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FS#64986 - [remind] Error starting TkRemind

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by merlock (merlock) - Monday, 30 December 2019, 04:57 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 22:17 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

TkRemind for version 3.1.17-1 crashes on start.

Additional info:

* package version(s)

3.1.17

* config and/or log files etc.

$ tkremind

TkRemind Copyright (C) 1996-2019 Dianne Skoll
Error in startup script: child process exited abnormally
while executing
"exec -keepnewline $Remind -g -q -r $Option(ExtraRemindArgs) $ReminderFile 2>/dev/null"
(procedure "ShowTodaysReminders" line 25)
invoked from within
"ShowTodaysReminders"
(procedure "main" line 18)
invoked from within
"main"
(file "/usr/bin/tkremind" line 3064)

* link to upstream bug report, if any

Sent same to remind-fans list.

Steps to reproduce:

Upgrade to 3.1.17. Execute TkRemind from command-line.
This task depends upon

Closed by  freswa (frederik)
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 22:17 GMT
Reason for closing:  Upstream
Additional comments about closing:  Fixed upstream
Comment by merlock (merlock) - Monday, 30 December 2019, 13:26 GMT
First time attempting a git bisect. Came up with this:

4445e9c434d38328d6ce25d1a735a8f4f7350ff0 is the first bad commit
commit 4445e9c434d38328d6ce25d1a735a8f4f7350ff0
Author: Dianne Skoll <dianne@skoll.ca>
Date: Fri Dec 7 14:47:47 2018 -0500

Add "Extra remind options" option.

scripts/tkremind | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
Comment by merlock (merlock) - Monday, 30 December 2019, 16:41 GMT
Patch provided by upstream:

http://ix.io/25VE

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