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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As promised here are my first questions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am trying to debug a problem where <span class=SpellE><span
class=GramE>vic</span></span> stops transmitting after a few hours. I got the
AG source code from <span class=SpellE>sourceforge</span>, and compiled it
using Visual C++ 6.0 (using the IDE, not the command line). I am running on a 2
CPU Win2000 machine.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When I run the new <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>vic</span></span>,
<span class=SpellE>vic</span> quickly gets a segmentation violation if I: set
quality=1, <span class=SpellE>framerate</span>=29, bandwidth=3000, turn on
transmit (usually crashes here), and play around with tiling. But, if I set <span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE>vic's</span></span> processor affinity so
it only runs on 1 CPU, it doesn't crash.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There are a lot of good clues for fixing this (including merging
in Chris's fix), but I have even more basic questions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Is the code
on <span class=SpellE>sourceforge</span> really the latest?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Why does the
<span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>vic</span></span> I compiled work (well,
crash really :-) differently than the released AG <span class=SpellE>vic</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Should the
Windows code (<span class=SpellE>tcl</span>, <span class=SpellE>tk</span>, <span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE>vic</span></span>) be compiled with the
single-thread or multi-thread run-time libraries (see Project Settings -&gt;
C/C++ Tab -&gt; Category="Code Generation"). Default seems to be
single-threaded.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is the
status and direction of <span class=SpellE>vic</span> development with respect
to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Direct draw,
display and capture.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>AG <span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE>vic</span></span> vs. <span class=SpellE>OpenMash</span>
<span class=SpellE>vic</span> vs. <span class=SpellE>ucl</span> <span
class=SpellE>vic</span> vs. <span class=SpellE>nlsde</span> <span class=SpellE>vic</span>
(am I missing anyone?).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>One of my main tasks is to improve the reliability of <span
class=SpellE><span class=GramE>vic</span></span> on SMP Windows machines. I am
looking forward to helping the AG effort, but I want to make sure I'm
starting with the right base and have the necessary background info.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>- Derek White<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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