[Bug 983730] [NEW] header file error in package libgeoclue-dev

2012-04-17 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: I could not build an application using the libgeoclue-dev APIs because the header file: /usr/include/geoclue/geoclue-provider.h, tries to include the non-existent /usr/include/dbus/dbus-glib.h: Copying (duplicating) the tree /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/ to

Re: [Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2012-03-06 Thread kornelix
I reported it years ago and never heard anything. I don't even know if the bug is still there in more recent releases of gcc. Once I recognized the problem, it was easy to get around by adding do-nothing statements to reference variables whose code was getting optimized out. I also tried to make a

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-10-14 Thread kornelix
I have found another similar case where adding a meaningless reference to a variable within a loop caused a crash to go away. This time it is gcc 4.6.1 in Ubuntu 11.10. I have now found this bug 3 times in 3 different programs in the past. All 3 cases were similar loops to the one below, with

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-10-11 Thread kornelix
Good way to get rid of bugs - ignore until they expire. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/817768 Title: GCC optimizer removes necessary code To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-08-11 Thread kornelix
Additional information using GCC 4.5.2 in Ubuntu 11.04: Optimization -O3: bug present Optimization -O2 or less: no bug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/817768 Title: GCC optimizer

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-08-11 Thread kornelix
Using Ubuntu 11.10 (alpha 3) I was unable to install GCC 4.5.3 together with libgtk2.0-dev. Synaptic failed, also after installing all current updates. Note that enough information was provided above for anyone to make these kinds of tests without big time and effort. -- You received this bug

Re: [Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-08-10 Thread kornelix
I conducted these experiments and here are the results: + GCC 4.4.5 in Ubuntu 10.04: NO BUG + GCC 4.5.2 in Ubuntu 11.04: BUG PRESENT + GCC 4.6.1 in Ubuntu 11.10 (alpha 3): NO BUG Other factors: + The bug goes away if optimization is -O0 instead of -O3 + The bug goes away if a do-nothing line of

Re: [Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-08-10 Thread kornelix
Woops. Here is the attachment On 08/08/2011 03:21 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: - please recheck with GCC 4.5 and GCC 4.6 in oneiric. - please attach a self-contained example, including the command options used - include the warnings building the file. ** Changed in: gcc-defaults (Ubuntu)

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-08-10 Thread kornelix
** Attachment added: application demonstrating bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-defaults/+bug/817768/+attachment/2266961/+files/mashup-2.9.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 502319] Re: foomatic-rip crashes trying to print a JPEG file

2011-08-08 Thread kornelix
Good way to reduce the 8 bugs: wait for the support period to expire. I don't plan to file bug reports any more, because there are too many for Canonical to deal with and they only work on the really big problems. On 08/08/2011 11:45 AM, Pascal De Vuyst wrote: Ubuntu 9.04 is no longer

Re: [Bug 502319] Re: foomatic-rip crashes trying to print a JPEG file

2011-08-08 Thread kornelix
I believe I provided this kind of information when I submitted the report. Anyway, the bug seems to be gone in later releases of Ubuntu. I was just letting off steam about how many bugs there are and how ineffective the whole system seems to be. I have filed several bug reports that were never

Re: [Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-08-08 Thread kornelix
I tried to make a small stand-alone test but the test program always worked. The problem is more involved. Of course my first suspicion was corruption of memory coming from somewhere else in my program, but this seems ruled out by the fact that it works fine without optimization and it works fine

[Bug 817768] [NEW] GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-07-28 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: GCC 4.5.2 in Ubuntu 11.04 The program below crashes when compiled with GCC 4.5.2 with optimization level -O3. This is apparently a bug in GCC. The crash does not occur if the program is compiled with an earlier release of GCC, also with -O3 optimization. The crash does not

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-07-28 Thread kornelix
Sorry the formatting got destroyed. It would be better if you used a monospace font for this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/817768 Title: GCC optimizer removes necessary code To

[Bug 817768] Re: GCC optimizer removes necessary code

2011-07-28 Thread kornelix
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/817768 Title: GCC optimizer removes necessary code To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [Bug 757218] Re: xdg-desktop-menu install - fails to install the menu

2011-07-13 Thread kornelix
No they did not at the time, but this problem seems to be gone now. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Andrey Utkin 757...@bugs.launchpad.netwrote: Menu entries appear after reboot. -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report.

[Bug 757218] [NEW] xdg-desktop-menu install - fails to install the menu

2011-04-11 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xdg-utils When run as root user (via sudo) xdg-desktop-menu install is supposed to install the menu for all users, but it installs the menu only for user root. Other users do not see the menu. Adding the option --mode system makes no difference. There

Re: [Bug 664531] Re: xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10

2010-11-24 Thread kornelix
Yes I am using Thunderbird. xdg-email attachments with Thunderbird work OK in Ubuntu 10.04 but not in 10.10. So has the capability been removed from Thunderbird? thanks On 11/25/2010 04:23 AM, Florian Boucault wrote: @kornelix: are you using Thunderbird? If it is the case you are probably

Re: [Bug 664531] Re: xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10

2010-11-22 Thread kornelix
I installed the new xdg-utils and tested. It does not work. The following command was tried: $ xdg-email --attach /home2/mico/images/best/NZ Lake Wakatipu.jpg A popup window gave the following message: An error occurred while creating a message compose window. Please try again. On 11/22/2010

Re: [Bug 664531] Re: xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10

2010-11-15 Thread kornelix
Huh? I just received a notice that a fix was released. On 11/15/2010 04:45 PM, Bhavani Shankar wrote: Having a look at this now regards -- xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664531 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 664531] [NEW] xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10

2010-10-21 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xdg-utils The following command was working in Ubuntu 10.04 and fails in Ubuntu 10.10: ~ $: xdg-email --attach Desktop/image.jpg The command output is: awk: line 15: regular expression compile failed (bad class -- [], [^] or [) [...@a-za-z0-9.-\\ awk:

[Bug 664531] Re: xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10

2010-10-21 Thread kornelix
I see from the additional information that Ubuntu thinks I am running 10.10 Beta. I did start with this, but I have been installing all updates, so I hope this is not true. -- xdg-email fails with Ubuntu 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664531 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 502319] Re: foomatic-rip crashes trying to print a JPEG file

2010-10-21 Thread kornelix
This bug was apparently never looked at. It no longer causes me any problems since I replaced the use of lp with the GTK print dialog. If no one else has complained, I think it can be canned. -- foomatic-rip crashes trying to print a JPEG file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502319 You received

[Bug 617892] Re: Fotoxx samba share access 32 bit like Geequie

2010-09-14 Thread kornelix
fotoxx uses standard GTK dialog to open files, like most other Gnome apps. If 64-bit works but 32-bit fails, the problem is likely in the GTK library libgtk2.0 or something called from there. -- Fotoxx samba share access 32 bit like Geequie https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617892 You received

Re: [Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2010-08-29 Thread kornelix
Yes, I have reported several bugs, some of which actually got fixed, but not because I reported them. 1800 bugs per week is a problem. Some FOSS developers release buggy apps and hope someone else will fix them. Some like to wait for the next release. Some are thankfully very conscientious, like

Re: [Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2010-08-28 Thread kornelix
Why did you change the status to invalid? Something in the kernel was clearly changed to make the improvements noted, we just don't know what. On 08/27/2010 10:45 PM, Fabio Marconi wrote: Thanks for the reply This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed

Re: [Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2010-08-28 Thread kornelix
That was not my question. Something was fixed and now the problem is gone. How does that translate into a status invalid? I don't think anyone took a serious look anyway, so it does not matter. On 08/28/2010 06:35 PM, Fabio Marconi wrote: Hello kornelix You said: The problem appears to be gone

Re: [Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2010-08-28 Thread kornelix
It was likely the kernel scheduler. I did not say this because I did not trust my judgment. So your rule is to ignore bugs without a package assigned? And you don't even ask? Bad rule. On 08/29/2010 12:35 AM, Fabio Marconi wrote: Hello kornelix I admit that is not easy to understand

Re: [Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2010-08-27 Thread kornelix
On 08/27/2010 03:41 PM, Fabio Marconi wrote: Hello Is this problem present with the latest updated Karmic's or Lucid's packages? Thanks in advance Fabio ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Incomplete The problem appears to be gone or almost gone in Lucid. I ran benchmarks and

[Bug 599643] [NEW] simple-scan fails to save a large scanned document

2010-06-29 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: simple-scan When trying to save a large scanned document (80+ pages), simple-scan processes for several minutes and then fails with the following message: ImageMagick returned error code 9 Command line: convert -adjoin /tmp/simple-scan-XRTTEV.tiff ...

[Bug 599643] Re: simple-scan fails to save a large scanned document

2010-06-29 Thread kornelix
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51095579/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51095581/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51095583/Dependencies.txt **

Re: [Bug 545737] Re: Can not use HP PS3310 wireless network scanner

2010-03-27 Thread kornelix
outputs: ~ $: system-config-printer Using drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-officejet_6300_series.ppd (status: 0) ~ $: simple-scan ** (simple-scan:6970): WARNING **: Unable to start device: Error during device I/O Till Kamppeter wrote: kornelix, this is bug #520466 which is already fixed. Please update system

Re: [Bug 545737] Re: Can not use HP PS3310 wireless network scanner

2010-03-26 Thread kornelix
I set up the print queue the usual way using the menu Administration - Printing, and printing works fine. If this does not work for scanning, then Ubuntu has a problem what was introduced with 10.04. 9.10 works fine with xsane using the same printer setup method. Thanks for the info, I will see

[Bug 545737] Re: Can not use HP PS3310 wireless network scanner

2010-03-26 Thread kornelix
system-config-printer finds the HP network printer but when searching for the driver here is what happens. The search for driver dialog simply ends with no message. This is the console output. Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncipp.py, line 192, in

[Bug 543227] [NEW] Fails to detect my LAN-attached HP multifunction device

2010-03-21 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: simple-scan SANE in prior releases of Ubuntu works OK. Simple-scan tells me no scanners detected. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 CurrentDmesg: [ 26.451706] eth0: no IPv6 routers present Date: Sun Mar 21 08:54:30 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04

[Bug 543227] Re: Fails to detect my LAN-attached HP multifunction device

2010-03-21 Thread kornelix
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41486344/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41486345/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: Lspci.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41486346/Lspci.txt ** Attachment added:

Re: [Bug 543227] Re: Fails to detect my LAN-attached HP multifunction device

2010-03-21 Thread kornelix
Robert Ancell wrote: Could you run the following from a terminal: $ scanimage -L Thanks ** Changed in: simple-scan (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete Reports from Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 (beta 1) === Linux

[Bug 502319] [NEW] foomatic-rip crashes trying to print a JPEG file

2010-01-02 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cups The following command causes foomatic-rip to crash in Ubuntu 9.10. In Ubuntu 9.04 and earlier versions, this command works OK. $ lp /.../somefile.jpg Here are the messages that appear in 4 different log files. Likely the 2nd message is caused by

[Bug 269946] Re: open(filename, O_DIRECT) on ntfs fails

2009-11-08 Thread kornelix
Still a problem in 9.04 and 9.10. -- open(filename, O_DIRECT) on ntfs fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269946 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2009-10-26 Thread kornelix
Maybe this kernel is scheduling a hyper-thread CPU even when a regular CPU is available. This would cause thread performance to go down about 50%. This would not account for the variance in measured CPU time. -- erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459628 You

[Bug 459628] [NEW] erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2009-10-24 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: There is apparently a problem in the latest kernel used in Ubuntu 9.10. The scheduling of contending threads has become erratic in comparison with Ubuntu 9.04. Summary of Tests test program: loop-bench, 4 independent looping threads kernel CPU time variance

[Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2009-10-24 Thread kornelix
I wish your bug report system would not mangle formatted inputs. I have added the entire report as an attachment. Please view with fixed-width font (e.g. gedit). ** Attachment added: kernel bug http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34311813/kernel%20bug -- erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

[Bug 459628] Re: erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31

2009-10-24 Thread kornelix
Information I should have included: The tests were done on a processor with 4 cores, hence the CPU time for 4 threads can be 400% of the elapsed time. -- erratic thread scheduling, kernel 2.6.31 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459628 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 280558] [NEW] xdg-open ignores html preference

2008-10-08 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xdg-utils xdg-open uses firefox to open .html files even if html open with preference is set to seamonkey and preferred applications web browser is also set to seamonkey. Workaround: use command: $ xdg-mime default seamonkey.desktop text/html **

[Bug 101943] Re: [nvidia] braid screensaver crashes system with compiz activated

2007-12-27 Thread kornelix
I run no screensavers and I have the same problem. I have a graphics application that produces the same symptoms: desktop frozen, KB frozen, mouse moves but clicks to nothing. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing. PC must be rebooted to escape. The graphics application runs normally with Visual

Re: [Bug 96422] Re: Gnome lacks trash management outside /home/user

2007-12-05 Thread kornelix
Brian, The problem is still there in Ubuntu 7.10. I have files on /home2/username/... where /home2 is a separate disk. If I select one of these file in Nautilus and then select the context menu move to trash, I get the popup message Cannot move to trash, do you want to delete immediately?.

Re: [Bug 59506] Re: growisofs fails but reports good status

2007-11-20 Thread kornelix
Paul, Thanks for writing. Yes, the bug is still there in Ubuntu 7.10. I never understood the incomplete status since I feel I provided enough information to verify the bug. I have characterized it a bit more: growisofs takes output from mkisofs or genisoimage and writes to the DVD. The

[Bug 72411] Re: ver. 1.2.8rel-5.1ubuntu0.1 causes browsers to fail on links to .png or .jpg files

2007-08-04 Thread kornelix
I have not seen this happen again in months. Whatever was causing the problem seems to have gone away, at least on my current Ubuntu 7.04. -- ver. 1.2.8rel-5.1ubuntu0.1 causes browsers to fail on links to .png or .jpg files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72411 You received this bug

[Bug 128493] Re: sudo nautilus - open file with ... firefox wipes/overwrites profile content - data loss

2007-07-30 Thread kornelix
You asked for a simple step-by-step instruction how to reproduce. What part of the original post needs more explanation? Here is a more elaborate version: 1. if you are using a fresh install, start firefox and create a bookmark 2. from a terminal window: $ sudo nautilus (i.e. start nautilus as

[Bug 128493] Re: firefox resets its files, with total data loss

2007-07-26 Thread kornelix
#90321 might be the same bug. -- firefox resets its files, with total data loss https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128493 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 128493] firefox resets its files, with total data loss

2007-07-26 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox 1. $ sudo nautilus 2. find a .html file with browser and click on it 3. firefox starts up and displays the .html file User files at ~./mozilla/firefox/* are now in an initial condition, as found after first startup of firefox after a new

[Bug 128482] gnome login crash after panel properties update

2007-07-26 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome I installed 7.04 on a new PC and started to customize my desktop. Afterwards I was not able to log in: gnome crashed after flashing my desktop briefly and went back to the login screen. After a long process of testing the modifications one at a

[Bug 96422] Gnome lacks trash management outside /home/user

2007-03-26 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome This applies to Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, and 7.04 (and any Gnome desktop?). If a user owns files in a partition not mounted at /home, files deleted in Nautilus will not go into trash, but will be immediately deleted. Nautilus warns about this. My case:

[Bug 72411] Re: ver. 1.2.8rel-5.1ubuntu0.1 causes browsers to fail on links to .png or .jpg files

2006-12-04 Thread kornelix
I now question whether this has anything to do with the libpng update mentioned before. Epiphany browser works at this moment and Firefox fails. Sometimes Firefox works OK on the same links to the same .jpg files. It seems more likely this is a Firefox problem which can come and go depending on

[Bug 72411] ver. 1.2.8rel-5.1ubuntu0.1 causes browsers to fail on links to .png or .jpg files

2006-11-19 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: libpng12-0 1. update ubuntu 6.10 package libpng12-0 to 1.2.8rel-5.1ubuntu0.1 (released to repository on or before Nov. 18 when I first installed it) 2. both firefox and epiphany fail on some web links to .jpg or .png files 2.1 open

[Bug 59506] growisofs fails but reports good status

2006-09-08 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dvd+rw-tools This is a known bug in growisofs since May 2005. See Debian bug #307660: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=307660 How to reproduce: - make a DVD+RW media sufficiently defective so that growisofs fails (score deeply

[Bug 55370] critical graphics driver dependencies ignored by synaptic

2006-08-06 Thread kornelix
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: synaptic When using synaptic to update the kernel version, mandatory dependencies for nvidia or ATI driver are ignored and resulting system fails x11 startup. The fix is easy when understood (install the correct restricted package and manually update

[Bug 55370] Re: critical graphics driver dependencies ignored by synaptic

2006-08-06 Thread kornelix
Sorry for my ignorance. If synaptic works correctly, and the package dependencies are correct, then why was I able to update the kernel without the restricted modules, using only synaptic, making x11 unable to start? -- critical graphics driver dependencies ignored by synaptic