[Xfce-bugs] [XFCE 0000009]: xftaskbar4 and xfdesktop fails with a segfault

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The following bug has been CLOSED
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http://bugs.xfce.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000009
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Reporter:                   aanund
Handler:                    dannym
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Project:                    XFCE
Bug ID:                     0000009
Category:                   general
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   crash
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
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Date Submitted:             2003-11-16 21:22 GMT
Last Modified:              2004-02-15 19:30 GMT
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Summary:                    xftaskbar4 and xfdesktop fails with a segfault
Description: 
when i try to run xftaskbar4 or xfdesktop they crash with a segfault.
tryied to recompile entire xfce. same results.

exactly the same thing happens with both xftaskbar4 and xfdesktop. my bet
is its related to libxfcegui:=)
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 olivier - 2003-11-16 21:35 GMT 
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we do not support gtk-2.3.0 please use a std released stable gtk version.

Olivier.

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 olivier - 2003-11-16 23:17 GMT 
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And best of all it seems gtk-2.3.0 doesn't even compile here.

In the mean time I checked my code and found nothing wrong.

Olivier

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 Moe - 2003-11-17 11:24 GMT 
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.. apart from that its a "-test" kernel. Well, I see the point of having an
unstable testing system but don't complain to us about it ;-)

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 aanund - 2003-11-17 13:05 GMT 
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ok ok ok,
listen people, now i almost have to raise my voice here.

just a small cut'n'paste from your requirements section:

GTK+ >= 2.0.6 (also dev packages)

i am very aware that i am not running "stable" gtk+ or a "stable" kernel,
but really, any cracks about me running a 2.6 kernel are waaay off-base.

the reason i reported these BUGS are that they SHOULD be of interest to
you, as developers, because they indicate that there is something strange
happening here. for some strange reason, i thought you would find it
remotely interesting that your code might, and i stress might, not be
totally compatible with the next gtk version.

if i have burdened you in any way trying to be helpful and sending in a
bugreport, i apologize sincerely and will not do so in the future.

regards.

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 huysmans - 2003-11-17 14:51 GMT 
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Your report is appreciated. We just don't have the resources to test
everything. None of the developers are using gtk 2.3 and Olivier mentions
it doesn't build for him.

We will test gtk 2.3, but not until it is starting to be used by regular
users or by one of us.

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 huysmans - 2003-11-18 06:34 GMT 
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Suspending this bug. Please reopen when it still happens with gtk 2.4.0.

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 dannym - 2004-01-31 21:58 GMT 
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reopen to add comment

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 dannym - 2004-01-31 22:01 GMT 
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If you insist on 2.3, I had it installed it for a bit.
in libxfcegui4/netk-util.c in netk_gtk_window_set_type at the top add a
return statement (so that the function does nothing).

Some windows (taskbar, panel) will appear in the tasklist wrongly, but hey
:)

Hope that helps.

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 dannym - 2004-01-31 22:07 GMT 
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workaround possible. suspendend until probably gtk 2.4.

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 dannym - 2004-02-15 19:30 GMT 
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works flawlessly now in glib 2.3.2, gtk 2.3.2, pango 1.3.2 (without
patching).

If your mileage varies, reopen :)