WinXP and werl

[Serge Aleynikov]

I am having problem starting "werl -sname nodeX" (9B1 release) on WinXP. 
  While there's no problem starting "werl" in non-distributed mode, any 
attempt to specify -sname option causes immediate abort with the 
following crash dump.  Any idea what's wrong?

Slogan: Kernel pid terminated (application_controller) (shutdown)


Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.2.3.3
Compiled on Wed Mar  5 10:19:31 2003

Process Information
--------------------------------------------------
<0.0.0> Running. Registered as: init
Spawned as: otp_ring0:start/2
Message queue (1 message): 
[{'EXIT',<0.1.0>,{noproc,{gen_server,call,[applicatio
n_controller,{load_application,stdlib},infinity]}}}]
Message buffer data: 0 words
Link list: [<0.4.0>,<0.2.0>]
Reductions 4020 stack+heap 6765 old_heap_sz=0
Heap unused=1025 OldHeap unused=0
Stack dump:
program counter = 0xd0a7fc (init:sleep/1 + 32)
cp = 0xd080f8 (init:things_to_string/1 + 68)

00D17E78 Return addr 0xD087DC (init:boot_loop/2 + 1412)

00D17E7C Return addr 0x100C4B5C (<terminate process normally>)
y(0)     []
y(1)     {state,[{'-root',[<<22 bytes>>]},{'-progname',[<<3 
bytes>>]},{'-home',[
<<40 bytes>>]},{'-sname',[<<4 
bytes>>]}],[],[],[{application_controller,<0.5.0>}
,{error_logger,<0.4.0>},{erl_prim_loader,<0.2.0>}],<0.1.0>,{starting,application
s_loaded},{"OTP  APN 181 
01","R9B"},[{ets,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.1
1.4.1/ebin/ets.beam"},{inet_tcp,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/
inet_tcp.beam"},{file,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/file.beam"
},{auth,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/auth.beam"},{erl_epmd,"C
:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/erl_epmd.beam"},{inet_tcp_dist,"C:
\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/inet_tcp_dist.beam"},{net_kernel,"C
:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/net_kernel.beam"},{erl_distributio
n,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/erl_distribution.beam"},{inet_
hosts,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/inet_hosts.beam"},{filenam
e,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/filename.beam"},{erl_open_por
t,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/erl_open_port.beam"},{win32reg
,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/win32reg.beam"},{inet_parse,"C
:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/inet_parse.beam"},{inet,"C:\PROGRA
~~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/inet.beam"},{inet_udp,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~
1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/inet_udp.beam"},{os,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kern
el-2.8.1.1/ebin/os.beam"},{inet_config,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.
1/ebin/inet_config.beam"},{inet_db,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/eb
in/inet_db.beam"},{global,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/global
.beam"},{rpc,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/rpc.beam"},{supervi
sor,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/supervisor.beam"},{kernel,"
C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/kernel.beam"},{application_master
,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/application_master.beam"},{appl
ication,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/application.beam"},{list
s,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/lists.beam"},{sys,"C:\PROGRA~
1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/sys.beam"},{gen_server,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523
~~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/gen_server.beam"},{application_controller,"C:\PROG
RA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/application_controller.beam"},{proc_lib,
"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/proc_lib.beam"},{gen,"C:\PROGRA
~~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/gen.beam"},{gen_event,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523
~~1.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin/gen_event.beam"},{error_logger,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523
~~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/error_logger.beam"},{heart,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/
lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/heart.beam"},{error_handler,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/
kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin/error_handler.beam"},{erlang,"C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/ker
nel-2.8.1.1/ebin/erlang.beam"}]}
y(2)     <0.1.0>
--------------------------------------------------
<0.2.0> Waiting. Registered as: erl_prim_loader
Spawned as: erlang:apply/2
Message buffer data: 0 words
Link list: [<0.0.0>,#Port<0.2>]
Reductions 8343 stack+heap 610 old_heap_sz=377
Heap unused=439 OldHeap unused=377
Stack dump:
program counter = 0xce6928 (erl_prim_loader:loop/3 + 52)
cp = 0x100c4b5c (<terminate process normally>)
arity = 0

00DD6EFC Return addr 0x100C4B5C (<terminate process normally>)
y(0) 
["C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1.3/lib/kernel-2.8.1.1/ebin","C:\PROGRA~1\ERL523~1
.3/lib/stdlib-1.11.4.1/ebin"]
y(1)     <0.1.0>
y(2) 
{state,[],none,#Fun<erl_prim_loader.6.7085890>,undefined,#Fun<erl_prim_
loader.7.9000327>,#Fun<erl_prim_loader.8.116480692>,#Port<0.2>,infinity,#Fun<erl
_prim_loader.9.10708760>}
y(3)     infinity
--------------------------------------------------
<0.4.0> Waiting. Registered as: error_logger
Spawned as: proc_lib:init_p/5
Message buffer data: 0 words
Link list: [<0.0.0>]
Dictionary: 
[{'$initial_call',{gen,init_it,[gen_event,<0.1.0>,<0.1.0>,{local,err
or_logger},[],[],[]]}},{'$ancestors',[<0.1.0>]}]
Reductions 1388 stack+heap 987 old_heap_sz=987
Heap unused=65 OldHeap unused=987
Stack dump:
program counter = 0xd5e558 (gen_event:loop/4 + 40)