[Pidgin] #7600: Segment fault while starting pidgin

[Pidgin]

#7600: Segment fault while starting pidgin
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 Reporter:  sumitborar  |        Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect      |       Status:  pending     
Milestone:              |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.2       |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:              |  
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Changes (by datallah):

  * status:  new => pending


Old description:

> pidgin -d
> (17:40:23) prefs: Reading /home/sborar/.purple/prefs.xml
> (17:40:23) prefs: Finished reading /home/sborar/.purple/prefs.xml
> (17:40:23) dbus: okkk
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gevolution.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/relnot.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/sendbutton.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsilcpurple.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/perl.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so
> (17:40:23) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory
> /home/sborar/.purple
> (17:40:23) jabber: creating hash tables for data objects
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so
> (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling
> save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling
> save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed, scheduling
> save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling
> save.
> (17:40:23) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory
> /home/sborar/.purple
> (17:40:23) util: Reading file status.xml from directory
> /home/sborar/.purple
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but
> not found.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
> (17:40:23) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme
> is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later.
> (17:40:23) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a
> dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not
> found.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested
> but not found.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
> (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered
> (17:40:23) util: Reading file smileys.xml from directory
> /home/sborar/.purple
> (17:40:23) util: File /home/sborar/.purple/smileys.xml does not exist
> (this is not necessarily an error)
> (17:40:23) stun: using server
> (17:40:24) sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
> Pidgin 2.5.2 has segfaulted and attempted to dump a core file.
> This is a bug in the software and has happened through
> no fault of your own.

New description:

 {{{
  pidgin -d
 (17:40:23) prefs: Reading /home/sborar/.purple/prefs.xml
 (17:40:23) prefs: Finished reading /home/sborar/.purple/prefs.xml
 (17:40:23) dbus: okkk
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gevolution.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/relnot.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/sendbutton.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsilcpurple.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/perl.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so
 (17:40:23) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory
 /home/sborar/.purple
 (17:40:23) jabber: creating hash tables for data objects
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so
 (17:40:23) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling
 save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling
 save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed, scheduling
 save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling
 save.
 (17:40:23) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory
 /home/sborar/.purple
 (17:40:23) util: Reading file status.xml from directory
 /home/sborar/.purple
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but
 not found.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
 (17:40:23) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme
 is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later.
 (17:40:23) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a dependency
 is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not
 found.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested but
 not found.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
 (17:40:23) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered
 (17:40:23) util: Reading file smileys.xml from directory
 /home/sborar/.purple
 (17:40:23) util: File /home/sborar/.purple/smileys.xml does not exist
 (this is not necessarily an error)
 (17:40:23) stun: using server
 (17:40:24) sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
 Pidgin 2.5.2 has segfaulted and attempted to dump a core file.
 This is a bug in the software and has happened through
 no fault of your own.
 }}}

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Comment:

 Please follow [wiki:GetABacktrace the instructions] to get a backtrace and
 attach it to this ticket.

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