Thanks! FWIW, erl -run inet_db -run yourapp also seems to work.
Chris
On Mon, 01 Apr 2002 08:43:40 +0100
Per Bergqvist <per@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> the problem is that the inet_db modules has not yet been started
> and hence the inet_db ets table does not exist (yet).
> It is supposed to be started by the kernel_sup supervisor.
>
> I haven't managed to recreate the problem with R8B-0 under
> Linux but two possible other workarounds are
> a) wait for the inet_db process to become registered.
> b) call inet_db:start from your application (as ftp,httpd and orber
> already does (for the same reason ?)).
>
> /Per
>
> > I have discovered one workaround for this, although it comes at a
> grave
> > cost (namely, the use of the shell)
> >
> > Instead of
> >
> > erl -run module function
> >
> > use
> >
> > echo 'module:function().' | erl
> >
> > Should have been obvious I suppose :)
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 06:27:22 -0600
> > Chris Pressey <cpressey@REDACTED> wrote:
> >
> > > I'd really like to get to the bottom of this one...
> > >
> > > I have a server that opens a socket. If I start this server from
> the
> > > Erlang shell, everything works smoothly. If I try to start it
> with a
> > > -run command line argument to erl, it does *not* work and I get
> the
> > > following error message upon quitting:
> > >
> > > {error_logger,{{2002,3,29},{6,10,40}},'Error in process
> <0.24481.0>
> > > with exit value: {badarg,[{ets,lookup,[inet_db,tcp_module]},
> > > {inet_db,db_get,1},{gen_tcp,listen,2},{ce_socket,start,4}]}\n',[]}
> > >
> > > I get the same error if I try to start it from my .erlang file.
> > >
> > > The question is... why?
> > >
> > > I've asked this once before a while ago, but got no response so
> far.
> > >
> > > It seems someone else is (anonymously) getting a very similar
> error
> > > trying to start the wiki in the same way:
> > >
> > > http://www.bluetail.com/wiki/showPage?node=WikiSetup
> > >
> > > {badarg,[{ets,lookup_element,[dets_registry,wikie,3]},
> > > {dets,lookup,2},
> > > {wikie,fetch_page,1},
> > > {erl_eval,expr,3},
> > > {erl_eval,exprs,4},
> > > {esp,eval,2},
> > > {esp,expand,3},
> > > {esp,do_expand_file,2},
> > > {esp,handle,1}|
> > > more]}
> > >
> > > Any information on this anomaly (e.g. why it happens and/or how to
> work
> > > around it) would be greatly appreciated (seeing as I *really*
> don't want
> > > to have to start my server from the Erlang shell every time I want
> to
> > > use it :)
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Chris
> >
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