Bug 337632 – [KB-Fixed] Evolution crashes on startup when given a parameter

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Bug 337632 - [KB-Fixed] Evolution crashes on startup when given a parameter


Summary:	[KB-Fixed] Evolution crashes on startup when given a parameter


Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	evolution
Classification:	Applications
Component:	Shell
Version:	2.8.x (obsolete)
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	Normal major
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Johnny Jacob
QA Contact:	Evolution QA team

URL:
Whiteboard:	evolution[kill-bonobo]

Duplicates:	352421 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2006-04-07 14:21 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified:	2009-08-30 05:53 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	2.15/2.16

Attachments
If the uri(s) passed is invalid .. show the default component window. (1.42 KB, patch) 2007-09-27 03:53 UTC, Johnny Jacob	none	Details \| Review
Correct patch :-) (1.43 KB, patch) 2007-09-27 06:34 UTC, Johnny Jacob	reviewed	Details \| Review

Description Sebastien Bacher 2006-04-07 14:21:16 UTC

That bug has been opened on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/38599

"
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.

+ Trace 67518

Thread 805550560 (LWP 7347)

#0 strcmp
from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 e_component_registry_peek_info
#2 impl_Shell_handleURI
#3 _ORBIT_skel_small_GNOME_Evolution_Shell_handleURI
from /usr/lib/evolution/2.6/libeshell.so.0
#4 ORBit_c_stub_invoke
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#5 GNOME_Evolution_Shell_handleURI
from /usr/lib/evolution/2.6/libeshell.so.0
#6 open_uris
#7 idle_cb
#8 g_idle_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#9 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#10 g_main_context_iterate
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#11 g_main_loop_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#12 bonobo_main
from /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0
#13 main


When you type "run evolution" in gdb, this passes "evolution" as a parameter to the program - it's the same as running "evolution evolution".
..."

Comment 1 Sebastien Bacher 2006-04-07 14:39:19 UTC

debug backtrace:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.

+ Trace 67519

Thread NaN (LWP 19922)

#0 strcmp
from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#1 e_component_registry_peek_info
at e-component-registry.c line 321
#2 impl_Shell_handleURI
at e-shell.c line 272
#3 _ORBIT_skel_small_GNOME_Evolution_Shell_handleURI
from /usr/lib/evolution/2.6/libeshell.so.0
#4 ORBit_c_stub_invoke
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#5 GNOME_Evolution_Shell_handleURI
from /usr/lib/evolution/2.6/libeshell.so.0
#6 open_uris
at main.c line 312
#7 idle_cb
at main.c line 380
#8 g_idle_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#9 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#10 g_main_context_iterate
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#11 g_main_loop_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#12 bonobo_main
from /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0
#13 main
at main.c line 612

Comment 2 Sebastien Bacher 2006-04-07 14:45:43 UTC

(gdb) bt

+ Trace 67520

#0 *__GI_strcmp
at ../sysdeps/generic/strcmp.c line 38
#1 e_component_registry_peek_info
at e-component-registry.c line 321
#2 impl_Shell_handleURI
at e-shell.c line 272
#3 _ORBIT_skel_small_GNOME_Evolution_Shell_handleURI
from /usr/lib/evolution/2.6/libeshell.so.0
#4 ORBit_c_stub_invoke
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#5 GNOME_Evolution_Shell_handleURI
from /usr/lib/evolution/2.6/libeshell.so.0
#6 open_uris
at main.c line 312
#7 idle_cb
at main.c line 380
#8 g_idle_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#9 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0

Comment 3 Christian Kirbach 2006-04-11 13:25:39 UTC

unique stack trace

Comment 4 André Klapper 2006-07-28 13:10:29 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 341334 ***

Comment 5 Sebastien Bacher 2006-07-29 09:33:46 UTC

I'm not sure that's a duplicate, the description doesn't match the bug you pointed for duplication, with GNOME 2.15.90 evolution doesn't crash but it's doesn't start neither, reopening

Comment 6 André Klapper 2006-08-22 18:55:36 UTC

*** Bug 352421 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Johnny Jacob 2007-09-27 03:53:14 UTC

Created attachment 96270 [details] [review]
If the uri(s) passed is invalid .. show the default component window.

Comment 8 Johnny Jacob 2007-09-27 05:15:33 UTC

oops! Patch is bad.

Comment 9 Johnny Jacob 2007-09-27 06:34:50 UTC

Created attachment 96274 [details] [review]
Correct patch :-)

Comment 10 Srinivasa Ragavan 2007-09-27 07:27:34 UTC

Firstly, I dont see the crash at all. Second, Im not sure, if we want to start the default component if uri fails. Ideally we should just quit isn't it?

Comment 11 Matthew Barnes 2008-03-11 00:26:56 UTC

Bumping version to a stable release.

Comment 12 Matthew Barnes 2009-08-25 03:10:03 UTC

This is fixed on the kill-bonobo branch.  If no command-line URIs can be handled the process terminates.

Comment 13 Matthew Barnes 2009-08-30 05:53:35 UTC

The "kill-bonobo" branch has been merged into "master" and will debut as Evolution 2.29.1.  We believe the branch has addressed the reported issue.  If you find the issue still exists in version 2.29 or later please feel free to re-open this bug.

Closing as FIXED.