That core file is from gdb crashing, not pidgin crashing. If you want to get a core file from pidgin, run ulimit -c unlimited and run pidgin outside of gdb, then run gdb --core=corefilename pidgin, at which point you can get a backtrace. Also, please attach the full output from pidgin -d, not just the last few lines.
Matthew Tylee Atkinson wrote: > Package: pidgin > Version: 2.0.1-1 > Followup-For: Bug #440926 > > I contacted you a few days ago regarding a crash in Pidgin that I could > not get a backtrace from. I ran > > ulimit -c unlimited > pidgin -d > > and then recieved a core file that unfortunately doesn't have any > symbols in it. The following where the last entries before the crash in > the -d output: > > First time: > > (16:38:15) album: Caching icon for buddy: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (16:38:15) dbus: Need to register an object with the dbus subsystem. > (16:38:15) g_log: file ../../libpurple/dbus-server.c: line 118 > (purple_dbus_pointer_to_id): should not be reached > (16:38:15) dbus: The signal "image-deleting" caused some dbus error. > (16:38:15) msn: C: SB 004: MSG 6 D 149 > (16:38:15) msn: C: SB 004: OUT > (16:38:15) msn: S: SB 004: ACK 5 > > Second time: > > (16:46:26) album: Caching icon for buddy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (16:46:26) dbus: Need to register an object with the dbus subsystem. > (16:46:26) g_log: file ../../libpurple/dbus-server.c: line 118 > (purple_dbus_pointer_to_id): should not be reached > (16:46:26) dbus: The signal "image-deleting" caused some dbus error. > (16:46:26) msn: C: SB 004: MSG 6 D 149 > (16:46:26) msn: C: SB 004: OUT > (16:46:26) msn: S: SB 004: ACK 4 > > I also managed to run gdb; here is the output: > > $ gdb pidgin > GNU gdb 6.4.90-debian > Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you > are > welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain > conditions. > Type "show copying" to see the conditions. > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for > details. > This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu"...Using host libthread_db > library "/lib/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1". > > (gdb) set pagination 0 > (gdb) run > Starting program: /usr/bin/pidgin > Failed to read a valid object file image from memory. > [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] > [New Thread -1223374432 (LWP 8569)] > [New Thread -1249698928 (LWP 8594)] > [New Thread -1260708976 (LWP 8597)] > [New Thread -1269101680 (LWP 8598)] > [New Thread -1277494384 (LWP 8600)] > [Thread -1277494384 (LWP 8600) exited] > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > > And when I tried to backtrace: > > $ ll -h core* > -rw------- 1 comta users 57M 2007-09-10 16:58 core > -rw------- 1 comta users 41M 2007-09-10 16:58 core.8569 > $ chmod -w core* > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/phd/bugs$ gdb --core=core > GNU gdb 6.4.90-debian > Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you > are > welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain > conditions. > Type "show copying" to see the conditions. > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for > details. > This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu". > (no debugging symbols found) > Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1". > Core was generated by `gdb pidgin'. > Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. > #0 0x08091903 in ?? () > (gdb) bt > #0 0x08091903 in ?? () > (gdb) > > If you could help me give you a backtrace, that would be great! > > best regards, > > > Matthew > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (990, 'testing') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages pidgin depends on: > ii libavah 0.6.21-1 Avahi Howl compatibility > library > ii libc6 2.6.1-1+b1 GNU C Library: Shared > libraries > ii libcair 1.4.10-1 The Cairo 2D vector graphics > libra > ii libdbus 1.1.1-3 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libdbus 0.74-1 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libfont 2.4.2-1.2 generic font configuration > library > ii libgstr 0.10.14-1 Core GStreamer libraries and > eleme > ii libgtk2 2.10.13-1 The GTK+ graphical user > interface > ii libgtks 2.0.10-3+b1 a spell-checking addon for > GTK's T > ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange > library > ii libncur 5.6+20070825-1 Shared libraries for terminal > hand > ii libnspr 1.8.0.13~pre070720-0etch3+lenny1 NetScape Portable Runtime > Library > ii libnss3 3.11.7-1 Network Security Service > libraries > ii libpang 1.16.5-1 Layout and rendering of > internatio > ii libperl 5.8.8-7 Shared Perl library > ii libsasl 2.1.22.dfsg1-14 Authentication abstraction > library > ii libsasl 2.1.22.dfsg1-14 Pluggable Authentication > Modules f > ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management > library > ii libstar 0.9-1 library for program launch > feedbac > ii libx11- 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library > ii libxcur 1:1.1.8-2 X cursor management library > ii libxext 1:1.0.3-2 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii libxfix 1:4.0.3-2 X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' > extensio > ii libxi6 2:1.1.2-1 X11 Input extension library > ii libxine 1:1.0.2-1 X11 Xinerama extension > library > ii libxml2 2.6.29.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library > ii libxran 2:1.2.1-1 X11 RandR extension library > ii libxren 1:0.9.2-1 X Rendering Extension client > libra > ii libxss1 1:1.1.2-1 X11 Screen Saver extension > library > ii pidgin- 2.0.1-1 multi-protocol instant > messaging c > > Versions of packages pidgin recommends: > ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.14-2 GStreamer plugins from the > "base" > ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-good 0.10.6-1 GStreamer plugins from the > "good" > ii python-dbus 0.82.2-1 simple interprocess messaging > syst > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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