Bug#471332: marked as done (xterm: Xterm will not start and produce a Segmentation Fault)
Your message dated Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:17:03 +0000
with message-id <E1Jbz6F-0005nS-NK@ries.debian.org>
and subject line Bug#471332: fixed in xterm 234-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #471332,
regarding xterm: Xterm will not start and produce a Segmentation Fault
to be marked as done.
This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.
(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this
message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system
misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org
immediately.)
--
471332: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471332
Debian Bug Tracking System
Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
--- Begin Message ---
Package: xterm
Version: 232-1
Severity: normal
I connect to my Debian system using ssh and in the terminal, when I
issue xterm I get a Segmentation Fault. Wterm runs normally.
I have produced a typescript of a gdb session. Hooe it helps
Daniel
Script started on Fri 07 Mar 2008 03:54:44 PM BRT
gdb /usr/bin/xterm /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm
GNU gdb 6.7.1-debian
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying"
and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu"...
(no debugging symbols found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1".
"/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm" is not a core dump: File format not recognized
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/xterm
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb7b1a6b0 (LWP 20042)]
(no debugging symbols found)
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0xb7b1a6b0 (LWP 20042)]
0xb7da0eef in XFindOnExtensionList () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0xb7da0eef in XFindOnExtensionList () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#1 0xb7d98573 in _XF86BigfontFreeFontMetrics () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#2 0xb7d9865c in XFreeFont () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#3 0x08060a38 in ?? ()
#4 0x0809c358 in ?? ()
#5 0x080b5f20 in ?? ()
#6 0x080b1c34 in ?? ()
#7 0x08060206 in ?? ()
#8 0x080b1c4c in ?? ()
#9 0x00000004 in ?? ()
#10 0xbf9c2b58 in ?? ()
#11 0x08060a82 in ?? ()
#12 0x080b0880 in ?? ()
#13 0x080b1c34 in ?? ()
#14 0xbf9c2b58 in ?? ()
#15 0x08060928 in ?? ()
#16 0x080b8578 in ?? ()
#17 0x080b1c34 in ?? ()
#18 0x00000004 in ?? ()
#19 0x080b1c04 in ?? ()
#20 0x080b0880 in ?? ()
#21 0x080b1c14 in ?? ()
#22 0xbf9c2d98 in ?? ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#23 0x08061804 in ?? ()
#24 0x080b0880 in ?? ()
#25 0x080b1c04 in ?? ()
#26 0xbf9c2d6c in ?? ()
#27 0x08061469 in ?? ()
#28 0x080b0980 in ?? ()
#29 0xb7fc1ff4 in ?? () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#30 0xbf9c2bc0 in ?? ()
#31 0xbf9c2d3c in ?? ()
#32 0xbf9c2bf4 in ?? ()
#33 0xb7faed69 in ?? () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Backtrace stopped: previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?)
(gdb) q
The program is running. Exit anyway? (y or n) y
]0;daniel@mancala: ~ daniel@mancala:~$ exit
exit
Script done on Fri 07 Mar 2008 03:55:22 PM BRT
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-k7 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages xterm depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libfontconfig1 2.5.0-2 generic font configuration library
ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libncurses5 5.6+20080203-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management library
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library
ii libxaw7 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Athena Widget library
ii libxext6 1:1.0.3-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxft2 2.1.12-2 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxmu6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous utility library
ii libxt6 1:1.0.5-3 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii xbitmaps 1.0.1-2 Base X bitmaps
Versions of packages xterm recommends:
ii xutils 1:7.1.ds.3-1 X Window System utility programs
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Source: xterm
Source-Version: 234-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xterm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
xterm_234-1.diff.gz
to pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_234-1.diff.gz
xterm_234-1.dsc
to pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_234-1.dsc
xterm_234-1_i386.deb
to pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_234-1_i386.deb
xterm_234.orig.tar.gz
to pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_234.orig.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 471332@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> (supplier of updated xterm package)
(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Format: 1.7
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:08:03 +0100
Source: xterm
Binary: xterm
Architecture: source i386
Version: 234-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
Description:
xterm - X terminal emulator
Closes: 365602 471332
Changes:
xterm (234-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream release.
+ fix a case where an incorrect font was freed during initialization
(closes: #471332)
+ improve resize computation for situations where the negotiation fails,
by invoking the xterm widget's core-class resize method
(closes: #365602)
* Change doc-base section from `XShells' to `Terminal Emulators'; thanks,
lintian!
Files:
2371a78924c66df82bee45480488726f 974 x11 optional xterm_234-1.dsc
8091157c4a62f282f879339d1e5dc219 854977 x11 optional xterm_234.orig.tar.gz
f8db5b1f419055cb20e8a50f1f3b097e 62161 x11 optional xterm_234-1.diff.gz
a3e78a5d5c599615b2db135e747eb702 464738 x11 optional xterm_234-1_i386.deb
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFH4R/ImEvTgKxfcAwRAgymAKC+Ra4PlmePuZp/qiyQALfiPYOUbwCgxp1Z
QKe1WHo4K+X3SRZF7KL7uOM=
=0y7+
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--- End Message ---
Reply to: