Hello,

I am using Parse::MediaWikiDump package to process static XML dumps of 3 languages of Wikipedia. For each page in English, the script tries to get the corresponding pages in the other 2 languages. the script run perfectly and successfully get required pages but I got segmentation fault error after a while and the process does not complete. Perl debugger point to the line: 

 
 while(defined($frPage = $frPages->next)) {

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which cause the segmentation fault !!!.

I read a lot about the reasons of segmentation fault (memory limit, a bug in package, .... etc), there is not a specific way to know what is the reason.

it is very strange that this statement worked thousands of time then cause segmentation fault !. I am afraid it is a problem of memory or it is a bug in cpan parse::MediaWikiDump package.

any comments, tips, will be appreciated

thanks

best regards,

Motaz

In reply to Parse::MediaWikiDump segmentation fault by mksaad

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