Bug#822916: lives: crashes on startup

[Sebastian Ramacher]

[ Please keep the bug in CC. ]

On 2016-06-01 16:50:47, koanhead wrote:
> On 04/29/2016 05:44 AM, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> > Control: tags -1 + moreinfo
> > 
> > HHii
> 
> > 
> > I think this crash should be fixed in the version testing / unstable. Could you
> > please test with a version from there?
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> 
> Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. I'm afraid I don't quite understand
> what you're asking me to do. Here's what I tried:
> 
> * Installed package `lives` from jessie-backports: no change
> * Attempted install of `lives` from unstable: aptitude wanted to
> "upgrade" 104 other packages to unstable, moving this system firmly into
> FrankenDebian territory. I rejected this.
> 
> I don't currently have a Debian Unstable (or Testing) system available
> to install lives, and the report was filed on a Stable (Jessie) system,
> so I guess that if it does work on Unstable or Testing that fact would
> not address this bug?

It would … we would not that it's fixed in some version. Then someone could go
and look at the changes between the stable and the unstable version and check
which change might have fixed the issue.

> I can go get another machine and install testing
> on it, or do it in a chroot, if you would like for me to test it that
> way- although it seems that you could just as easily make the same tests
> yourself (assuming you have a stable or testing system already provided)
> with equal relevance.

Yes, please. chroot or another machine or a VM for testing are fine. I would
test it myself, but I can't reproduce the issue in the first place.

Regards
-- 
Sebastian Ramacher
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