Debian Bug report logs - #476431
gpm makes apps hang if running; they run normally if stopped

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: gpm makes apps hang if running; they run normally if stopped

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:13:08 -0400

Package: gpm
Version: 1.20.3~pre3-3
Severity: normal

hi,

i just finished a run of aptitude (update/upgrade). i do my aptitude run, then
when i hit "Press return to continue." and do so, aptitude hangs just before
it clears the screen to show its window. when gpm is stopped, it continues to run
normally. this also happens with other apps that are built with libgpmg support
(w3m, others). when stopped, aptitude does this in syslog:

=====
Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: *** err 
Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: Oh, oh, it's an error! possibly I die! 
Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: *** err 
Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: Oh, oh, it's an error! possibly I die!
=====

running with udev, so udev removed /dev/gpmctl when gpm was stopped.

other info provided upon request.

thanks,
simon

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24.2-acahkos
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gpm depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]      1.5.20        Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils                2.28.4        Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  libc6                      2.7-10        GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgpmg1                   1.20.3~pre3-3 General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
ii  lsb-base                   3.2-8         Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii  ucf                        3.006         Update Configuration File: preserv

gpm recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
* gpm/responsiveness:
* gpm/repeat_type: none
* gpm/append: -B 321
* gpm/restart: true
* gpm/sample_rate:
* gpm/type: exps2
* gpm/device: /dev/input/mice

Message #10 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

To: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, 476431@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#476431: gpm makes apps hang if running; they run normally if stopped

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:49:29 +0200

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Hello Simon!

Can you debug it the following way:

- stop your gpm using application (i.e. w3m)
- stop gpm
- start gpm with -D and your normal parameters on console 1
   add > LOGFILE 2>&1 at the end
- start your gpm using application on console 2
- wait until it hangs
- abort your program and gpm
- send LOGFILE to here (or the URL, if it is too big)

Sincerly

Nico

Simon Raven [Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 01:13:08PM -0400]:
> Package: gpm
> Version: 1.20.3~pre3-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> hi,
> 
> i just finished a run of aptitude (update/upgrade). i do my aptitude run, then
> when i hit "Press return to continue." and do so, aptitude hangs just before
> it clears the screen to show its window. when gpm is stopped, it continues to run
> normally. this also happens with other apps that are built with libgpmg support
> (w3m, others). when stopped, aptitude does this in syslog:
> 
> =====
> Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
> Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
> Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: *** err 
> Apr 16 13:02:05 acahkos aptitude: Oh, oh, it's an error! possibly I die! 
> Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
> Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: *** info 
> Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: *** err 
> Apr 16 13:02:46 acahkos aptitude: Oh, oh, it's an error! possibly I die!
> =====
> 
> running with udev, so udev removed /dev/gpmctl when gpm was stopped.
> 
> other info provided upon request.
> 
> thanks,
> simon
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.24.2-acahkos
> Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> 
> Versions of packages gpm depends on:
> ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]      1.5.20        Debian configuration management sy
> ii  debianutils                2.28.4        Miscellaneous utilities specific t
> ii  libc6                      2.7-10        GNU C Library: Shared libraries
> ii  libgpmg1                   1.20.3~pre3-3 General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
> ii  lsb-base                   3.2-8         Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
> ii  ucf                        3.006         Update Configuration File: preserv
> 
> gpm recommends no packages.
> 
> -- debconf information:
> * gpm/responsiveness:
> * gpm/repeat_type: none
> * gpm/append: -B 321
> * gpm/restart: true
> * gpm/sample_rate:
> * gpm/type: exps2
> * gpm/device: /dev/input/mice
> 
> 
> 
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> pkg-gpm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-gpm-devel

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Message #22 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>

To: control@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 412927@bugs.debian.org, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 472062@bugs.debian.org, 473496@bugs.debian.org, 474516@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, 479345@bugs.debian.org, 482138@bugs.debian.org, 483916@bugs.debian.org

Subject: setting package to gpm libgpm-dev libgpmg1-dev libgpm2, tagging 470882, tagging 476431 ...

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:33:11 +0300

# Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.29
#
# gpm (1.20.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
#
#  * New upstream version. (Closes: #482138)
#    - debian/patches/001_logging.patch: Removed, merged upstream.
#    - debian/patches/006_version_000: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/008_sun_repeat_000: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/030_segfault: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/001_missing_V_option.patch: Refresh.
#    - debian/patches/002_force_repeat_000: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/005_types_000: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/007_doc_fix_000: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/010_ps2_rework.patch: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/013_xterm_mouse_support_000: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/015_libgpm_noverbose.patch: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/030_daemon_quit: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/040_no_OPEN_MAX.patch: Likewise.
#    - debian/patches/050_dont_link_libcurses: Likewise.
#    - debian/rules: Fix Changelog to Changes in dh_installchangelogs call.
#    - Properly cleanup on 'make clean', fixes building twice in a row.
#      (Closes: 479345)
#    - Support default gpm handlers again. (Closes: #472062)
#    - Do not log 'Connecting' and 'Request' messages on syslog.
#      (Closes: #474516)
#  * Debian broke ABI compatibility with upstream long time ago, the patch
#    got merged upstream recently but the new field was added in a different
#    place in the structure. With the new 1.20.3~pre3 release Debian had
#    to be either incompatible with previous Debian gpm versions or with
#    upstream again, but quite helpfully upstream bumped the SONAME.
#    (Closes: #412927, #470882, #473496, #476431)
#    - Add a new libgpm2 and libgpm-dev packages.
#    - Remove the libgpmg1 package.
#    - Make the libgpmg1-dev a dummy package to ease the transition.
#    - Remove old Conflicts and Replaces on libgpm1.
#    - Bump libgpm shlibs dependency to 1.20.4.
#  * Italian, thanks David Paleino.  (Closes: #483916) 

package gpm libgpm-dev libgpmg1-dev libgpm2
tags 470882 + pending
tags 476431 + pending
tags 412927 + pending
tags 483916 + pending
tags 479345 + pending
tags 482138 + pending
tags 474516 + pending
tags 472062 + pending
tags 473496 + pending

Message #43 received at 476431-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>

To: 476431-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#476431: fixed in gpm 1.20.4-1

Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:29:26 +0000

Source: gpm
Source-Version: 1.20.4-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gpm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gpm_1.20.4-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gpm/gpm_1.20.4-1.diff.gz
gpm_1.20.4-1.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gpm/gpm_1.20.4-1.dsc
gpm_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gpm/gpm_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
gpm_1.20.4.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/g/gpm/gpm_1.20.4.orig.tar.gz
libgpm-dev_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm-dev_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
libgpm2_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
libgpmg1-dev_1.20.4-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gpm/libgpmg1-dev_1.20.4-1_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 476431@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> (supplier of updated gpm package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:30:31 +0300
Source: gpm
Binary: gpm libgpm2 libgpm-dev libgpmg1-dev
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.20.4-1
Distribution: experimental
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian GPM Team <pkg-gpm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Description: 
 gpm        - General Purpose Mouse interface
 libgpm-dev - General Purpose Mouse - development files
 libgpm2    - General Purpose Mouse - shared library
 libgpmg1-dev - transitional dummy package which can be safely removed
Closes: 412927 470882 472062 473496 474516 476431 479345 482138 483916
Changes: 
 gpm (1.20.4-1) experimental; urgency=low
 .
   [ Guillem Jover ]
   * New upstream version. (Closes: #482138)
     - debian/patches/001_logging.patch: Removed, merged upstream.
     - debian/patches/006_version_000: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/008_sun_repeat_000: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/030_segfault: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/001_missing_V_option.patch: Refresh.
     - debian/patches/002_force_repeat_000: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/005_types_000: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/007_doc_fix_000: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/010_ps2_rework.patch: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/013_xterm_mouse_support_000: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/015_libgpm_noverbose.patch: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/030_daemon_quit: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/040_no_OPEN_MAX.patch: Likewise.
     - debian/patches/050_dont_link_libcurses: Likewise.
     - debian/rules: Fix Changelog to Changes in dh_installchangelogs call.
     - Properly cleanup on 'make clean', fixes building twice in a row.
       (Closes: 479345)
     - Support default gpm handlers again. (Closes: #472062)
     - Do not log 'Connecting' and 'Request' messages on syslog.
       (Closes: #474516)
   * Debian broke ABI compatibility with upstream long time ago, the patch
     got merged upstream recently but the new field was added in a different
     place in the structure. With the new 1.20.3~pre3 release Debian had
     to be either incompatible with previous Debian gpm versions or with
     upstream again, but quite helpfully upstream bumped the SONAME.
     (Closes: #412927, #470882, #473496, #476431)
     - Add a new libgpm2 and libgpm-dev packages.
     - Remove the libgpmg1 package.
     - Make the libgpmg1-dev a dummy package to ease the transition.
     - Remove old Conflicts and Replaces on libgpm1.
     - Bump libgpm shlibs dependency to 1.20.4.
   * Switch to use dh_lintian instead of manually installing the overrides.
     Bump the versioned debhelper Build-Depends to 6.0.7.
   * Remove now unused gpm lintian overrides, and add one for libgpmg1-dev.
   * Fix parallel FTBFS in debian/rules by moving 'patch' dependency from
     the build to a new pre-patch target that serializes configuration.
   * Add a debian/README.source file.
   * Now using Standards-Version 3.8.0.
 .
   [ Peter Samuelson ]
   * New debconf translations:
     - Italian, thanks David Paleino.  (Closes: #483916)
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Message #71 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

To: control@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org

Subject: merging #476431 with #470882

Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:26:40 +0200

unmerge 476431
reopen 476431
forcemerge 476431 470882
thanks

As these look very similar, 476431 is probably still happening too.

Samuel

Message #86 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

To: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@debian.at>, Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>

Cc: Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:59:43 +0200

Thomas Dickey, le Wed 08 Oct 2008 20:00:32 -0400, a écrit :
> With the latest update, ncurses won't try to use gpm if $TERM doesn't
> contain "linux", unless it's overridden (with a new environment variable).

Ah, indeed.  Rhonda, Zito or Simon, could you check whether upgrading
your libncurses5 and libncursesw5 to 5.6+20081004-1 fixes the bug?  I
think that should fix it for the usual cases.

Samuel

Message #91 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>

To: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

Cc: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@debian.at>, Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>, Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:35 +0200

* Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> [2008-10-09 23:59:43 CEST]:
> Thomas Dickey, le Wed 08 Oct 2008 20:00:32 -0400, a écrit :
> > With the latest update, ncurses won't try to use gpm if $TERM doesn't
> > contain "linux", unless it's overridden (with a new environment variable).
> 
> Ah, indeed.  Rhonda, Zito or Simon, could you check whether upgrading
> your libncurses5 and libncursesw5 to 5.6+20081004-1 fixes the bug?  I
> think that should fix it for the usual cases.

 These packages are currently installed:

w3m 0.5.2-2+b1, Versions of packages w3m depends on:
ii  libc6                  2.7-13            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgc1c2               1:6.8-1.1         conservative garbage collector for
ii  libgpm2                1.20.4-2          General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
ii  libncurses5            5.6+20081004-1    shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libssl0.9.8            0.9.8g-13         SSL shared libraries
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime

 Doesn't solve the issue, unfortunately. I've upgraded all my ncurses
packages, after that started gpm and did run and quit
'w3m http://nm.debian.org/' exactly seven times (reproducible), likewise
with pdmenu:

#v+
rhonda@edna:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/gpm start
Starting mouse interface server: gpm.
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
rhonda@edna:~$ pdmenu 
#v-

 Did press x and enter in the started pdmenu, the last one just hangs
and doesn't start until gpm is stopped again.

 Thanks for keeping an eye on it, if there's more I can do, just let me
know.

 So long,
Rhonda

Message #96 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

To: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>

Cc: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@debian.at>, Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>, Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:21:49 +0200

Gerfried Fuchs, le Fri 10 Oct 2008 13:10:35 +0200, a écrit :
> ii  libncurses5            5.6+20081004-1    shared libraries for terminal hand
> 
>  Doesn't solve the issue, unfortunately.

Ok so you're encountering another bug than what I've noticed.  Am I
right in thinking that this only happens in an xterm, not on the text
console?

Samuel

Message #101 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>

To: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>

Cc: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>, Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@debian.at>, Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>, Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:30:18 -0400

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 01:10:35PM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> * Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> [2008-10-09 23:59:43 CEST]:
> > Thomas Dickey, le Wed 08 Oct 2008 20:00:32 -0400, a écrit :
> > > With the latest update, ncurses won't try to use gpm if $TERM doesn't
> > > contain "linux", unless it's overridden (with a new environment variable).
> > 
> > Ah, indeed.  Rhonda, Zito or Simon, could you check whether upgrading
> > your libncurses5 and libncursesw5 to 5.6+20081004-1 fixes the bug?  I
> > think that should fix it for the usual cases.
> 
>  These packages are currently installed:
> 
> w3m 0.5.2-2+b1, Versions of packages w3m depends on:

I already commented on w3m.  It's using names from ncurses without actually
using the ncurses library, to fool gpm into working by calling w3m's code.

See

  http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.faq.html#using_gpm_lib

> ii  libc6                  2.7-13            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
> ii  libgc1c2               1:6.8-1.1         conservative garbage collector for
> ii  libgpm2                1.20.4-2          General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
> ii  libncurses5            5.6+20081004-1    shared libraries for terminal hand
> ii  libssl0.9.8            0.9.8g-13         SSL shared libraries
> ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
> 
>  Doesn't solve the issue, unfortunately. I've upgraded all my ncurses
> packages, after that started gpm and did run and quit
> 'w3m http://nm.debian.org/' exactly seven times (reproducible), likewise
> with pdmenu:

...Of the programs mentioned, ncurses updates should only affect aptitude.
pdmenu does not appear to rely on ncurses (see my first reply).

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net

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Message #106 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>

To: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

Cc: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>, Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:47 +0200

* Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> [2008-10-10 13:21:49 CEST]:
> Gerfried Fuchs, le Fri 10 Oct 2008 13:10:35 +0200, a écrit :
> > ii  libncurses5            5.6+20081004-1    shared libraries for terminal hand
> > 
> >  Doesn't solve the issue, unfortunately.
> 
> Ok so you're encountering another bug than what I've noticed.  Am I
> right in thinking that this only happens in an xterm, not on the text
> console?

 I'm using an rxvt-unicode, but yes. First time tried to test it in a
virtual console and indeed, the bug doesn't appear to happen there,
started pdmenu for at least 20 times without troubles.

 Did give it another test: When pdmenu hangs and switching from X11 to
virtual console and back, pdmenu displayed its menu, but pressing any
key will make it segfault from that state.

 So long,
Rhonda

Message #111 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>

To: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>

Cc: Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@debian.at>, Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:51:32 +0200

On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 11:59:43PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Thomas Dickey, le Wed 08 Oct 2008 20:00:32 -0400, a écrit :
> > With the latest update, ncurses won't try to use gpm if $TERM doesn't
> > contain "linux", unless it's overridden (with a new environment variable).
> 
> Ah, indeed.  Rhonda, Zito or Simon, could you check whether upgrading
> your libncurses5 and libncursesw5 to 5.6+20081004-1 fixes the bug?  I
> think that should fix it for the usual cases.

Yes, upgrade solved my problem - aptitude, m-a at least.
I tried start these 10 times and freeze didn't occured.

I'm using Unicode Rxvt X terminal emulator.

zito@bobek:~$ echo $TERM
rxvt-unicode

I tested problem with 5.6+20080925-1 positively, than upgrade to
5.6+20081004-1 and it is OK now.

ii  libncurses5    5.6+20081004-1 shared libraries for terminal handling

Regards
-- 
Zito

Message #116 received at 476431@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>

To: Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>

Cc: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>, Simon Raven <simon.raven@gmail.com>, Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@debian.at>, Václav Ovsík <vaclav.ovsik@i.cz>, 470882@bugs.debian.org, 476431@bugs.debian.org, Nico Schottelius <nico-debian-pkg-gpm-devel@schottelius.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#470882: /dev/gpmctl freezes acknowledge

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:34:14 +0200

* Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net> [2008-10-10 13:30:18 CEST]:
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 01:10:35PM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> > w3m 0.5.2-2+b1, Versions of packages w3m depends on:
> 
> I already commented on w3m.  It's using names from ncurses without actually
> using the ncurses library, to fool gpm into working by calling w3m's code.

 Ah, sorry.

> ...Of the programs mentioned, ncurses updates should only affect aptitude.
> pdmenu does not appear to rely on ncurses (see my first reply).

 Hanging pdmenu doesn't affect aptitude usage. I'm currently downgrading
ncurses5 again to test wether that is really an improvement, wasn't sure
how it was before that.

 Yes, downgrading ncurses5 makes aptitude hang, too.

 So long,
Rhonda

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