Description of problem: gnome-help, either from the System-->Help menu or /usr/bin/gnome-help crashes without displaying any help information. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): yelp-2.24.0-5.fc10.i386 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start gnome-help from the menu (System-->Help) 2. Wait for crash 1. Start /usr/bin/gnome-help from the command line 2. Wait for crash Actual results: This is the output from the command line. $ gnome-help OMF category 'System|Configuration|Configuration Tools' not recognised, ignoring. OMF category 'System|Configuration|Configuration Tools' not recognised, ignoring. OMF category 'System|Configuration|Configuration Tools' not recognised, ignoring. OMF category 'System|Configuration|Configuration Tools' not recognised, ignoring. OMF category 'System|Configuration|Configuration Tools' not recognised, ignoring. OMF category 'System|Configuration|Configuration Tools' not recognised, ignoring. Error: Malformed line (no section). Ignoring entry Error: Malformed line (no section). Ignoring entry Error: Malformed line (no section). Ignoring entry Error: Malformed line (no filename). Ignoring entry Error: Malformed line (no filename close). Ignoring entry 1f40bacf-299e-bea4-10d4ff46-027ba6f4 is dumped Expected results: Help manual is displayed. Additional info: I have multiple windowing systems installed (Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, Windowmaker).
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. Without a stack trace from the crash it's very hard to determine what caused it. Can you get us a stack trace? Please see http://live.gnome.org/GettingTraces for more information on how to do so. Thanks in advance!
Created attachment 332002 [details] Trace generated after debuginfo-install yelp This is the trace I got from Gnome's bug buddy after doing: debuginfo-install yelp.
Thanks, it looks like that has everything I need to proceed.
Since all requested info was received, am marking as assigned. --- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
I have been testing the F11 Preview release notes and observed a consistent crash with the Oriya language. At this time there are perhaps a dozen languages translated and this was the only one that crashed. Went back to a virgin Fedora 10 and got the same result when logging i2 with Oriya language. the opening window gets mostly displayed and then yelp crashes.
The originally reported crash seems not to occur in Fedora 11. Closing, but please reopen if you see it again in Fedora 11 or later.