php5-ps segmentation fault on ps_setfont (64bit)

[Tom Kaminski]

php5-ps doesn't work on amd64 based systems. It will throw a segmentation fault at the ps_setfont() function. I was able to reproduce on two separate amd64 machines, including directly from a live CD. From a live CD, here are the steps to reproduce:

1. Add universe to apt-get sources.list
2. apt-get update
3. apt-get install php5 php5-ps
4. Run command: php ps.php (where ps.php is the attached sample program)

- When I compiled and ran the example libps C programs, there were no problems with the same set of functions.
- When I booted with a 32bit live CD (12.04), the above steps worked fine. No segmentation fault.
- I recompiled the module using "pecl install ps", and it still seg faulted on 64bit.

Extra Info:
php5-ps: Installed: 1.3.6-6
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit

[Tom Kaminski (ttkaminski)]

Found this: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=58211

Which gave me enough information on what needed to be changed in the rest of the code to make it all work. Attached is a complete patch to make the php ps module 64 bit compatible.

Briefly tested. At least it doesn't seg fault anymore.

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[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Confirmed on raring:

# php ps.php
start
pre-setfont
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[Ray Still (ray-stilltech)]

I have the same problem, and I'm happy to see that a fix has been released by Debian, but will this fix be released on either the PECL package page or through the Ubuntu repositories?

[James (jamesd009)]

https://whitetechservices.freshdesk.com/solution/articles/22000165972-hp-printer-tech-support-number-1-866-266-6880

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

This seems to have been fixed in all supported releases.