There are two solutions to this problem that I have discovered: 1) Compile Swami without any optimizations (setting CFLAGS to -O0). 2) The Swami author (Element Green) sent me a patch that fixes this issue. Here is what he wrote:
Patch by running the following command from within the Swami toplevel source directory. patch -p0 </path/to/swami-menu-qsort-bug.patch ** Patch added: "patch to resolve segfault when launching on 64-bit systems" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swami/+bug/810569/+attachment/2246133/+files/swami-menu-qsort-bug.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/810569 Title: swami 64-bit segfaults on launch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swami/+bug/810569/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
