Crash on start with corrupt "tab-info-list"
Bug #1356491 reported by
mbluethgen
This bug affects 6 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files |
Fix Released
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High
|
Jeremy Wootten | ||
Bug Description
From time to time files crashes and give me a segmentation fault on restart the app. If I clear the "tab-info-list" via gconf-editor in org/pantheon/
Related branches
lp:~jeremywootten/pantheon-files/fix-crash-on-restore-tabs
- elementary Apps team: Pending requested
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Diff: 98 lines (+46/-6)2 files modifiedsrc/View/ViewContainer.vala (+1/-1)
src/View/Window.vala (+45/-5)
Revision history for this message
| mbluethgen (mbluethgen-gmail) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Danielle Foré (danrabbit) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| summary: |
- Files crashes on start + Crash on start with corrupt "tab-info-list" |
| tags: | added: crash |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Jeremy Wootten (jeremywootten) |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| milestone: | none → freya-beta2 |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| milestone: | freya-beta2 → 0.2 |
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I can confirm this report. Clearing the tab info list key in *dconf* (not gconf) fixes the issue.
If the value of that string is garbage, Files should just clear it automatically instead of crashing.