adding icon's window crash

[Bob Snyder]

kevin wrote:
> Bob Snyder a écrit :
>
>>
>> You must run the command from gdb in a shell and then cause it to 
>> crash. Once crashed you give the command "bt" for backtrace and the 
>> resulting information should be copied and pasted into your email.
>>
>> On my system, running the Create Launcher command creates this 
>> command line (from ps):
>>
>> exo-desktop-item-edit --display=:0.0 --create-new --type Application 
>> /home/rgs/Desktop
>>
>> Your command line may be different so start it normally and then grab 
>> the command line from "ps ax".
>
>
> As far as I understand, here it is:
>
> exo-desktop-item-edit --display=camelia.tarabel.skl:0.0 --create-new 
> --type Application /home/sandrine/Desktop
>
> Proof:
> before I lanched the window, this process wasn't listed by "ps ax", 
> and after I closed the window clicking on the upper right cross, it 
> isn't anymore.
>
> ps gives a status "Ss" for this process.
>
>
> Note, if useful: "camelia" is the name of the computer, which is 
> configured as an "applications server". The lan we use is built upon 3 
> levels : level 0 is oldpc configured as X terminals, level 1 is 
> applications servers and level 2 is both a "primary xdmcp server" and 
> a nfs server, exporting only /home.
> So, when I boot camelia on, (the 2 computers with the nfs server and 
> the xdmcp server are already on), I first see the xdmcp list of 
> available servers ; among which is camelia. Then I choose camelia, 
> then I get the graphical login of xdm, then I log as "sandrine". All 
> this is normal behavior for our lan.
>
>>
>> Then open a shell and give it this:
>>
>> gdb "your command line here"
>>
>> Note the double quotes around the command line
>
> OK, I noted.
>
>>
>> That should start the Create Launcher dialog. 
>
> No, it does not!
> gdb starts (GNU gdb 6.4.90-debian), a few lines then says:
>
> -----------------------------
> This GDB wa configured as "i486-linux-gnu"...exo-desktop-item-edit 
> --display=camelia.tarabel.skl:0.0 --create-new --type Application 
> /home/sandrine/Desktop: no such file or directory.
>
> (gdb)
> -----------------------------
>
>
> I launched the command gdb by hand in an xterm, where I am "sandrine", 
> and positionned onto mu home directory (/home/sandrine).
> And when I check (ls -l) the directory "Desktop" do exists 
> (/home/sandrine/Desktop)
>
> I forgot something?

I did try the command before replying, but it looks like I must have 
messed up. Try the gdb command this way:

     gdb --args your command line here

Note there are _no_ quote marks as I said before. After the command 
loads give the command "run" to gdb.

I hope that works better.

Bob S.