[PENNMUSH] Corrupt chatdb?

[Jeff Ferrell]

On Dec 30, 2004, at 12:07 PM, Alan Schwartz wrote:

> Quoting Jeff Ferrell (jmferrell at mac.com):
>> Yark! All of a sudden, I restart my mush (1.7.7p39) and get this:
>>
>> [12/30 10:22:27] 1.7.7
>> [12/30 10:22:27] MUSH restarted, PID 4405, at Thu Dec 30 10:22:27 2004
>> [12/30 10:22:27] ANALYZING: data/indb
>> [12/30 10:22:27] ANALYZING: data/indb (done)
>> [12/30 10:22:27] LOADING: data/indb
>> [12/30 10:22:27] Loading database saved on Wed Dec 29 22:15:43 2004 
>> UTC
>> [12/30 10:22:27] READING: done
>> [12/30 10:22:27] LOADING: data/indb (done)
>> [12/30 10:22:27] LOADING: Trying to get mail from data/indb
>> [12/30 10:22:27] LOADING: data/maildb
>> [12/30 10:22:27] LOADING: data/maildb (done)
>> [12/30 10:22:27] LOADING: Trying to get chat from data/indb
>> [12/30 10:22:27] CHAT: Invalid database format!
>> [12/30 10:22:27] ERROR READING DATABASE
>> [12/30 10:22:27] ERROR: Couldn't load databases! Exiting.
>>
>> If tried a couple of crude things (yanking the chatdb out of the
>> directory to see what happens, etc.) with no luck. I don't mind losing
>> my chatdb and starting over...is there a way I can create a blank
>> substitute, just to get things running again?
>
> I think this may be the bug in db loading fixed in p40? Maybe
> try patching up to that and loading this db?

Patching did the trick -- thanks!

Jeff.