[bt-devel] Segmentation Fault

zer0halo zerohalo at gmail.com
Fri Dec 3 18:12:10 MST 2004


Thanks, Daniel.

Ubuntu has libsword4 1.5.7.-2
I downloaded 1.5.7-4 from Debian unstable, installed it and bible time
worked fine!


On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 23:05:04 +0000, Daniel Glassey
<danglassey at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> What is the version of the sword library in ubuntu universe (libsword4)?
> If it is older than 1.5.7-3 then it is likely to have the problem that
> was fixed in that version
> 
> sword (1.5.7-3) unstable; urgency=low
> 
> !!!  * src/utilfuns/utilstr.cpp - toupperstr *buf++ fix
>        caused segfaults when compiled with -O2
>    * fix to build with gcc 3.4
>        include/multimapwdef.h, Closes: #258768
>    * build the diatheke package again, it is still there just in a
>        different place, Closes: #229444
>    * fix documentation about modules,
>        README.Debian, Closes: #249020
> 
>   -- Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:54:27 +0100
> 
> Regards,
> Daniel
> 
> P.S. That reminds me - that change also needs to go into the sword src rpms.
> 
> 
> 
> zer0halo wrote:
> > Thanks, Bill. I tried compiling the package from source. It completes
> > okay, but when running the program I get the same Segmentation Fault.
> > (I uninstalled the DEB package of bibletime first.)
> >
> > So I ran through it again to see if I could find any errors.
> >
> > Configure works without errors.
> >
> > Make gives the following error repeatedly, though it doesn't halt:
> >
> > In file included from /usr/include/sword/utilweb.h:26,
> >                  from /usr/include/sword/utilfuns.h:27,
> >                  from /usr/include/sword/swobject.h:4,
> >                  from /usr/include/sword/swdisp.h:26,
> >                  from /usr/include/sword/swmodule.h:27,
> >                  from /usr/include/sword/swmgr.h:45,
> >                  from backend/cswordbackend.h:31,
> >                  from backend/cswordmoduleinfo.h:22,
> >                  from frontend/cprofilewindow.h:21,
> >                  from frontend/cprofile.h:21,
> >                  from frontend/cprofilemgr.h:21,
> >                  from bibletime.h:24,
> >                  from main.cpp:29:
> > /usr/include/sword/swbuf.h: In member function `void
> >    sword::SWBuf::assureMore(long unsigned int)':
> > /usr/include/sword/swbuf.h:47: warning: comparison between signed and
> > unsigned integer expressions
> > /usr/include/sword/swbuf.h: In member function `sword::SWBuf&
> >    sword::SWBuf::operator<<(int)':
> > /usr/include/sword/swbuf.h:196: warning: comparison between signed and
> > unsigned integer expressions
> >
> > I don't know enough about compiling packages to understand what this
> > means, other that it seems tobe a problem with the sword library.
> >
> > Make install works without problems.
> >
> > Any clues? Help? I could try the Ubuntu community too, but since it
> > might be a Sword problem, perhaps someone here would know? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:53:31 -0600, Bill Totman <totman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>It could be an issue of what glib package or the version of gcc your
> >>base system was compiled against/with and that which the bibletime deb
> >>package was prepared with.
> >>
> >>Have you tried to compile the package yourself? That could reviel or
> >>resolve such problems.
> >>
> >>Also, what about the Ubuntu community. They might have a good idea
> >>about it. I have yet to try Ubuntu since I'm so satisfied with Gentoo
> >>I haven't considered much else besides Debian Sarge (for a file
> >>server). When things go wrong on a Gentoo emerge (an install) I have
> >>usually found the answer at their forums (forums.gentoo.org).
> >>
> >>Hope that helps.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:40:22 -0700, zer0halo <zerohalo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I just came across bibletime when looking for a linux bible program,
> >>>and it looks nice!
> >>>
> >>>uses DEB packages). It installed no problem (after fulfilling a few
> >>>
> >>>>However, when I try running it, I just get "segmentation fault" at the> command line. Nothing else--gui doesn't even start to load; no other
> >>>
> >>>error, so I don't even know where to start.
> >>>
> >>>I tried downloading the Debian Unstable package and installing it
> >>>manually, and while it installed no problem, I get the exact same
> >>>error.
> >>>
> >>>Any clues? Thanks for the help. And thanks for making what seems to be
> >>>a great program (if I can get it running!)
> 
> 


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