Bug 698008 - [abrt] dconf-0.7.3-2: _vala_main: Process /usr/bin/dconf was killed by signal 6 (SIGABRT)
Summary: [abrt] dconf-0.7.3-2: _vala_main: Process /usr/bin/dconf was killed by signal...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: dconf
Version: 15
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Matthias Clasen
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:78b3d3cf153e959bf03e45953bc...
: 698895 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-04-19 22:11 UTC by Alexander Volovics
Modified: 2011-05-01 10:45 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-04-29 12:05:34 UTC
Type: ---

Attachments (Terms of Use)
File: event_log (3.03 KB, text/plain)
2011-04-19 22:11 UTC, Alexander Volovics 		no flags Details
File: smaps (31.58 KB, text/plain)
2011-04-19 22:11 UTC, Alexander Volovics 		no flags Details
File: maps (6.35 KB, text/plain)
2011-04-19 22:11 UTC, Alexander Volovics 		no flags Details
File: dsos (4.08 KB, text/plain)
2011-04-19 22:11 UTC, Alexander Volovics 		no flags Details
File: backtrace (5.56 KB, text/plain)
2011-04-19 22:11 UTC, Alexander Volovics 		no flags Details
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Description Alexander Volovics 2011-04-19 22:11:28 UTC 
abrt version: 2.0.0
comment: Alt-F2 then type 'dconf' followed by 'Enter'
executable: /usr/bin/dconf
cmdline: dconf
component: dconf
package: dconf-0.7.3-2
crash_function: _vala_main
kernel: 2.6.38.2-9.fc15.x86_64
reason: Process /usr/bin/dconf was killed by signal 6 (SIGABRT)
architecture: x86_64
username: aov
uid: 500
rating: 4
time: 1303250753
os_release: Fedora release 15 (Lovelock)

Text file: event_log, 3099 bytes
Text file: smaps, 32342 bytes
Binary file: coredump, 585728 bytes
Text file: maps, 6498 bytes
Text file: dsos, 4181 bytes
Text file: backtrace, 5690 bytes

build_ids
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Comment 1 Alexander Volovics 2011-04-19 22:11:31 UTC 
Created attachment 493300 [details]
File: event_log
Comment 2 Alexander Volovics 2011-04-19 22:11:34 UTC 
Created attachment 493301 [details]
File: smaps
Comment 3 Alexander Volovics 2011-04-19 22:11:36 UTC 
Created attachment 493302 [details]
File: maps
Comment 4 Alexander Volovics 2011-04-19 22:11:39 UTC 
Created attachment 493303 [details]
File: dsos
Comment 5 Alexander Volovics 2011-04-19 22:11:41 UTC 
Created attachment 493304 [details]
File: backtrace
Comment 6 Matthias Clasen 2011-04-29 12:04:09 UTC 
*** Bug 698895 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Matthias Clasen 2011-04-29 12:05:34 UTC 
The dconf commandline tool is not useful; just don't run it.
Comment 8 Philipp Dörfler 2011-04-29 15:25:29 UTC 
It may be that it's not useful, but being killed by SIGABRT which results in ABRT being opened seems very buggy for just a useless tool.

Please reconsider fixing the bug.

Thank you,
~ Philipp
Comment 9 jayce 2011-04-29 17:30:50 UTC 
Remove the dconf commandline tool or create an alias to dconf-editor?
Comment 10 Philipp Dörfler 2011-05-01 10:45:25 UTC 
As the dconf command line is considered an internal tool used by other programs and not by the end-user, it would make sense to just move dconf to a directory which is not in PATH, wouldn't it?
IMHO this approach makes sense for internal tools in general. They'd be hidden from the end-user, but are still available unchanged for other programs, tools, whatever.

In case this isn't feasible, I suggest just patching dconf to not exit with SIGABRT, but to emit a line "this tool is meant solely for internal use. Please don't call it directly, but via dconf-editor". Something like that.

Please comment whether this would be feasible or if things look too easy to me.

Cheers,
~ Philipp
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