Re: [Dctc-general] dctc/dc_gui2 download dont star

[eric]

> When looking in the mailinglist archive I find one guy (Petter Sundlöf)
> who seem to have the exactly same problem, but with Debian! :) Hehe...
> Noone seem to have replied:
>     http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/dctc-general/2003-10/msg00004.html
> He uses active mode and I'm using both modes but mainly passive mode, so
> I think the problem has nothing to do with the mode one are using. I
> suppose the problem is in dctc and not in dc_gui2.

passive mode code was not tested on latest version and I assume it may be 
faulty.

> I guess there must have been some kind of not so good change in the dctc
> code between 0.85.2 and 0.85.5. I'd like to help finding that and
> provide more details about the problem. What happens when a GDL is in
> Waiting mode? What makes it switch to start download? Maybe I should try
> strace dctc?

There is a good change at version 0.85.5 (but you should try the very latest 
version (or even the CVS), may be your problem was fixed) but it was a fairly 
painful modification with lot of code changes.

When a GDL is waiting, nothing appends, it just waits. Several events can make 
a GDL goes to Trying status (depending on some flags): the requested user may 
enter a hub, a reply from a requested user notifies an empty slot or the 
timeout is reached (=> force a new attempt, kind of blind attempt, this is 
useful/required with unode).

If you plan to strace, you will have a lot of work because now, there is 2 
process (dctc (the hub connected client) and dctc_master (the client handling 
GDL)) and each one has its own xfer threads.

> PS. You say I should see the forum for more information, but I cant find
> it on http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/dctc , only a maillist. But
> maybe that was what you meant?

See on DCTC main page, there is a link to the forum.