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Bug 41895 - Konqueror crashes on Globe & Mail stories
Summary: Konqueror crashes on Globe & Mail stories
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] KDE (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo KDE team
URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servle...
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Reported: 2004-02-17 06:17 UTC by Philip Webb
Modified: 2004-06-20 21:48 UTC (History)
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Attachments
HTML version of G&M story on which Konqueror crashed. (gm-040217.html,64.11 KB, text/html)
2004-02-17 06:20 UTC, Philip Webb
Details

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Description Philip Webb 2004-02-17 06:17:08 UTC
on several days recently, on different articles, Konqueror 3.2.0 has crashed
giving the standard KDE crash window, when reading the newspaper
'Globe & Mail'.  one article gave a 404 when sought with another browser,
others have been available eg using Lynx or Firefox.
the latest case, which can be viewed correctly with Lynx, is included below.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.  goto Globe & Mail site : http://www.theglobeandmail.com/
2.  try reading articles, esp from the Breaking News section
3.  every so often, one of the stories will reproducibly crash Konqueror

Actual Results:  
Konqueror crashes as described. 

Expected Results:  
rendered the story, as it does the other stories 

i will try to add the HTML for the latest instance in an attachment. 
my Gentoo system is very stable otherwise; it uses an AMD Athlon XP 2500 +  processor.
Comment 1 Philip Webb 2004-02-17 06:20:14 UTC
Created attachment 25764 [details]
HTML version of G&M story on which Konqueror crashed.

this file crashes Konqueror 3.2.0 when accessed as a local file.
it does not crash Lynx 2.8.5 or Firefox 0.8 .
Comment 2 Philip Webb 2004-02-17 06:27:07 UTC
Konqueror 3.2.0 also crashes when trying to load the same file
in the form of the attachment shown in comment 1 .
it should be easy to reproduce in that direct manner.
Firefox 0.8 does not crash, but there is a long delay
& it asks if you want to download a flash plugin.
Comment 3 Philip Webb 2004-03-15 12:52:20 UTC
after upgrading to KDE 3.2.1 , the problem occurs in a different form.
other sites appear ok, but Globe & Mail stories now result in 100 % CPU 
after only part of the file has been downloaded,
wh cb cured only by going to another desktop & killing Konqueror.
goto  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/home  & try loading any story.
it looks as if KDE maintainers were aware of the problem,
but failed to solve it properly in the 3.2.1 bugfix release.
Comment 4 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-04-28 06:50:29 UTC
3.2.2 is now out.  If this problem persists, please file a report at bugs.kde.org so that they can get it fixed there.
Comment 5 Philip Webb 2004-05-15 21:16:43 UTC
i have emerged KDE 3.2.2 & the problem has not changed:
Globe & Mail stories caused Konqueror to stall with  100 %  CPU.

IIRC Gentoo has always advised users to report bugs to Gentoo,
which will then forward them upstream to application developers.
has that changed ?
Comment 6 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-05-16 05:35:30 UTC
Yes, I don't have the time or resources to report every upstream bug myself.
Comment 7 Philip Webb 2004-05-17 10:09:59 UTC
ok, i have reported it to KDE & the Globe & Mail.
thanks for your volunteer time supporting Gentoo.
Comment 8 Philip Webb 2004-05-17 23:17:22 UTC
the Globe & Mail have responded v promptly & promise to investigate,
so i suggest you leave this bug open till i have some final resolution from them.
there has been a long-running bug 65715 at KDE, which i have now added to.
basically, the problem is unnecessarily fancy HTML + JS + whoknows at G & M.
Comment 9 Carsten Lohrke (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-06-20 14:42:53 UTC
Philip, it's great that you investigate, but it is not our job to fix the code of a company's website or Konqueror.
Comment 10 Philip Webb 2004-06-20 21:48:03 UTC
no problem, i understand that.  if i haven't had a response from G&M
by the time KDE 3.2.3 comes out, i'll get after them again.
otherwise, it's upto you whether you keep this open for other users' information.