> Some time ago I upgraded to 2.0.3 which seems to work well except for
> the following: occasionally (like once a day or so) Evo gets into a
> strange state where:
> 
>  - All panes appear normal.
>  - Messages can be selected in the list window, however the
>    preview window will NOT update.
>  - Double clicking in the list window will NOT bring up the
>    message.
>  - Folders can be selected, however the list window does NOT
>    update to display the contents of the new folder.
>  - Mail is still received properly.
>  - The folder window still updates to indicate the number
>    of unread messages properly.
>  
> This seems to happen after extended periods of inactivity (i.e. first
> thing in the morning, or after I go away for a while).
> 
> The terminal window doesn't seem to show anything interesting going on.
> 
> Killing and restarting Evo makes the world a happy place once again.
> 
> Is there any way that I can get more information out of Evo to figure
> out what's happening? (hmm...I suppose I might be able to attach a gdb
> session, but I'd have to scrape the moss off of some brain cells first).

Ah, I might just as well scrape the moss off... ;-)

http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/bugs.shtml
see "Debugging Evolution's Crashes"

You likely will need to Ctrl-C to get back to the gdb prompt, as you
don't observe a crasher.

...guenther


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