exo-desktop-item-edit crashed with SIGSEGV in strstr()

[rrichter]

System: Xubuntu 8.10

exo-desktop-item-edit crashed with SIGSEGV in strstr()

dmesg

[ 3155.856925] exo-desktop-ite[6972]: segfault at 0 ip b784bd63 sp bff61920 error 4 in libc-2.8.90.so[b77d4000+158000]
[ 3834.118813] exo-desktop-ite[6989]: segfault at 0 ip b784fd63 sp bfa65380 error 4 in libc-2.8.90.so[b77d8000+158000]

Package:
exo-utils 0.3.4-7ubuntu6

Uname
Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

WORKAROUND:
create the desired shortcut on desktop by using Thunar file manager, navigate to the path of the file (for example: /usr/bin/VBox )
 -> Right-Click on executable -> Send To -> Desktop (Create Link)
This creates a shortcut to VirtualBox on the Desktop.

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

exo-desktop-item-edit is in the exo-utils package.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

* Is this reproducible?
* If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?
* I attempted to reproduce this using an installed version of Xubuntu AMD64 from 2008-10-25. If I am correct, starter translates to the english launcher. I was able to create and use the starter on my desktop.

This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[rrichter (rrichterzittau-deactivatedaccount)]

Yes it is:

Klick with the right mouse button on the xfc-desktop.
Than klick "Starter erstellen...".
Than give anyting in the "Name: ____" box.
-> CRASH

[rrichter (rrichterzittau-deactivatedaccount)]

The error occurs only in the German language environment.

In the english language environment it works correctly.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

Hi,

Can you provide a backtrace (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace#Already%20running%20programs) please?
Thanks.

[rrichter (rrichterzittau-deactivatedaccount)]

Sorry I moved to Ubuntu SE.

Can I provide a backtrace with the desktop(live)-CD?

I want to test it with the Xubuntu livecd, but I cant because the system crashes:

PS: The following does not concern the error, but I must explain it somehow.:

The Xubuntu AMD64-liveCD boots with I/O errors on sd0. And when the X System is starting I see only a white screen, than the PC crashes with a very fast reboot (without shutting down the system, so similarly as with a power failure.). I tested other systems like knoppix and they works fine.

[golikitti (golikitti)]

This bug is reproducible in an English language environment also.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here.

Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[golikitti (golikitti)]

Temporary workaround to the problem by creating the desired shortcut on desktop by using
Thunar file manager, navigate to the path of the file (for example: /usr/bin/VBox )
 -> Right-Click on executable -> Send To -> Desktop (Create Link)
This creates a shortcut to VirtualBox on the Desktop.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

Seems to be fixed. If this is still reproducible in karmic, feel free to reopen this bug report.