Bug#798924: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/jni/libatk-wrapper.so.6.0.0: SIGSEGV on Netbeans startup

[Tim Ruehsen <tim.ruehsen@gmx.de>]

On Monday 14 September 2015 11:11:39 Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Tim Ruehsen, le Mon 14 Sep 2015 10:03:57 +0200, a écrit :
> > the latest version makes Netbeans (8.0.2 and 8.1beta) SIGSEGV on startup.
> > Tested with Debian OpenJDK 7 and 8.
> 
> I'm not getting a crash on my box.  Are you perhaps using e.g. a
> different look&feel than the default?

I am on SID (unstable) and do a daily 'apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade'.

I tested it on another SID box and have the same problem.

For testing, I downgraded libatk-wrapper-java and libatk-wrapper-java-jni to 
0.33.0-5 and could start Netbeans 8.1beta. I disabled all plugins, stopped it, 
upgraded the two packages back to 0.33.3-1 ... and now I can start Netbeans.
But as soon as I open a Java Project and edit a java file, it crashes with the 
same error at libatk-wrapper.so.6.0.0+0x6f87.
What I did right before crash was: move the cursor behind a class name end 
enter dot ('.') to get the list of methods/attributes. Immediate crash.

I guess the crash on startup comes when having either the C/C++ plugin 
activated and/or having lots of open projects (mixed C++ and Java).

Maybe something related:
When I downgrade the above mentioned atk packages to 0.33.0-5, I also get a 
crash when typing the dot after a class name + moving the cursor in the 
appearing popup list. But it comes with this message:
# C  [libglib-2.0.so.0+0x38808]  g_hash_table_iter_next+0xb8

I experience these crashes with both combinations Netbeans8.1beta+OpenJDK8 and  
Netbeans8.0.2+OpenJDK7.

This is really a no-go. I can't use the IDE any more. Neither in the office 
nor at home.
If anyone knows of a work-around, please let me know.
If I can do anything to help fixing the issue, let me know.

Tim