After upgrading from mail-client/thunderbird-24.0-r1 to mail-client/thunderbird-24.1.1 thunderbird failed to start. Reverting to mail-client/thunderbird-24.0-r1 resolves the issue. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Upgrade to 24.1.1 thunderbird 2. Invoke thunderbird 3. Actual Results: thunderbird fails to start. No error message shown. Expected Results: thunderbird GUI is displayed emerge --info Portage 2.2.7 (default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop, gcc-4.7.3, glibc-2.15-r3, 3.12.1-gentoo-64 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.12.1-gentoo-64-x86_64-AMD_Phenom-tm-_II_X4_965_Processor-with-gentoo-2.2 KiB Mem: 16446280 total, 14600256 free KiB Swap: 34602996 total, 34602996 free Timestamp of tree: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:45:01 +0000 ld GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.23.1 distcc 3.1 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [disabled] ccache version 3.1.9 [disabled] app-shells/bash: 4.2_p45 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.12-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.7.5-r3, 3.2.5-r3 dev-util/ccache: 3.1.9 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.11.2 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.28 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.2 sys-apps/openrc: 0.12.3 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.6-r1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.69 sys-devel/automake: 1.9.6-r3, 1.11.6, 1.12.6, 1.13.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.23.1 sys-devel/gcc: 4.6.3, 4.7.3-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.3 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.2 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Does it show anything interesting when you start it from a shell?
(In reply to Jeroen Roovers from comment #1) > Does it show anything interesting when you start it from a shell? Unfortuanately, no. <<<< Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. >>>> is all that is displayed. mail-client/thunderbird-24.0-r1 displays a bit more <<<< Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. [calBackendLoader] Using libical backend at /usr/lib64/thunderbird/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/components/libical.manifest enigmail.js: Registered components mimeVerify.jsm: module initialized mimeEncrypt.js: module initialized >>>>
Just check the postinst message from the ebuild for any actions I might have missed. Found advice to 'rm \${HOME}/.thunderbird/*/extensions.sqlite' however 'ls \${HOME}/.thunderbird/*/extensions.sqlite' responds 'ls: cannot access /home/norman/.thunderbird/*/extensions.sqlite: No such file or directory'
(In reply to Norman Back from comment #3) > Just check the postinst message from the ebuild for any actions I might have > missed. Found advice to > 'rm \${HOME}/.thunderbird/*/extensions.sqlite' > however > 'ls \${HOME}/.thunderbird/*/extensions.sqlite' > responds > 'ls: cannot access /home/norman/.thunderbird/*/extensions.sqlite: No such > file or directory' You will still need to file a backtrace if we are even to begin to understand why it is failing to start on your system.
<snip> > You will still need to file a backtrace if we are even to begin to > understand why it is failing to start on your system. I guess you mean something like 'strace -f thunderbird'. I've considered that but I'm concerned regarding the redaction required to the resulting file before submission. Suggestions regarding what might be wise to redact would be helpful.
(In reply to Norman Back from comment #5) > <snip> > > You will still need to file a backtrace if we are even to begin to > > understand why it is failing to start on your system. > > I guess you mean something like 'strace -f thunderbird'. > I've considered that but I'm concerned regarding the redaction required to > the resulting file before submission. Suggestions regarding what might be > wise to redact would be helpful. If you are worried about it, you can submit the log via mozilla@gentoo.org and we will review it privately.
In an attempt to investigate further I copied the rootfs and email folders to another host, upgraded thunderbird using the bin-pkg created earlier, disconnected the network and ran thunderbird from the shell. It loaded and displayed the GUI without error. On close examination of the original system it became apparent that the rootfs media was suffering data corruptions. I have now recovered the rootfs from a backup onto different media and upgraded thunderbird successfully. Thank you all for your help.
