Bug Report Advice - Segmentation fault crashes mouse service

[Chris Hosea <chris.hosea@gmail.com>]

Hi,

I'd like to report a bug, but I'm not sure what package or location I should list it under. I would greatly appreciate your advice as to where this bug should be posted.

Here is the description:

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I ran a program that I compiled from a makefile (SDLmame 0.129u4) from bash in Konsole. The program experienced a segmentation fault and returned me to the shell. The mouse service no longer functions after the segfault and neither a laptop touchpad or USB mouse will move the mouse cursor. The keyboard still functions. Here is a transcript:

$ ./mame
Segmentation fault

I suggest that after a segfault in a program occurs that it does not crash the mouse service.

I am using Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, kernel 2.6.26-1-686 and libc-2.7.so

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Thank you,
-Chris Hosea