Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Ludovic Courtès  writes:

> ng0  skribis:
>
>> icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
>> reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
>> It should immediately crash.
>
> I have /gnu/store/pk4sbzk3xh7yjj9ls7hkhzgaj0xha7xp-icecat-45.7.0-gnu1
> (x86_64) and I can reproduce the Preferences → Applications crash.
> However, it does not crash immediately upon startup as Ricardo
> experiences.

I use the very same variant of icecat.  (Having unique names is really
useful for debugging!)

I have a large profile with many tabs.  When icecat starts it restores
the tabs and crashes before I can even see anything.  When I move away
my profile and start in “safe mode” the window appears and Icecat
crashes when it tries to render some URL.

--
Ricardo

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Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Clément Lassieur]

Ricardo Wurmus  writes:

> Clément Lassieur  writes:
>
>>> Clément Lassieur transcribed 0.2K bytes:
 > icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
 > reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
 > It should immediately crash.

 It doesn't crash when "--with-system-icu" is removed.
>>>
>>> Can you send a patch for this?
>>
>> Sure, but I'm not sure it is the right solution.  It would be preferable
>> to use system libraries when we can.  What the other think?
>
> This usually indicates that upstream forked the library (or that the
> depend on this particular version of the API).  I think it’s better to
> comment the configure flag with a FIXME and have a version of Icecat
> that is usable than a version of Icecat that immediately crashes when
> you start it.
>
> In any case I think it would be good to file a bug report upstream with
> information about the exact version of ICU that we’re building with.

See https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=26361.

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Clément Lassieur]

> Clément Lassieur  writes:
>
>>> Clément Lassieur transcribed 0.2K bytes:
 > icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
 > reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
 > It should immediately crash.

 It doesn't crash when "--with-system-icu" is removed.
>>>
>>> Can you send a patch for this?
>>
>> Sure, but I'm not sure it is the right solution.  It would be preferable
>> to use system libraries when we can.  What the other think?
>
> This usually indicates that upstream forked the library (or that the
> depend on this particular version of the API).  I think it’s better to
> comment the configure flag with a FIXME and have a version of Icecat
> that is usable than a version of Icecat that immediately crashes when
> you start it.
>
> In any case I think it would be good to file a bug report upstream with
> information about the exact version of ICU that we’re building with.

Alright, I'll send a patch then.  Thanks for commenting.

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Clément Lassieur]

> ng0  skribis:
>
>> icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
>> reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
>> It should immediately crash.
>
> I have /gnu/store/pk4sbzk3xh7yjj9ls7hkhzgaj0xha7xp-icecat-45.7.0-gnu1
> (x86_64) and I can reproduce the Preferences → Applications crash.
> However, it does not crash immediately upon startup as Ricardo
> experiences.

It also crashes everytime when browsing "about:support".  Immediate
crash depends on the profile I think.

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Ludovic Courtès]

ng0  skribis:

> icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
> reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
> It should immediately crash.

I have /gnu/store/pk4sbzk3xh7yjj9ls7hkhzgaj0xha7xp-icecat-45.7.0-gnu1
(x86_64) and I can reproduce the Preferences → Applications crash.
However, it does not crash immediately upon startup as Ricardo
experiences.

Ludo’.

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Clément Lassieur  writes:

>> Clément Lassieur transcribed 0.2K bytes:
>>> > icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
>>> > reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
>>> > It should immediately crash.
>>>
>>> It doesn't crash when "--with-system-icu" is removed.
>>
>> Can you send a patch for this?
>
> Sure, but I'm not sure it is the right solution.  It would be preferable
> to use system libraries when we can.  What the other think?

This usually indicates that upstream forked the library (or that the
depend on this particular version of the API).  I think it’s better to
comment the configure flag with a FIXME and have a version of Icecat
that is usable than a version of Icecat that immediately crashes when
you start it.

In any case I think it would be good to file a bug report upstream with
information about the exact version of ICU that we’re building with.

--
Ricardo

GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6  2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC
https://elephly.net

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Clément Lassieur]

> Clément Lassieur transcribed 0.2K bytes:
>> > icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
>> > reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
>> > It should immediately crash.
>> 
>> It doesn't crash when "--with-system-icu" is removed.
>
> Can you send a patch for this?

Sure, but I'm not sure it is the right solution.  It would be preferable
to use system libraries when we can.  What the other think?

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[ng0]

Clément Lassieur transcribed 0.2K bytes:
> > icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
> > reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
> > It should immediately crash.
> 
> It doesn't crash when "--with-system-icu" is removed.

Can you send a patch for this?

Re: packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[Clément Lassieur]

> icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
> reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
> It should immediately crash.

It doesn't crash when "--with-system-icu" is removed.

packages which are broken after core-updates merge

[ng0]

neomutt no longer works with kyotocabinet correctly:
Apr  3 13:52:29 localhost vmunix: [  426.159873] traps: mutt[937] trap
invalid opcode ip:7f15d1356008 sp:7fffe89d9070 error:0
Apr  3 13:52:29 localhost vmunix: [  426.159876]  in
libkyotocabinet.so.16.13.0[7f15d12e9000+ee000]

icecat is failing, with new profiles, with old profiles. This can be
reproduced in a new profile by selecting 'Preferences > Applications'.
It should immediately crash.