[Zope] Windows ME bug - abrupt reboot

[Tres Seaver]

Chris McDonough <chrism@digicool.com> wrote:

> alan runyan <runyaga@thisbox.com>:
> 
> > when he runs start.bat, bin\python.exe z2.py -D his machine
> > abruptly reboots he can not get ZOPE working on his Windows
> > ME box.  I searched the archives to no avail.
> >
> > Anyway suggestions on how to track down the problem?
> 
> Hi Alan... this isn't much to go on, unfortunately.  :-(  There's
> a certain camp that says OSes shouldn't do this.  I've got one
> foot in that camp, but I'm sympathetic.  I'm afraid the only
> thing to do at this point is to try to get a collaborative
> complaint from someone else.  If this happens regularly on
> Windows ME, we should fix it.  OTOH, if it's something local
> to his installation, he should reinstall ME.

Untested, but this is what I would be trying:

  $> bin\python
  ...
  >>> import pdb
  >>> pdb.run( 'import Zope' )
  > <string>(0)?()
  (Pdb) 

>From there, "the debugger is your friend",
  http://www.zope.org/Members/michel/HowTos/TheDebuggerIsYourFriend

Tres.
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