LIBC PROBLEM - SIGSEGV in getc()

Question

Hello.
I'm using arch krnl2.6.25 on a 2gb amd64-3200+ 320gb nforce4 machine. I'm using Gnome as my  GUI. I'm also using gnu gcc bined with eclipse, I have JRE 6 installed. Freshest versions of libc/binutils installed also. No permission problems spotted.
Before updating libc, I've also had the problem, which is :
I recieve segmentation faults whenever I try to call getc() or its derivatives (fgetc, gets, fgets and so on). The filedescriptor is correctly bound to an example file. I've even written a short app in bare c to test whether it was something I've not included or overincluded. It turns out quite the same.
#include "stdio.h"
#include "stdlib.h"
typedef FILE* filedesc;
int main(){
int surg;
filedesc fl;
fl=fopen("test.txt","r");
if(fl == NULL){
printf("%s","arch rox!");
}else{
while((surg=getc(fl)) != EOF){
printf("%c",surg);
fclose(fl);
(gdb) bt
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xb7e050f2 in getc () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0 0xb7e660f2 in getc () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x0804845f in main ()
.file "test.c"
.section .debug_abbrev,"",@progbits
.Ldebug_abbrev0:
.section .debug_info,"",@progbits
.Ldebug_info0:
.section .debug_line,"",@progbits
.Ldebug_line0:
.text
.Ltext0:
.section .rodata
.LC0:
.string "r"
.LC1:
.string "test.txt"
.LC2:
.string "arch rox!"
.LC3:
.string "%s"
.text
.globl main
.type main, @function
main:
.LFB2:
.file 1 "test.c"
.loc 1 6 0
leal 4(%esp), %ecx
.LCFI0:
andl $-16, %esp
pushl -4(%ecx)
.LCFI1:
pushl %ebp
.LCFI2:
movl %esp, %ebp
.LCFI3:
pushl %ecx
.LCFI4:
subl $36, %esp
.LCFI5:
.loc 1 11 0
movl $.LC0, 4(%esp)
movl $.LC1, (%esp)
call fopen
movl %eax, -8(%ebp)
.loc 1 13 0
cmpl $0, -8(%ebp)
jne .L4
.loc 1 14 0
movl $.LC2, 4(%esp)
movl $.LC3, (%esp)
call printf
jmp .L7
.L5:
.loc 1 17 0
movl -12(%ebp), %eax
movl %eax, (%esp)
call putchar
.L4:
.loc 1 16 0
movl -8(%ebp), %eax
movl %eax, (%esp)
call _IO_getc
movl %eax, -12(%ebp)
cmpl $-1, -12(%ebp)
jne .L5
.loc 1 19 0
movl -8(%ebp), %eax
movl %eax, (%esp)
call fclose
.L7:
.loc 1 21 0
addl $36, %esp
popl %ecx
popl %ebp
leal -4(%ecx), %esp
ret
.LFE2:
.size main, .-main
.section .debug_frame,"",@progbits
.Lframe0:
.long .LECIE0-.LSCIE0
.LSCIE0:
.long 0xffffffff
.byte 0x1
.string ""
.uleb128 0x1
.sleb128 -4
.byte 0x8
.byte 0xc
.uleb128 0x4
.uleb128 0x4
.byte 0x88
.uleb128 0x1
.align 4
.LECIE0:
.LSFDE0:
.long .LEFDE0-.LASFDE0
.LASFDE0:
.long .Lframe0
.long .LFB2
.long .LFE2-.LFB2
.byte 0x4
.long .LCFI0-.LFB2
.byte 0xc
.uleb128 0x1
.uleb128 0x0
.byte 0x9
.uleb128 0x4
.uleb128 0x1
.byte 0x4
.long .LCFI1-.LCFI0
.byte 0xc
.uleb128 0x4
.uleb128 0x4
.byte 0x4
.long .LCFI2-.LCFI1
.byte 0xe
.uleb128 0x8
.byte 0x85
.uleb128 0x2
.byte 0x4
.long .LCFI3-.LCFI2
.byte 0xd
.uleb128 0x5
.byte 0x4
.long .LCFI4-.LCFI3
.byte 0x84
.uleb128 0x3
.align 4
.LEFDE0:
.text
.Letext0:
.section .debug_loc,"",@progbits
.Ldebug_loc0:
.LLST0:
.long .LFB2-.Ltext0
.long .LCFI0-.Ltext0
.value 0x2
.byte 0x74
.sleb128 4
.long .LCFI0-.Ltext0
.long .LCFI1-.Ltext0
.value 0x1
.byte 0x51
.long .LCFI1-.Ltext0
.long .LCFI2-.Ltext0
.value 0x2
.byte 0x74
.sleb128 4
.long .LCFI2-.Ltext0
.long .LCFI3-.Ltext0
.value 0x2
.byte 0x74
.sleb128 8
.long .LCFI3-.Ltext0
.long .LFE2-.Ltext0
.value 0x2
.byte 0x75
.sleb128 8
.long 0x0
.long 0x0
.file 2 "/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.1/include/stddef.h"
.file 3 "/usr/include/bits/types.h"
.file 4 "/usr/include/stdio.h"
.file 5 "/usr/include/libio.h"
.section .debug_info
.long 0x334
.value 0x2
.long .Ldebug_abbrev0
.byte 0x4
.uleb128 0x1
.long .LASF51
.byte 0x1
.long .LASF52
.long .LASF53
.long .Ltext0
.long .Letext0
.long .Ldebug_line0
.uleb128 0x2
.long .LASF8
.byte 0x2
.byte 0xd6
.long 0x30
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.byte 0x4
.byte 0x7
.long .LASF0
.uleb128 0x3
.byte 0x1
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.long .LASF1
.uleb128 0x3
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x7
.long .LASF2
.uleb128 0x3
.byte 0x4
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.long .LASF3
.uleb128 0x3
.byte 0x1
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.long .LASF4
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.byte 0x2
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.long .LASF5
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.byte 0x4
.byte 0x5
.string "int"
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.long .LASF9
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.long 0x61
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.long .LASF10
.byte 0x3
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.long 0x85
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.long .LASF11
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.long .LASF12
.byte 0x3
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.long 0x6f
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.byte 0x4
.long 0xa2
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.byte 0x1
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.long .LASF13
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.long .LASF14
.byte 0x4
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.long .LASF44
.byte 0x94
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.long .LASF17
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.long .LASF18
.byte 0x5
.value 0x117
.long 0x9c
.byte 0x2
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.uleb128 0xc
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF19
.byte 0x5
.value 0x118
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.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x10
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF20
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.long .LASF21
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.uleb128 0x18
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF22
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.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF23
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.uleb128 0x20
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF24
.byte 0x5
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.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x24
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF25
.byte 0x5
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.long 0x9c
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x28
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF26
.byte 0x5
.value 0x120
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.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x2c
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF27
.byte 0x5
.value 0x122
.long 0x2b2
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x30
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF28
.byte 0x5
.value 0x124
.long 0x2b8
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x34
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF29
.byte 0x5
.value 0x126
.long 0x5a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x38
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF30
.byte 0x5
.value 0x12a
.long 0x5a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x3c
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF31
.byte 0x5
.value 0x12c
.long 0x7a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x40
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF32
.byte 0x5
.value 0x130
.long 0x3e
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x44
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF33
.byte 0x5
.value 0x131
.long 0x4c
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x46
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF34
.byte 0x5
.value 0x132
.long 0x2be
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x47
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF35
.byte 0x5
.value 0x136
.long 0x2ce
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x48
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF36
.byte 0x5
.value 0x13f
.long 0x8c
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x4c
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF37
.byte 0x5
.value 0x148
.long 0x9a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x54
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF38
.byte 0x5
.value 0x149
.long 0x9a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x58
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF39
.byte 0x5
.value 0x14a
.long 0x9a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x5c
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF40
.byte 0x5
.value 0x14b
.long 0x9a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x60
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF41
.byte 0x5
.value 0x14c
.long 0x25
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x64
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF42
.byte 0x5
.value 0x14e
.long 0x5a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x68
.uleb128 0x9
.long .LASF43
.byte 0x5
.value 0x150
.long 0x2d4
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x6c
.byte 0x0
.uleb128 0xa
.long .LASF54
.byte 0x5
.byte 0xb4
.uleb128 0x8
.long .LASF45
.byte 0xc
.byte 0x5
.byte 0xba
.long 0x2b2
.uleb128 0xb
.long .LASF46
.byte 0x5
.byte 0xbb
.long 0x2b2
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x0
.uleb128 0xb
.long .LASF47
.byte 0x5
.byte 0xbc
.long 0x2b8
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x4
.uleb128 0xb
.long .LASF48
.byte 0x5
.byte 0xc0
.long 0x5a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x23
.uleb128 0x8
.byte 0x0
.uleb128 0x7
.byte 0x4
.long 0x27b
.uleb128 0x7
.byte 0x4
.long 0xb4
.uleb128 0xc
.long 0xa2
.long 0x2ce
.uleb128 0xd
.long 0x97
.byte 0x0
.byte 0x0
.uleb128 0x7
.byte 0x4
.long 0x274
.uleb128 0xc
.long 0xa2
.long 0x2e4
.uleb128 0xd
.long 0x97
.byte 0x27
.byte 0x0
.uleb128 0x2
.long .LASF49
.byte 0x1
.byte 0x4
.long 0x2ef
.uleb128 0x7
.byte 0x4
.long 0xa9
.uleb128 0xe
.byte 0x1
.long .LASF55
.byte 0x1
.byte 0x6
.long 0x5a
.long .LFB2
.long .LFE2
.long .LLST0
.uleb128 0xf
.string "set"
.byte 0x1
.byte 0x7
.long 0x9c
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x91
.sleb128 -24
.uleb128 0x10
.long .LASF50
.byte 0x1
.byte 0x8
.long 0x5a
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x91
.sleb128 -20
.uleb128 0xf
.string "fl"
.byte 0x1
.byte 0x9
.long 0x2e4
.byte 0x2
.byte 0x91
.sleb128 -16
.byte 0x0
.byte 0x0
.section .debug_abbrev
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.uleb128 0x3b
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.uleb128 0x1
.uleb128 0x13
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.uleb128 0x9
.uleb128 0xd
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.uleb128 0xe
.uleb128 0x3a
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.uleb128 0x3b
.uleb128 0x5
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.uleb128 0x13
.uleb128 0x38
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.uleb128 0xd
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.uleb128 0x3b
.uleb128 0xb
.uleb128 0x49
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.uleb128 0x38
.uleb128 0xa
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.uleb128 0x13
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.uleb128 0x13
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.uleb128 0x13
.uleb128 0x2f
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.uleb128 0x3
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.uleb128 0x1
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.uleb128 0x34
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.uleb128 0x8
.uleb128 0x3a
.uleb128 0xb
.uleb128 0x3b
.uleb128 0xb
.uleb128 0x49
.uleb128 0x13
.uleb128 0x2
.uleb128 0xa
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.uleb128 0x49
.uleb128 0x13
.uleb128 0x2
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.section .debug_pubnames,"",@progbits
.long 0x17
.value 0x2
.long .Ldebug_info0
.long 0x338
.long 0x2f5
.string "main"
.long 0x0
.section .debug_aranges,"",@progbits
.long 0x1c
.value 0x2
.long .Ldebug_info0
.byte 0x4
.byte 0x0
.value 0x0
.value 0x0
.long .Ltext0
.long .Letext0-.Ltext0
.long 0x0
.long 0x0
.section .debug_str,"MS",@progbits,1
.LASF12:
.string "__off64_t"
.LASF17:
.string "_IO_read_end"
.LASF8:
.string "size_t"
.LASF44:
.string "_IO_FILE"
.LASF19:
.string "_IO_write_base"
.LASF23:
.string "_IO_buf_end"
.LASF38:
.string "__pad2"
.LASF39:
.string "__pad3"
.LASF16:
.string "_IO_read_ptr"
.LASF52:
.string "test.c"
.LASF0:
.string "unsigned int"
.LASF36:
.string "_offset"
.LASF42:
.string "_mode"
.LASF28:
.string "_chain"
.LASF24:
.string "_IO_save_base"
.LASF1:
.string "unsigned char"
.LASF3:
.string "long unsigned int"
.LASF2:
.string "short unsigned int"
.LASF26:
.string "_IO_save_end"
.LASF54:
.string "_IO_lock_t"
.LASF27:
.string "_markers"
.LASF48:
.string "_pos"
.LASF55:
.string "main"
.LASF14:
.string "FILE"
.LASF30:
.string "_flags2"
.LASF47:
.string "_sbuf"
.LASF9:
.string "__quad_t"
.LASF31:
.string "_old_offset"
.LASF35:
.string "_lock"
.LASF45:
.string "_IO_marker"
.LASF50:
.string "surg"
.LASF32:
.string "_cur_column"
.LASF7:
.string "long long unsigned int"
.LASF29:
.string "_fileno"
.LASF22:
.string "_IO_buf_base"
.LASF53:
.string "/home/piotro/MathsCPP/test"
.LASF33:
.string "_vtable_offset"
.LASF10:
.string "__off_t"
.LASF43:
.string "_unused2"
.LASF6:
.string "long long int"
.LASF13:
.string "char"
.LASF51:
.string "GNU C 4.3.1 20080724 (prerelease)"
.LASF21:
.string "_IO_write_end"
.LASF5:
.string "short int"
.LASF25:
.string "_IO_backup_base"
.LASF15:
.string "_flags"
.LASF37:
.string "__pad1"
.LASF11:
.string "long int"
.LASF20:
.string "_IO_write_ptr"
.LASF40:
.string "__pad4"
.LASF41:
.string "__pad5"
.LASF46:
.string "_next"
.LASF4:
.string "signed char"
.LASF18:
.string "_IO_read_base"
.LASF49:
.string "filedesc"
.LASF34:
.string "_shortbuf"
.ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.3.1 20080724 (prerelease)"
.section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
Library/package bug? If so, should I find another source for gcc with libc or just try to recompile it or something? I'm deep in the fog right now, any help or hint appreciated.
Still without hope of fixing this. I've read a bit about recompiling glibc, it seems its a pretty drudging task - and risky too. Is it actually possible that my arch is flawed somewhere? libc is vital, and I just can't get my head around why a function as simple as getc() does not work. Can anyone help ?
Okay, I've dmesg'd my terminal after running the sample, and here's what I got:
a.out[3710]: segfault at 302e3036 ip b76120ad sp bf88adc0 error 4 in libc-2.8.so[b75ae000+13c000]
I've checked out the error num in errno.h - > it seems something does interrupt my system call. Or the program's system call.
#define EINTR 4 /* Interrupted system call */
So, maybe it's permissions after all ?
Help please, I'm desperate...
Indeed it does
BUT IT GETS BETTER !
I've installed diet libc. And the program works perfectly once compiled with
diet gcc test.c -o tester
(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/piotro/MathsCPP/test/tester
SAMPLETEXTSAMPLETEXT
Program exited normally.
But I'm curious why does the standard libc not work ?
And, if possible, how to replace the std libc w/ the diet one?
Okay, I've accomplished it.
Once encountering the problem, just get yourself a nice little nifty piece of diet libc, then compile it on your very own machine, then "sudo nautilus", copy whats in /opt/diet/bin  into /usr/bin, whats in /opt/diet/lib into /usr/lib and copy the whole /opt/diet/include into /usr.
Got it up and running. Any risk having the diet libc instead of a regular one ?
Hmm. I've learned about the risks quickly wink  | its what happens when you 'presume' diet libc is compatbile with a gnu libc wink
Had to return to the regular glibc
The problem magically returned. Nowhere to turn to now, guess I'll have to look for an glibc equivalent....
It  seems there is something wrong with libc-2.8.so. Sucks hard ! ! ! I just don't know how to downgrade now .
I've installed libc-2.7.7 . we'll see where this takes me.
Seems it had taken me nowhere. Another failed attempt
Another try, If that was the case then I am to be banished forever wink
Nope - my code was ok wink
okay, downgraded - did not work (downloaded a 2.7.7 pkg and then just pasted it into my /), upgraded (via pacman) - at least the sample is now working. We'll see about the app I'm developing tommorow.
the last instruction did help me. Its all working perfectly wink Cheers to those seeking a solution!
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Last edited by piotroxp (2008-08-04 20:43:00)

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Indeed it does
BUT IT GETS BETTER !
I've installed diet libc. And the program works perfectly once compiled with
diet gcc test.c -o tester
(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/piotro/MathsCPP/test/tester
SAMPLETEXTSAMPLETEXT
Program exited normally.
But I'm curious why does the standard libc not work ?
And, if possible, how to replace the std libc w/ the diet one?
Okay, I've accomplished it.
Once encountering the problem, just get yourself a nice little nifty piece of diet libc, then compile it on your very own machine, then "sudo nautilus", copy whats in /opt/diet/bin  into /usr/bin, whats in /opt/diet/lib into /usr/lib and copy the whole /opt/diet/include into /usr.
Got it up and running. Any risk having the diet libc instead of a regular one ?
Hmm. I've learned about the risks quickly   | its what happens when you 'presume' diet libc is compatbile with a gnu libc
Had to return to the regular glibc
The problem magically returned. Nowhere to turn to now, guess I'll have to look for an glibc equivalent....
It  seems there is something wrong with libc-2.8.so. Sucks hard ! ! ! I just don't know how to downgrade now .
I've installed libc-2.7.7 . we'll see where this takes me.
Seems it had taken me nowhere. Another failed attempt
Another try, If that was the case then I am to be banished forever
Nope - my code was ok
okay, downgraded - did not work (downloaded a 2.7.7 pkg and then just pasted it into my /), upgraded (via pacman) - at least the sample is now working. We'll see about the app I'm developing tommorow.
the last instruction did help me. Its all working perfectly Cheers to those seeking a solution!
Topic may be closed if the mods were to wish so
Last edited by piotroxp (2008-08-04 20:36:44)