FS#23805 - [xfce4-xkb-plugin] segfaults on AMD machines

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Dolor De Cabezza (ccpizz) - Sunday, 17 April 2011, 14:19 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 24 April 2011, 14:34 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Running the Keyboard Layouts plugin crashes after a while with the following message:

===kernel.log===
Apr 17 17:10:50 localhost kernel: xfce4-xkb-plugi[4361]: segfault at 6d ip b6d0c683 sp bf98357c error 4 in libc-2.13.so[b6c97000+145000]


Additional info:
* package version(s)
Desktop: XFCE 4.8.0
extra/xfce4-xkb-plugin 0.5.3.3-4 (xfce4-goodies)

* config and/or log files etc.
Linux theunq 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Mar 30 07:14:27 UTC 2011 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Neo X2 Dual Core Processor L325 AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

Steps to reproduce:
1. Add the Keyboard Layout applet to an XFCE 4.8 panel. Result: applet works fine for a while.
2. Continue using the plugin across reboots, logon/logoff, etc.

ACTUAL RESULT:
Popup message: "plugin crashed... Execute or Remove?" Selecting 'Execute' bring the same dialog again, so user is forced to choose Remove.


IMPORTANT NOTE:
The current git version works ok,
Building and installing from http://git.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin/ works without any segfaults.
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Sunday, 24 April 2011, 14:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  seems fixed
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 17 April 2011, 22:02 GMT
Are you using [testing]?
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 18 April 2011, 10:22 GMT
Also, does a pure rebuild fix the issue, or do you have to use the git version.
Comment by Dolor De Cabezza (ccpizz) - Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 21:29 GMT
I have used the package from extra. It would segfault randomly when "Use system settings" is checked in XFCE Settings
Manager>Keyboard>Layout.

I have submitted a bug in the xfce tracker with more details, and, apparently it seems that it has been fixed in the current trunk, according to the comment at https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7509

I have compiled from git and that version (0.5.4?) does not segfault anymore, and the plugin Properties dialogs opens Ok.

I have noticed some strange artefacts with the current git version though, e.g. there are funny characters next to Spanish (es) in the Properties dialog, but that is already another bug which is probably too early to report.

Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 17:08 GMT
please test new version 0.5.4.0

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