Bug 27657 – Changing fonts in gnome term causes crash and permanent problem

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Bug 27657 - Changing fonts in gnome term causes crash and permanent problem


Summary:	Changing fonts in gnome term causes crash and permanent problem


Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 38226

Product:	gnome-core
Classification:	Deprecated
Component:	gnome-terminal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	gnome-core Maintainers
QA Contact:	gnome-core Maintainers

URL:
Whiteboard:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2000-10-11 11:55 UTC by root
Modified:	2004-12-22 21:47 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	---

Description root 2001-01-27 20:06:03 UTC

Package:  gnome-core
Severity: normal
Version:  1.2.1
Synopsis: Changing fonts in gnome term causes crash and permanent problem
Class:    sw-bug

Distribution: Red Hat Linux release 7.0 (Guinness)
System: Linux 2.2.16-22 i586 unknown
C library: glibc-2.1.92-14
C compiler: 2.96
glib: 1.2.8
GTK+: 1.2.8
ORBit: ORBit 0.5.3
gnome-libs: gnome-libs 1.2.4
libxml: 1.8.9
gnome-print: gnome-print-0.20
gnome-core: gnome-core 1.2.1


Description:
Changing fonts in gnome term causes crash and permanent problem
restarting the terminal emulator. Set font preference to larger font
(cell width type) and then selected bold to make it easier to read. End
result was program ABEND now can not start GNOME term without same
ABEND.


Debugging information:
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
0x4056cc39 in __wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6

+ Trace 1067

#0 __wait4
from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 __DTOR_END__
from /lib/libc.so.6
#2 gnome_segv_handle
from /usr/lib/libgnomeui.so.32
#3 <signal handler called>
#4 zvt_term_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libzvt.so.2
#5 gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#6 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#7 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#8 gtk_widget_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#9 gtk_hbox_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#10 gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#11 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#12 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#13 gtk_widget_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#14 gnome_dock_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgnomeui.so.32
#15 gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#16 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#17 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#18 gtk_widget_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#19 gtk_vbox_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#20 gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#21 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#22 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#23 gtk_widget_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#24 gtk_window_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#25 gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#26 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#27 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#28 gtk_widget_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#29 gtk_container_resize_children
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#30 gtk_window_move_resize
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#31 gtk_window_check_resize
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#32 gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#33 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#34 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#35 gtk_container_check_resize
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#36 gtk_container_idle_sizer
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#37 g_idle_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#38 g_main_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#39 g_main_iterate
from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#40 g_main_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#41 gtk_main
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#42 new_terminal_for_client
#43 main
#44 __libc_start_main
at ../sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c line 111
#0 __wait4
from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 __DTOR_END__
from /lib/libc.so.6
#2 gnome_segv_handle
from /usr/lib/libgnomeui.so.32
#3 <signal handler called>
#4 zvt_term_size_allocate
from /usr/lib/libzvt.so.2
#5 gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#6 gtk_signal_real_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#7 gtk_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0





------- Bug moved to this database by debbugs-export@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-01-27 15:06 -------
This bug was previously known as bug 27657 at http://bugs.gnome.org/
http://bugs.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27657
Originally filed under the gnome-core product and general component.

Unknown version 1.2.x in product gnome-core. Setting version to the default, "unspecified".
The original reporter (root@giskard.umaryland.edu) of this bug does not have an account here.
Reassigning to the exporter, debbugs-export@bugzilla.gnome.org.
Reassigning to the default owner of the component, gnome-core-maint@bugzilla.gnome.org.

Comment 1 George Lebl 2001-03-05 01:51:58 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 38226 ***