[Gambas-user] Gambas 3.4.2 hanging on startup (Ubuntu 12.10 with Cinnamon desktop)

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 29/07/2013 02:40, Cam Era a écrit :
> Greetings all
>
> I am trying to run the latest Gambas (3.4.2) on Ubuntu 12.10 (x86) system
> running the Cinnamon desktop.
>
> I find that the application hangs part way through loading.
>
> I've run it perhaps 30 times, and only once or twice has it actually loaded
> to completion. Therefore, I know it can work fine once it actually does
> load completely.
>
> I've also launched the application with 'strace' and here is the output of
> the last few lines:
>
> ###
> ...
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> time(NULL) = 1375054983
> poll([{fd=31, events=POLLIN}], 1, 60000) = ? ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK (To be
> restarted)
>
> ###
>
> The application hangs on the poll() It seems to be waitin for some kind o
> file resources to become available, but it never does.
>
> I have no issues running this same version of Gambas on other Ubuntu 12.10
> systems running different desktops.
>
> Any suggestions to fix (or pointers as to to acquire additional
> information), would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Con

Please run the development through 'gdb', hit CTRL+C when it freezes, 
and send me the gdb backtrace.

$ cd /path/to/gambas3/ide/project
$ gbc3 -agt
$ gdb gbx3
...
(gdb) run
...
------> hit CTRL+C
(gdb) bt
...

-- 
Benoît Minisini