[Bug] Hang if you issue an illegel "load" command in the monitor

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The information in this article applies to the following versions of VICE:

• version 1.19 and before on all plattforms

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PROBLEMEXPOSITION

If you issue some illegal parameters to the load command in the VICE monitor, VICE will just hang. For example, if you issue l "FILE" c000, this happens.

CAUSE

There is an error in the error handling when opening files.

SOLUTION

Download and apply the patch before re-compiling VICE, or wait for VICE 1.20.

STATUS

The VICE team has confirmed this to be a problem in the VICE versions listed at the beginning of this article. It has been corrected in all subsequent versions

LINKS

• The patch can be found here.

REVISION

• June 12th, 2006: Original release of this document