Should have mentioned the segfault is related to gimp_language_store_parser_init () __________________________________________________________________________ ./gimp-2.9 --verbose Cannot spawn a message bus without a machine-id: Unable to load /var/lib/dbus/machine-id or /etc/machine-id: Failed to open file '/var/lib/dbus/machine-id': No such file or directory This is a development version of GIMP. Debug messages may appear here. INIT: gimp_load_config Parsing '/Users/partha/Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.9/unitrc' Parsing '/Users/partha/projects/src/gimp/Gimp-2.9.app/Contents/Resources/etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc' Parsing '/Users/partha/Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.9/gimprc' ./gimp-2.9: fatal error: Segmentation fault: 11 ./gimp-2.9 (pid:63964): [E]xit, [H]alt, show [S]tack trace or [P]roceed: S #0 0x00007fff8b970698 in __wait4 () #1 0x0000000101868353 in g_on_error_stack_trace () #2 0x00000001018687f2 in g_on_error_query () #3 0x000000010000dee4 in gimp_eek () #4 0x000000010000df58 in gimp_fatal_error () #5 0x000000010000e7b6 in gimp_sigfatal_handler () #6 <signal handler called> #7 0x00007fff8cb0a60b in strchr () #8 0x0000000100167614 in gimp_language_store_parser_init () #9 0x0000000100012c75 in gui_init () #10 0x000000010000d890 in app_run () #11 0x000000010000fe24 in main () __________________________________________________________________________ Thanks, Partha On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Partha Bagchi <partha1b@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jehan, > > Looks like the segfault is back? > > Thanks, > Partha > > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Partha Bagchi <partha1b@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Jehan, >> >> Thumbs up! All good now. It didn't crash and I was able to open images >> etc. >> >> Thanks again, >> Partha >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:56 PM, Jehan Pagès <jehan.marmottard@xxxxxxxxx >> > wrote: >> >>> Hey Partha, >>> >>> you can pull and test now. I made a simple commit where I only take >>> care of the unset env variable issue. Hopefully this will fix the OSX >>> crash. I'll handle the other issue I discovered about not being >>> thread-safe later. >>> Tell me how it goes. :-) >>> >>> Jehan >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Jehan Pagès >>> <jehan.marmottard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > Partha, >>> > >>> > nothing pushed yet. I'll do this and send a message. :-) >>> > >>> > Jehan >>> > >>> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Partha Bagchi <partha1b@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >> Jehan, >>> >> >>> >> Do you want me to go ahead test the current code or wait for you to >>> add >>> >> additional logic? >>> >> >>> >> Thanks! >>> >> Partha >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Jehan Pagès < >>> jehan.marmottard@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> I searched a little more though, and it seems on BSDs, hence on OSX, >>> >>> indeed setenv with a NULL value could crash the program. The setenv >>> in >>> >>> GNU libc on the other hand perfectly handles the case explicitly. >>> >>> So obviously when I see this kind of code (note I am not 100% sure >>> >>> this is the code for Darwin on Mountain Lion but I can't find a >>> >>> reference linking the libc numbers there and the Darwin version 10.8, >>> >>> but I assume that should be a similar code): >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/Libc/Libc-825.26/stdlib/FreeBSD/setenv.c >>> >>> >>> >>> Before any test on the value pointer, it dereferences it (which is >>> >>> undefined!), and read the content of the non-existing first character >>> >>> of the NULL string (which I assume would crash!): >>> >>> >>> >>> if (*value == '=') /* no `=' in value */ >>> >>> ++value; >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't know what is the policy on BSD but I thought they were very >>> >>> keen on security, but this code does not look very sane to me. >>> >>> So yeah anyway that's a problem too in the end. I'll deal with it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jehan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Partha Bagchi <partha1b@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Jehan, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I will test it tomorrow. I will get back to you with the results. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Thanks for your prompt response! >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Partha >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Jehan Pagès >>> >>> > <jehan.marmottard@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Hi again, >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> I have some working code in my working branch now where I applied >>> the >>> >>> >> concepts I wrote about (basically initializing the language store >>> only >>> >>> >> once and at the very start of the program, before any threading >>> would >>> >>> >> occur hopefully). >>> >>> >> Don't know if that will be the finale code, but should be at least >>> >>> >> good enough to test on OSX (I don't have access to a OSX machine >>> to >>> >>> >> reproduce the bug myself and see if this indeed fixes the issue). >>> As >>> >>> >> soon as the report is up, I'll upload the patch there so that >>> someone >>> >>> >> with OSX can test it and tell me if that fixes it. :-) >>> >>> >> Thanks. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Jehan >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Jehan Pagès >>> >>> >> <jehan.marmottard@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >> > Hey all, >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > it seems I am the culprit for this bug. I don't have this crash >>> on >>> >>> >> > Linux >>> >>> >> > though. >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > It looks like the implementation of setenv/getenv is different >>> on >>> >>> >> > OSX. >>> >>> >> > According to glib doc, the problem may be that on some >>> >>> >> > implementations, successive calls may use the same buffer. I >>> guess >>> >>> >> > that's the case on OSX. And also these calls are not >>> thread-safe. >>> >>> >> > Also >>> >>> >> > the fact that there is no LANGUAGE env variable should normally >>> not >>> >>> >> > be >>> >>> >> > a real problem. I don't have this variable set on my system >>> either >>> >>> >> > and, as I said, no crash here. I guess this brought the real >>> issue of >>> >>> >> > the OSX getenv/setenv implementation into light though. >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > In any case, I think that the real solution is to have the list >>> of >>> >>> >> > all >>> >>> >> > localized languages generated at startup, before any thread or >>> >>> >> > anything happens (I just saw that's also what glib doc says: we >>> >>> >> > should >>> >>> >> > only use these calls on startup before any thread happens). >>> Then we >>> >>> >> > just use this pre-generated list each time it is needed. I was >>> >>> >> > already >>> >>> >> > thinking that the current design was bad anyway, because we are >>> >>> >> > basically parsing a huge file of language codes and names each >>> time >>> >>> >> > we >>> >>> >> > open the preference dialog! Such a waste of resources and time. >>> >>> >> > I did not modify it at the time because I did not feel like >>> using >>> >>> >> > more >>> >>> >> > time towards this, but I guess that should be the occasion to >>> do it. >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > In any case, please fill a bug report and I'll have a look! :-) >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > Jehan >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Partha Bagchi < >>> partha1b@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >>> >> >> Hey V, >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> Thanks for checking on this. I am glad (in a way) that my >>> system is >>> >>> >> >> not >>> >>> >> >> the >>> >>> >> >> only one having this issue! :) >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> I will try to revert the above changes and see if the problem >>> >>> >> >> disappears. >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> Partha >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 7:51 AM, su_v < >>> suv-sf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> >> >>> On 2013-07-17 01:19 +0100, Partha Bagchi wrote: >>> >>> >> >>> > My recent (last built a few moment ago) git builds (2.9) >>> have >>> >>> >> >>> > been >>> >>> >> >>> > instantly segfaulting on MBR running Mountain Lion. >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >> >>> > gdb backtrace (or commandline execution) shows: >>> >>> >> >>> > ./gimp-2.9 (pid:42315): [E]xit, [H]alt, show [S]tack trace >>> or >>> >>> >> >>> > [P]roceed: >>> >>> >> >>> S >>> >>> >> >>> > #0 0x00007fff8b257698 in __wait4 () >>> >>> >> >>> > #1 0x00000001018de353 in g_on_error_stack_trace () >>> >>> >> >>> > #2 0x00000001018de7f2 in g_on_error_query () >>> >>> >> >>> > #3 0x000000010000fa54 in gimp_eek () >>> >>> >> >>> > #4 0x000000010000fac8 in gimp_fatal_error () >>> >>> >> >>> > #5 0x0000000100010326 in gimp_sigfatal_handler () >>> >>> >> >>> > #6 <signal handler called> >>> >>> >> >>> > #7 0x00007fff8c40887e in setenv () >>> >>> >> >>> > #8 0x00000001018f76cf in g_setenv () >>> >>> >> >>> > #9 0x0000000100168c11 in gimp_language_store_self_l10n () >>> >>> >> >>> > #10 0x0000000101915c99 in emit_start_element () >>> >>> >> >>> > #11 0x00000001019170b0 in g_markup_parse_context_parse () >>> >>> >> >>> > #12 0x000000010035a7ba in gimp_xml_parser_parse_io_channel >>> () >>> >>> >> >>> > #13 0x000000010035a9ab in gimp_xml_parser_parse_file () >>> >>> >> >>> > #14 0x0000000100168f71 in >>> gimp_language_store_parse_iso_codes () >>> >>> >> >>> > #15 0x000000010188619b in g_object_new_internal () >>> >>> >> >>> > #16 0x0000000101886cdd in g_object_newv () >>> >>> >> >>> > #17 0x0000000101886edc in g_object_new () >>> >>> >> >>> > #18 0x0000000100168025 in gimp_language_entry_new () >>> >>> >> >>> > #19 0x000000010017cc00 in gimp_prop_language_entry_new () >>> >>> >> >>> > #20 0x00000001000a3df2 in gimp_text_options_gui () >>> >>> >> >>> > #21 0x000000010005e9e6 in gimp_tools_restore () >>> >>> >> >>> > #22 0x000000010001428b in gui_restore_callback () >>> >>> >> >>> > #23 0x000000010187dd0d in g_closure_invoke () >>> >>> >> >>> > #24 0x000000010189483b in signal_emit_unlocked_R () >>> >>> >> >>> > #25 0x0000000101897111 in g_signal_emit_valist () >>> >>> >> >>> > #26 0x0000000101897964 in g_signal_emit () >>> >>> >> >>> > #27 0x000000010000f2fe in app_run () >>> >>> >> >>> > #28 0x0000000100011994 in main () >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >> >>> > and gimp-2.9 --verbose >>> >>> >> >>> > ... >>> >>> >> >>> > Parsing '/Users/partha/Library/Application >>> >>> >> >>> > Support/GIMP/2.9/tool-options/gimp-text-tool' >>> >>> >> >>> > ./gimp-2.9: fatal error: Segmentation fault: 11 >>> >>> >> >>> > ./gimp-2.9 (pid:42330): [E]xit, [H]alt, show [S]tack trace >>> or >>> >>> >> >>> > [P]roceed: >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >> >>> > Is anyone else on the Mac having this issue? Should I file a >>> >>> >> >>> > bug-report? >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> Reproduced (same stack trace) on MBR (13-inch, Late 2011) >>> running >>> >>> >> >>> OS X >>> >>> >> >>> 10.7.5; dependencies for GIMP installed via MacPorts (custom >>> >>> >> >>> portfiles >>> >>> >> >>> for babl, gegl and GIMP git master). >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> Workaround (at least for this segfault at launch time) is to >>> run >>> >>> >> >>> GIMP >>> >>> >> >>> like this: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> $ echo $LANG >>> >>> >> >>> en_US.UTF-8 >>> >>> >> >>> $ LANGUAGE="$LANG" gimp --verbose >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> Possibly related to the changes in >>> >>> >> >>> < >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=f6dcde1ee66fda4dfdc063022c4d2e901adb9a71 >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >> >>> < >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=4eecd9b4ac71615f10819378938dcdce7e531167 >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> hth, V >>> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> >> >>> gimp-developer-list mailing list >>> >>> >> >>> List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >> >>> List membership: >>> >>> >> >>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> >> >> gimp-developer-list mailing list >>> >>> >> >> List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >> >> List membership: >>> >>> >> >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list