Re: [Synaptic-devel] gtk failure for synaptic.

[Roy F. Cabaniss]

On Monday 04 October 2004 04:25, you wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 03, 2004 at 07:40:10PM -0500, Roy F. Cabaniss wrote:
> > > A few days ago I had a problem with the db package. Turns out that
> > > there are two versions of glibc and db: i586 and i686. My glibc was the
> > > i586 version and the db was the i686 version, a wrong combination.
> > > Removing the i686 db package and installing the i586 one solved my
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > Another shot: open a root konsole via <Alt>-<F2> with:
> >
> > nope same problem (I get a seg fault also when I try this)
>
> Can you provide a gdb backtrace for the segfault? I would be
> interessted where exactly it crashes (start "gdb synaptic" and type
> "r<enter>" and after the crash "br<enter>").
>

after doing an xhost localhost (which I used to have to do to run synaptic 
anyway) here is a first gdb trace



Starting program: /usr/sbin/synaptic
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 182949876224 (LWP 5512)]
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 key (failed key comparison)

(synaptic:5512): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

(synaptic:5512): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Program exited with code 01.

hmmm not much use.

Trying an alternative.... when running synaptic as root (ie logged in as root, 
not doing the su bit)

r
Starting program: /usr/sbin/synaptic
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 182949876224 (LWP 5807)]

(synaptic:5807): Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 1827 
(gtk_widget_hide): assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(synaptic:5807): Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 1827 
(gtk_widget_hide): assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 182949876224 (LWP 5807)]
std::_Rb_tree<std::string, std::string, std::_Identity<std::string>, 
std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::string> >::insert_unique 
(this=Variable "this" is not available.
)
    at basic_string.h:249
249           { return  _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)

a little better



> I don't have a 64bit machine, but I will ask around to get access to
> one :)
>
> thanks,
>  Michael

-- 
Dr. Roy F. Cabaniss
Associate Professor of Marketing
University of Arkansas Monticello