[SOLVED] Slackware64-current multilib: Pan-0.146 segfaults accessing group properties

kingbeowulf · 06-13-2020, 02:31 AM

Yes, I still use newsgroups.

Pan normally runs well, but when, from the Edit menu or via right-click, select 'Edit Selected Group's Preferences', pan will exit with segfault and no other explanation. Looks like,

Code:

$ gdb pan
...
Thread 1 "pan" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff73699c4 in g_main_context_prepare () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0
...

I haven't found anything similar yet on their issue tracker. Asking here first to make sure it's not something odd on my end.

chrisretusn · 06-15-2020, 07:12 AM

I have not be on USENET for ages. Well had to give it a go. Fired up Pan and loaded up a public server. Running from Konsole is see "Segmentation fault" when reproducing your steps.

Thread 1 "pan" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff735b9c4 in g_main_context_prepare () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

That was fun, while be spending some time on USENET now. Oh the memories.

kingbeowulf · 06-25-2020, 11:45 PM

glad you enjoyed the stroll down memory lane! Another issue cropped up. Are you able to post? see: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ix-4175677594/
I was hoping the patch from upstream would work, but unfortunately it doesn't. Now I'm wondering if those gnome-sih folkhave done something weird and nonstandard.

chrisretusn · 06-26-2020, 02:13 AM

Hmm, no it seems I can't. I've been reading only. Tried to post on alt.testing.testing and a couple of groups I am subscribe to. Pan is telling me "Error: Bad email address". when I send. There is nothing wrong with my address. No the issue you been having. Perhaps I missed something in my setup but I don't think so.

kingbeowulf · 06-27-2020, 03:02 PM

Well, heck. I recompiled to try another fix for the posting isue, and now I no longer get a seqfault when accessing group properties. There have been a heap of updates to current since the last time PV compiles pan, so who knows? Marking as solved (for me!).

chrisretusn · 06-28-2020, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingbeowulf

Well, heck. <snip> and now I no longer get a seqfault when accessing group properties.

Just tried this again, still get the Segmentation fault.

kingbeowulf · 06-29-2020, 11:01 AM

well, <pre-composted manure>, it WAS working...and now we are back to segfaults. weird. I now have a.o.l.slackware colored blue in in the subscribed group list, but no way to chage it again via pan GUI. I guess we are back to editing $HOME/.pan2/group-preferences.xml directly!