It and the post it responded to were not constructive to the topic.

However, on the topic, if anyone has any stack dumps, there are members of the community who can trace them (I'm one of them). While Cyan obviously does this themselves, they do not share any details about what went wrong when you stack-dump. We can. I know I'd love to trace a stack dump. Of course, that means I have to actually get those tools out and poke around a bit more, but hey, it's fun. That's why I do it.

Tokai · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:09 pm

I have a soft spot for stack dumps. They get a lot of neg publicity - and they're just trying to do their job.

Romer Openfield · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:16 pm

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, it's good to back in the fray! Nice to see everyone! Doctor.

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