GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 261154
evolution crashed on startup due to dodge calendar setup?
Last modified: 2013-09-10 13:57:09 UTC
Distribution: Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang) Package: Evolution Priority: Normal Version: GNOME2.7.1 unspecified Gnome-Distributor: GARNOME Synopsis: evolution crashed on startup due to dodge calendar setup? Bugzilla-Product: Evolution Bugzilla-Component: Calendar Bugzilla-Version: unspecified BugBuddy-GnomeVersion: 2.0 (2.7.1) Description: Description of the crash: Might be due to a dodgy calendar I set-up. I manually added a calendar (using an ics file generated from the MacOS X calendar software - iCal?) but stuffed up the apache conf. I then fixed the apache conf, but the calendar still did not load, so I --force-shutdown'ed evo and then restarted it to bve greated by this crash. of course it could be unrelated, but it's unlike. Debugging Information: Backtrace was generated from '/home/rodd/gnome-2.7.1/bin/evolution-1.5' Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1". [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -150732128 (LWP 5693)] [New Thread 29371312 (LWP 5710)] [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -150732128 (LWP 5693)] [New Thread 29371312 (LWP 5710)] [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -150732128 (LWP 5693)] [New Thread 29371312 (LWP 5710)] 0x00d88402 in ?? ()
+ Trace 47320
Thread 1 (Thread -150732128 (LWP 5693))
Setting qa contact to the default for this product. This bug either had no qa contact or an invalid one.
Turns out the ics file and evolution don't like each other. I removed the calendar setup using gconf-editor and evo works once again. I then tried loading the calendar using a webcal:// address and evolution broke. Removed the offending calendar using gconf-editor and it works again. I'll see if I can give you a copy of the file, but it's my bosses work calendar, so it would be great if it could be a little repected. I'll ask my boss and then find someone in #evolution who might be able to handle the file discreetly. Tell me if the backtrace is good enough that the file isn't needed?
Okay, a little more information. The same guy sent me another ics file for a different calendar in iCal and this ics file works. He also sent me an updated ics file for the first calendar and this still crashes evo. I'm not sure if this is related, but the initial ics file (and the update) both add calendar information AND task information, whereas the other ics file only had calendar information. If I delete the calendar information (using gconf-editor) but leave the task information then evo works and the tasks appear (both in evo and also in the calendar display for the panel-clock.)
*** bug 264107 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Up to major since duplicate arrived.
Yes, we might need the file, maybe you can attach it here removing all sensitive information (replacing text with 'xxxx's for instance).
*** Bug 313111 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
closing this bug as the reporter has not responded. Please reopen the bug if you find this happening in the latest version with the needed information.