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[opensuse] wxGTK from SUSE 10.1 makes Emacs 22 segfault
by Stephen Berman 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

On my SUSE 10.1 I run Emacs 22 built (from CVS/pretest sources) with GTK support. I installed the wxGTK package from the 10.1 installation DVD (wxGTK-2.6.2.1-20.i586.rpm) and the next time I started Emacs, it immediately segfaulted. When I removed wxGTK, Emacs started again as usual. Before removing wxGTK I ran Emacs under gdb and sent the backtrace (appended to the end of this post) to the Emacs pretest mailing list. The developer of the Emacs GTK support code responded thus: > This is so deep into Gtk/Pango so I think it is a bug there. The > last call in Emacs code is in frame 42, which calls > gtk_widget_size_request. > > Then Gtk tries to figure out the sizes of the widgets, apparently it > tries to find a font in the final frames, (FcPatternBuild), but this > fails. You could recompile pango with debugging enabled (if not > already) and see what arguments are passed to strcmp, one is > probably a NULL pointer. Maybe there is a font it doesn't find. > Have you tried removing ~/.fonts.cache-1? You can also try to rerun > fc-cache. I didn't have the file ~/.fonts.cache-1 either before or after installing wxGTK. I did rerun fc-cache, but that didn't make a difference. I would prefer not to rebuild pango if possible; anyway, Emacs has no problem with pango itself, but with wxGTK. So I then posted about this to the wxwidgets-devel list, and got a reply from someone who said he didn't have this problem, adding: > The point is that none of the wxGTK libaries is involved, so I don't > see how wxGTK could be the problem. Besides emacs itself, it's all > plain gtk & pango, nothing related to wxGTK in your coredump. > > I didn't check what SuSE exactly put in that wxGTK-2.6.2 package, > but by your description, it sounds like it might be replacing some > gtk library that it really shouldn't touch. Or it might be adding > some configuration data, that's confusing the existing libraries... This reply prompted me to obtain the SUSE source rpm of wxGTK and compile it myself. I following these instructions in install.txt: mkdir buildgtk cd buildgtk ../configure --with-gtk make su <type root password> make install ldconfig It installed under /usr/local and the names of the libraries differed from those in the SUSE binary rpm, and not all of those libraries were built with the configuration I made. Then I invoked the GTK build of Emacs again -- and it segfaulted, with exactly the same backtrace as before. So it's not just SUSE's binary rpm that's causing problems for Emacs, it's the source code itself. But things are even worse: I next ran `make uninstall' (as root), following install.txt -- but nothing happened. It turns out that the `uninstall' rule in the Makefile is empty. Is this a change to the source by SUSE? So then I deleted all the wx* files in /usr/local by hand, ran ldconfig -- and to my distress GTK Emacs still segfaulted. That's where I stand right now, unable to start the GTK build of Emacs (the session I had running before I built wxGTK is not affected, but I cannot start a new session). So this seems to support the suggestion that wxGTK altered the pango/GTK configuration. I found all files newer than the build time of wxGTK but nothing looked obviously related to me. So I'm posting here in the hope that someone either knows what the problem is or can advise me how to track it down within wxGTK, or at least can tell me how to get GTK Emacs back without having to reinstall or rebuild pango, as a great number of applications depend on it and would have to be reinstalled as well. Below I append the first 42 frames of the gdb backtrace produced by invoking emacs. Thanks for any help, Steve Berman Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0xb74b88fa in strcmp () from /lib/libc.so.6 (gdb) bt #0 0xb74b88fa in strcmp () from /lib/libc.so.6 #1 0xb79c1b45 in FcObjectToPtr () from /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 #2 0xb79c5741 in FcPatternAddWithBinding () from /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 #3 0xb79c5df8 in FcPatternAdd () from /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 #4 0xb79c5e84 in FcPatternBuild () from /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 #5 0xb74150b8 in pango_fc_font_map_get_type () from /opt/gnome/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 #6 0xb7af0830 in pango_font_map_load_fontset () from /opt/gnome/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 #7 0xb7aee84a in pango_context_get_font_description () from /opt/gnome/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 #8 0xb7aeeb92 in pango_itemize_with_base_dir () from /opt/gnome/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 #9 0xb7af6b0b in pango_layout_iter_get_char_extents () from /opt/gnome/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 #10 0xb7af76dc in pango_layout_iter_get_char_extents () from /opt/gnome/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 #11 0xb7cefedd in gtk_label_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #12 0xb7c237c6 in gtk_accel_label_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #13 0xb7a66c09 in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__BOXED () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #14 0xb7a590c7 in g_value_set_static_boxed () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #15 0xb7a5a9ac in g_closure_invoke () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #16 0xb7a6b6da in g_signal_connect_closure_by_id () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #17 0xb7a6cac7 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #18 0xb7a6e16e in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #19 0xb7d4b0f6 in gtk_signal_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #20 0xb7d4b347 in gtk_signal_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #21 0xb7df2c9c in gtk_widget_size_request () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #22 0xb7d0de2f in gtk_menu_item_new_with_label () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #23 0xb7a66c09 in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__BOXED () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #24 0xb7a590c7 in g_value_set_static_boxed () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #25 0xb7a5a9ac in g_closure_invoke () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #26 0xb7a6b6da in g_signal_connect_closure_by_id () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #27 0xb7a6cac7 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #28 0xb7a6e16e in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #29 0xb7d4b0f6 in gtk_signal_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #30 0xb7d4b347 in gtk_signal_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #31 0xb7df2c9c in gtk_widget_size_request () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #32 0xb7d0b3b7 in gtk_menu_bar_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #33 0xb7a66c09 in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__BOXED () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #34 0xb7a590c7 in g_value_set_static_boxed () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #35 0xb7a5a8bd in g_closure_invoke () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #36 0xb7a6b6da in g_signal_connect_closure_by_id () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #37 0xb7a6cac7 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #38 0xb7a6e16e in g_signal_emit_by_name () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #39 0xb7d4b0f6 in gtk_signal_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #40 0xb7d4b347 in gtk_signal_new () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #41 0xb7df2c9c in gtk_widget_size_request () from /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #42 0x080f181c in xg_update_frame_menubar (f=0x8644250) at /home/steve/emacs-22.0.90/src/gtkutil.c:2924 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Dell Computer with Suse 10.1
by ka1ifq 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hello, I just got a new Dell Dimension C521 w/AMD-64, when I opened it up I noticed that it does not have the conventional ps2 style mouse and kb connectors, will I be able to load and run Suse 10? I do know there is some support for usb kb / mouse. Is anybody running one of these with Suse? Any info is appreciated, now off to work Thanks Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] KDE update on sunday
by Will Stephenson 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

On Wednesday 29 November 2006 17:44, you said: So, you are using Xgl... > Couldn't open log file '/var/log/Xgl.1.log' for writing: Permission > denied But it can't find the gtk window decorator needed to draw the window borders. Is package 'compiz' installed? > Could not find 'gtk-window-decorator' executable. Only gnome and KDE are set up to work properly with Xgl so that explains why they don't work but other WMs do. Can you login if you revert back to Xorg (set DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER="Xorg" in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and rerun SuSEconfig)? If compiz is missing, install it and see if Xgl works then. But basically 3d desktops are a can of worms and you should start by expecting problems :). Will -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Vs: Vedr. [opensuse] remote upgrading
by Torvald Bringsvor 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

--- Torvald Bringsvor <bringsvor(a)yahoo.com> skrev: > Dato: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:40:57 +0100 (CET) > Fra: Torvald Bringsvor <bringsvor(a)yahoo.com> > Emne: Vedr. [opensuse] remote upgrading > Til: Matthew Stringer <qube(a)firstnet.co.uk> > > > --- Matthew Stringer <qube(a)firstnet.co.uk> skrev: > > > I have several SUSE 9.1 machines hosted in a > remote > > DC. > > > > Now that 9.1 is out of support I'd like to upgrade > > them. > > > > Is it possible to do this remotely with only SSH > > connection. > > YES! Definitely yes. I've upgraded machines like > that. > Just specify sshserver=1 sshpassword=password > (AFAIK) > when you boot. OR make your own boot.iso where you > set > these parameters. > > Alternatively you can use VNC (if you have the > bandwith and firewall openings). vncserver=1 > vncpassword=password - really really cool!!!! > > You may also try to specify ip=address as well.. > > Try that with RedHat!!!! > > -Torvald > > > > > > Want to avoid an 8 hour round trip if at all > > possible. > > > > I've had a good Google but seen anything > conclusive. > > > > Regards > > > > Matthew > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] gnome
by James Tremblay 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Is there anyone at opensuse who is "in the know" on Gnome? I like the gnome in both 10.1 and in SLED both are nice lite "no kitchen sink" approaches, that said, I can't believe that Novell would be sitting by while the KDE is the better network client with real implementations of all the the network protocols. I have been trying to follow this Gnome preference since it was announced by loading the "default" since NLD9, I have made several inquiries as to why the Gnome IGNORES SLP information, i.e. when the NCL is installed it can't find the Tree without an entry in the /etc/hosts file for the ip address of the master replica server (tree host), with no response. Even the opensuse-gnome irc channel rarely has anyone in it. what is the deal here? It seams the only thing they got with the Ximian team purchase that works is the Evolution mail client. Isn't the core code for the new software updater based on RedCarpet? so far Nat and the boys, have as far as I know, managed only to reshape the "theme" of the Gnome (a very nice job) but it really doesn't seem to do anything more than it did two+ years ago. please correct me if I'm wrong, but for now, I've loaded 10.1 with both desktops to see if the KDE passes on any of its "network maturation" to the Gnome. What a terrible waste of disk space! On the upside I don't have to fight with the command line to build an ISO, LOL K3B rules! James p.s KDE devs, please do something about the default theme, it's "M$" look and feel is boring and a bit nauseating. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] mt-daapd rpm for SuSE 10.1
by Phil Burness 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Anybody know where I can find one? Google points me to rpmfind.net which points me to sourceforge, which points me to fedora core rpms :-( Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] unofficial php4 rpms for 10.2 and 10.1 available
by Michal Marek 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

See http://repos.opensuse.org/home:/michal-m:/php4/ for packagers with Build Service account (maintainers welcome): http://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=php4&project=home%3Amichal-m… For now Factory is used instead of 10.2, I'll change it as soon as 10.2 appears in the BS. Please keep in mind that php4 is more or less discontinued upstream, so relying on it is not sustainable... I'll drop these packages when 10.0 reaches its EOL (fall 2007). Michal -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.2: OK, but some Bugs
by Oliver Tennert 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hello together, I have installed 10.2 RC1 on my system and the first I have to say: after 10.1, installing 10.2 is really a relief for an admin's nerves. Nearly everything has been running smoothly, apart from the usual problem that after the GRUB update, GRUB does not boot anymore, and I have to manually "cp /usr/lib/grub/*stage* /boot/grub ; grub --batch < /etc/grub.conf". Thanks for that. But still some things need to be fixed: 1.) OK, it would be nice if someone could acklowledge if there really is a GRUB update bug (see above) since God knows when, or if I am doing something wrong. 2.) xfsprogs really should be updated to 2.8.16, because there are severe bugs 2.8.11: some errors are not corrected by xfsrepair 2.8.11, so there are latent inconsistencies, which e.g. strike at you when you perform an xfsdump 3.) as I pointed out in an earlier mail wrt SUSE 10.1, rpc.idmapd should start AFTER nfsserver starts. Still this has not been corrected. Furthermore, there is a loop in the startup file headers: the nfsserver script has a "should start: idmapd" line, and the idmapd script has s "sould start: nfsserver" line. The former dependency should be removed. Best regards Oliver -- You can always tell the Christmas season is here when you start getting incredibly dense, tinfoil-and-ribbon- wrapped lumps in the mail. Fruitcakes make ideal gifts because the Postal Service has been unable to find a way to damage them. They last forever, largely because nobody ever eats them. In fact, many smart people save the fruitcakes they receive and send them back to the original givers the next year; some fruitcakes have been passed back and forth for hundreds of years. The easiest way to make a fruitcake is to buy a darkish cake, then pound some old, hard fruit into it with a mallet. Be sure to wear safety glasses. -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts" -- Dr. Oliver Tennert Senior Solutions Engineer CAx Professional Services science + computing ag phone +49(0)7071 9457-598 Hagellocher Weg 73 fax +49(0)7071 9457-411 D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany O.Tennert(a)science-computing.de www.science-computing.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Problem with ZMD, database lost
by Sean Rima 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

For some reason my zmd database has been lost, when trying to do an update I get an error message saying that it cannot parse the xml data and that /usr/share/zmd/zmd.db cannot be opened. I checked and there is nothing there Is there anyway to rebuild the database Sean -- Thawte and CaCert WOT Assurer I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. - Neil Armstrong

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[opensuse] yast icon?
by Michael S. Dunsavage 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

I remember when I ran Suse 10 the little yast icon in the toolbar would glow green if all good, yellow for updates, and red for security or critical. I assume I need to add repositories for this to happen. What would I add? Right now the only service I have is the install DVD -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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