On Mar 16, Neil Roeth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
 > On Feb 26, David Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
 >  > Subject: aplus-fsf: A+ crashes at start
 >  > Package: aplus-fsf
 >  > Version: 4.20.2-5
 >  > Severity: important
 >  > 
 >  > *** Please type your report below this line ***
 >  > Like bug #422970, aplus crashes immediately upon
 >  > hitting F4.  However,after reading bug #422970, I
 >  > installed xfonts-kapl before starting xemacs and
 >  > trying to start A+.  I get the following result in
 >  > xemacs:
 >  > 
 >  > Starting...
 >  >      A+
 >  >      Copyright (c) 1990-2005 Morgan Stanley.  All
 >  > rights reserved.
 >  >      This version is Release 4.20
 >  > *** glibc detected *** free(): invalid next size
 >  > (normal):
 >  > 0x00000000005e47c0 ***
 >  > 
 >  > Process `a' aborted
 >  > 
 >  > Note that on the same machine, using the Intel x86
 >  > (32-bit) Debian Etch on a different partition, I do
 >  > NOT get this error.
 > 
 > Thanks, I have looked into this a bit. I can reproduce it on a Debian 64 bit
 > machine, and will look into it myself as well as ask upstream to help.

Upstream tells me they use A+ on amd64 at Morgan Stanley, and is working on
putting those changes in the open source version.  Once I get that, I'll
update the Debian package.  That should fix the immediate crash upon startup.

-- 
Neil Roeth



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