Package: pidgin Version: 2.4.1-1 The same happened to me with the new version of pidgin. Attached is the backtrace generated by gnome.
Cheers. -- David
System: Linux 2.6.22-3-686 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 20:20:49 UTC 2008 i686 X Vendor: The X.Org Foundation X Vendor Release: 10400090 Selinux: No Accessibility: Disabled GTK+ Theme: Clearlooks Icon Theme: gnome Memory status: size: 52887552 vsize: 52887552 resident: 31072256 share: 18518016 rss: 31072256 rss_rlim: 4294967295 CPU usage: start_time: 1207660387 rtime: 616 utime: 558 stime: 58 cutime:146 cstime: 197 timeout: 0 it_real_value: 0 frequency: 100 Backtrace was generated from '/usr/bin/pidgin' Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1". [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 0xb7004940 (LWP 7135)] 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xb76db8c3 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 #2 0xb77786b4 in g_spawn_sync () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #3 0xb77789cc in g_spawn_command_line_sync () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #4 0xb7f10198 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libgnomebreakpad.so #5 <signal handler called> #6 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #7 0xb75aaef5 in raise () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #8 0xb75ac871 in abort () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #9 0x080c5f83 in sighandler (sig=11) at ../../pidgin/gtkmain.c:192 #10 <signal handler called> #11 0xb76cb147 in ?? () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #12 0xb615829d in ack_cmd (cmdproc=0x8931da8, cmd=0x887b340) at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/switchboard.c:779 #13 0xb614089b in msn_cmdproc_process_cmd (cmdproc=0x8931da8, cmd=0x887b340) at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/cmdproc.c:313 #14 0xb6140953 in msn_cmdproc_process_cmd_text (cmdproc=0x8931da8, command=0x87102d5 "ACK 5") at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/cmdproc.c:335 #15 0xb6143b20 in read_cb (data=0x8931dc8, source=17, cond=PURPLE_INPUT_READ) at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/httpconn.c:380 #16 0x080abbfb in pidgin_io_invoke (source=0x8890e00, condition=G_IO_IN, data=0x88268b0) at ../../pidgin/gtkeventloop.c:78 #17 0xb777645d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #18 0x08890e00 in ?? () #19 0x00000001 in ?? () #20 0x088268b0 in ?? () #21 0xb77b8248 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #22 0xbfef055c in ?? () #23 0x08828b58 in ?? () #24 0xbfef0578 in ?? () #25 0xb77427e8 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC Thread 1 (Thread 0xb7004940 (LWP 7135)): #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () No symbol table info available. #1 0xb76db8c3 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #2 0xb77786b4 in g_spawn_sync () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #3 0xb77789cc in g_spawn_command_line_sync () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #4 0xb7f10198 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libgnomebreakpad.so No symbol table info available. #5 <signal handler called> No symbol table info available. #6 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () No symbol table info available. #7 0xb75aaef5 in raise () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #8 0xb75ac871 in abort () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #9 0x080c5f83 in sighandler (sig=11) at ../../pidgin/gtkmain.c:192 No locals. #10 <signal handler called> No symbol table info available. #11 0xb76cb147 in ?? () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #12 0xb615829d in ack_cmd (cmdproc=0x8931da8, cmd=0x887b340) at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/switchboard.c:779 swboard = (MsnSwitchBoard *) 0x8828b58 msg = (MsnMessage *) 0x8712310 #13 0xb614089b in msn_cmdproc_process_cmd (cmdproc=0x8931da8, cmd=0x887b340) at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/cmdproc.c:313 cb = (MsnTransCb) 0xb615825d <ack_cmd> trans = (MsnTransaction *) 0x8712290 #14 0xb6140953 in msn_cmdproc_process_cmd_text (cmdproc=0x8931da8, command=0x87102d5 "ACK 5") at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/cmdproc.c:335 No locals. #15 0xb6143b20 in read_cb (data=0x8931dc8, source=17, cond=PURPLE_INPUT_READ) at ../../../../libpurple/protocols/msnp9/httpconn.c:380 httpconn = (MsnHttpConn *) 0x8931dc8 servconn = (MsnServConn *) 0x8931d50 session = (MsnSession *) 0x8187438 buf = "MSG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carlos%20Olivera%20T. 163\r\nMIME-Version: 1.0\r\nContent-Type: application/x-msnmsgrp2p\r\nP2P-Dest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] \000\000\000\226{", '\0' <repeats 14 times>, "\2233/\204\034"... cur = 0x87102d5 "ACK 5" end = 0x87102dc "" old_rx_buf = 0x87101f8 "MSG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carlos%20Olivera%20T. 163" len = 228 cur_len = 7 result_msg = 0x87101f8 "MSG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carlos%20Olivera%20T. 163" result_len = 228 error = 0 #16 0x080abbfb in pidgin_io_invoke (source=0x8890e00, condition=G_IO_IN, data=0x88268b0) at ../../pidgin/gtkeventloop.c:78 closure = (PidginIOClosure *) 0x88268b0 purple_cond = PURPLE_INPUT_READ #17 0xb777645d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #18 0x08890e00 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #19 0x00000001 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #20 0x088268b0 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #21 0xb77b8248 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #22 0xbfef055c in ?? () No symbol table info available. #23 0x08828b58 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #24 0xbfef0578 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #25 0xb77427e8 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () The program is running. Quit anyway (and detach it)? 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