Steemit weird error messages. What do they mean?
Some of us are getting weird steemit error messages. To decipher them can be tricky.
Today I was replying to another comment and received: itr != by_permlink_idx.end():
Now luckily the code is open source, I can simply look here:
https://github.com/steemit/steem/blob/master/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
It refers to some pending payout issue. So I have a hint, it's not me... but the system itself.
These types of errors that show up, really shouldn't show up. They're great for developers, but not the general public. If you get one of these errors, let the devs know.
Simply tag a dev into one of your posts (oh wait, there is no tag feature yet, but I suspect its coming).
How to report a steemit bug:
- Send an email to [email protected] or Join their Slack Channel
In this instance, I will do both.
Any output to the screen in the form of an error should have an english translation, or, at the very minimum, the part of the code that does it, should have "source code comments", so when the error outputs, we can go to the source code and understand a little more about what caused it.
P.S. Turned out to be a server issue, they fixed it pretty quick.
Server issue.. we are fixing it now.
Set up an alert system at least. Don't let the whole website freeze up like this. In beta this is acceptable but not later on.
They were on it pretty quick. They probably have someone watching the logs, and looking for alerts already. But you are right.
Thanks for this, I've been getting that "Transaction failed: itr != by_permalink_idx.end():" error when trying to post, and was worried I'd done something wrong. Let's see if I get it again, or if this will successfully post...
Edit: Woohoo! It worked. My first successful post since signing up :)