tag 445201 fixed-upstream merge 445201 425207 thanks On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 11:58:42PM +0100, Tom Llewellyn-Smith wrote: > Package: iceweasel > Version: 2.0.0.6-0etch1 > Severity: important > > > I discovered that when Iceweasel does not have read access to a font it > crashes and dissapears. > > When I installed new fonts, I did so as root, but did not chmod the font > files so they were only readable by root. > Thus Iceweasel crashed everytime it tried to access any webpage using > this common web-font. > > Solution was to chmod all the font files to add the read access to my > user and all local users. > > Iceweasel should have written an error to the syslog, or substituted > this font with another one installed on the system instead of just > crashing. > I only discovered the problem by using `strace`. > > I hope this helps.
This is a very well known issue. See bug #425207 and others. This will be fixed in iceweasel 3.0. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
