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bugfix(libcurl): Initialize libcurl before plugins to prevent EAC access violation #484

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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/HTTP/HTTPManager.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ void HTTPManager::Initialize()
{
CHECK_MAIN_THREAD;

// Initialize libcurl global state
curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);

m_pCurl = curl_multi_init();
m_bProxyEnabled = DeterminePlatformProxySettings();
}
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/OnlineServices_Init.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -987,6 +987,11 @@ void NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::Tick()

void NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::InitSentry()
{
// Initialize libcurl global state here, before any plugins (e.g. EasyAntiCheat) are loaded.
// This ensures libcurl's internal mutexes are fully initialized before the EAC plugin
// attempts to use them, preventing an access violation in mtx_do_lock on null mutex state.
curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);

#if !_DEBUG
std::string strDumpPath = std::format("{}/GeneralsOnlineCrashData/", TheGlobalData->getPath_UserData().str());
if (!std::filesystem::exists(strDumpPath))
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