Public bug reported: After commenting out the one line in my (/usr/share/doc/devilspie /README-suggested test) script, devilspie gets an assertion failure when reading it.
jani@saegusa:~$ cat .devilspie/test.ds ;(debug) jani@saegusa:~$ devilspie got eof ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed ** (devilspie:7126): CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed According to Debian's bug report [1] on the issue, this occurs for all semantically empty scripts. *[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412042 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: devilspie 0.22-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-34.55~precise1-generic 3.5.7.13 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 09ae689090491ca53449589269e4bfd8 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 Date: Fri Jun 14 10:14:26 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: devilspie UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-21 (571 days ago) ** Affects: devilspie (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: devilspie (Debian) Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #412042 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412042 ** Also affects: devilspie (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412042 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1190888 Title: CRITICAL **: e_sexp_eval: assertion `f->tree != NULL' failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devilspie/+bug/1190888/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs