[Gnump3d-users] Errors building cache, startup time, etc

[Chris Arrowood]

Hi Steve and all,

First, thanks again Steve, for the great software.  I love it!

I do, however, have a few questions/comments for Steve or others:

(FWIW, I am running gnump3d v2.8 [CVS Info: gnump3d2 1.74 (2004/05/18)] 
on Perl v5.008004 on a Linux Gentoo system.)

1) In the error log, it would be nice to have a time stamp on entries. I 
had a 7.7m error log and no clue if the errors were recent or years 
old.  Can it use the system logger?  ...or could it be modified to 
insert datetime for each error msg?

2) I only reboot every few months. When I reboot, GNUMP3d (which starts 
via an init script) takes several minutes to update the database, making 
my reboot time several minutes.  I don't know if it automatically 
rebuilds the cache every so often based on age, or if there is some 
other reason, but is there anyway to get it to do this in the 
background, on another thread maybe, instead of holding up the start 
time?   ...or, is there something I can do to my init script to get it 
to start but not hold up everything?

3)  When it builds the cache, I get many annoying error messages (see 
below).

fwatl01 gnump3d # /etc/init.d/gnump3d restart
* Stopping 
gnump3d...                                                                       
[ ok ]
* Starting gnump3d...
* Updating index of music files (may take a while for the first time)...
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1160.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1161.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1164.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1165.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1168.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match dboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1241.(m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1169.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1172.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1173.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1176.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1177.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1180.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1181.Error: duplicate 
entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1184.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1185.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1188.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1189.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1192.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1193.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
)rror: duplicate entries for (Label:  Fan club release (Xmas CD 1999)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1196.
)rror: duplicate entries for (Source: unreleased songs, rare version, B-side
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1197.
Error: duplicate entries for (Format: CD  in cardboard jacket Original 
Factory Made)
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1241.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line1242.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4981.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4982.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4983.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4984.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4985.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4986.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4987.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4988.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> line4989.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at 
/usr/bin/gnump3d-index line 727, <CACHE> 
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Thanks for any answers/insights/responses any of you might have.

Chris A