Bug 101512

Summary:	mozilla-firefox-1.0.6-r4 builds, but fails to execute due to weird segv on ppc
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Nathan Sullivan <nathan>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Mozilla Gentoo Team <mozilla>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major	CC:	eradicator, ppc
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	PPC
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.nightsys.net/firefox-ppc-crash
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Nathan Sullivan 2005-08-05 23:03:25 UTC

when executing firefox from a terminal, the output in the URL provided occurs,
produces a segv. The backtrace is minimal, gdb wouldnt give much more. I can
reproduce this bug every single time i execute, same error. I have tried at
least 3-4 ebuilds from 1.0.5 upwards, no success so far. Let me know if anyone
needs more info.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge mozilla-firefox
2. firefox
3. segv occurs

Actual Results:  
SIGSEGV

Expected Results:  
A firefox window going to Firefox Start... :)

emerge info is in the URL provided.

Comment 1 Nathan Sullivan 2005-08-05 23:40:24 UTC

http://www.nightsys.net/strace-firefox

theres an strace output, requested by anarchy@gentoo.org :)

Comment 2 Jeremy Huddleston (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-08-06 00:23:16 UTC

Please provide 'emerge --info'  Also, can youu try different binutils versions

Comment 3 Jory A. Pratt 2005-08-06 00:44:01 UTC

as eradicator has pointed out if you still having this issue after re-emerging
glibc and firefox try glibc-2.3.5-r1 with USE=-linuxthreads-tls and report back.

Comment 4 Nathan Sullivan 2005-08-06 03:25:10 UTC

Tried the emerge glibc mozilla-firefox at anarchy@gentoo.org's request, No luck.
will try the next fix and report back shortly.

Comment 5 Nathan Sullivan 2005-08-06 16:58:17 UTC

http://www.nightsys.net/firefox-ppc-crash-libc-2.3.5-r1

The result of glibc-2.3.5-r1, same issue by the looks of it.

Comment 6 Nathan Sullivan 2005-08-06 18:34:57 UTC

ok...done a few things, ran anarchy@gentoo's glibc pkg, got that on here now
(2.3.5), still had no luck, then i put morfic@gentoo's mozilla-firefox pkg on
here (since anarchy's had +gnome and i didnt want it), and it loaded up. morfic
can you please stick your emerge -pv mozilla-firefox here for reference?

Comment 7 Jory A. Pratt 2005-08-06 23:14:05 UTC

Appears to have been caused by broken glibc ... possible use of DEBUG use flag
as well. If problem shows feel free to reopen.