On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 06:28:32PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> Michael West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> > Twice now when I upgrade freenet I cannot use the old store, but
> > have to replace it with a new one.
> >
> > I get IO exceptions in main. Is this supposed to happen? Does
> > the store format change often?
>
> The data store format has not changed in a VERY long time. What
> you're encountering is probably the infamous data store corruption
> bug, which is the worst outstanding bug in Freenet (IMHO). Personally,
> I've only seen it once, but it seems to be far more common for other
> people, especially Windows users. (By the way, it would be helpful if
> you actually showed what the errors say, so we can be more definite in
> diagnosing the problem.)
>
> It's not *supposed* to work this way, but for now, whenever you see
> corruption errors, you'll just have to wipe your data store and try
> again.
>
> Greg Wooledge | "Truth belongs to everybody."
Thanks Greg, I will post the exact message next time. I am running
Debian Woody. Maybe a reiserfs interaction problem?
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