Bug#656564: libglib2.0-0: since upgrade to 2.30.2-5 programs start segfaulting at random

[Michael Biebl]

On 20.01.2012 06:24, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Package: libglib2.0-0
> Version: 2.30.2-5
> Severity: important

> since the very recent upgrade to 2.30.2-5 various programs start
> to play crazy:
> - gnome-settings-daemon often crashes with segfault in libglib2.0:
>   gnome-settings-[3634]: segfault at ffffffff017290e0 ip 00007f8e87a1378e sp 00007fffaa6230d0 error 4 in libglib-2.0.so.0.3000.2[7f8e8798c000+f6000]
> 
> - vim cannot connect to the X server at segfaults (see bug #656416)
>   (libglib is not explicitely mentioned in the backtrace in the
>   bug report, but was the only update that somehow is related, as I checked
>   what-pkg-broke vim-gnome)
> 
> Is there any information I can provide, then let me know.

I suspect it is due to
http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-gnome?view=revision&revision=32408

You can try two things:
- Revert this commit and recompile glib2.0 to see if it fixes the crashes
- Install libglib2.0-0-dbg and libffi5-dbg and get a backtrace or a core
dump. For the latter you'll probably need to adjust ulimit.


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