On 01/06/2014 05:09 PM, Armin K. wrote: > On 7.1.2014 0:43, James Richard Tyrer wrote: >> On 01/03/2014 08:07 PM, Armin K. wrote: >>> On 01/04/2014 12:37 AM, James Richard Tyrer wrote: >>>> On 01/03/2014 09:56 AM, Armin K. wrote: >>>>> On 01/03/2014 05:29 PM, James Richard Tyrer wrote: >>>>>> I am getting the error message: >>>>>> >>>>>> GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' >>>>>> failed >>>>>> >>>>>> and Firefox does not open a window. >>>>>> >>>>>> It appears that Mozilla bug 833117 has not been fixed. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=833117 >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you add a work around such as installing an older version of Glib >>>>>> and linking Firefox to it? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am getting that message for more than a year now, but never had any >>>>> issues that I'd notice. What is exactly a problem you have besides that >>>>> message? >>>>> >>>> Although Firefox starts a process, it fails to open a window. >>>> >>> >>> Hm, looking on some bugs, you might have a problem with this >>> >>> ac_add_options --enable-shared-js >>> >>> If mozillajs package is installed, xulrunner might try to use it instead >>> of its own. This option looks like copy/paste from my xulrunner config >>> from the time when shared mozillajs from xulrunner was required to build >>> gnome-shell. >>> >>> I don't have that switch in my latest builds so that's maybe the reason >>> I don't hit the bug. Can you try without the switch? >>> >> Well, I didn't get this done for a while because my system quit. It >> appears that I had some memory that was dieing and was only still >> working because it was ECC. >> >> So, now I have rebuilt with the above change and it made no difference. :-( >> >> I am also getting other messages besides the error: >> >> (process:14840): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion >> 'sys_page_size == 0' failed >> >> (firefox:14840): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property >> GnomeProgram::sm-connect after class was initialised >> >> (firefox:14840): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property >> GnomeProgram::show-crash-dialog after class was initialised >> >> (firefox:14840): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property >> GnomeProgram::display after class was initialised >> >> (firefox:14840): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property >> GnomeProgram::default-icon after class was initialised >> >> It appears that Firefox and GLib are not working together. >> >> IIUC, you are using GLib-2.38.2 with no problems although you get the >> error message. >> > > Do you use binary AMD driver for your GPU? Some sites seem to mention > that it might be causing the issue. Mozilla bug says that this issue > (but doesn't mention that it's related to fglrx) is fixed in firefox > nightly (28.0, at the time I believe). >
No, I am using xf86-video-ati built from source. Perhaps I screw up one of the many libraries. I will go through them when I get around to it. -- James Tyrer Linux (mostly) From Scratch -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
