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eclipse/JVM crashes in libmozjs.so

Bug #563647 reported by ceciacd on 2010-04-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #582615: Eclipse crashes after choosing Help / Welcome. Edit Remove

This bug affects 11 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	eclipse (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned
	openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Eclipse crashes (including the whole VM) when hovering over a method or class name (that displays a tooltip) making developement very difficult because one hovers over methods sooner or later unintentionally.
This happens with Sun JRE and OpenJDK.
Problem seems to be a bug in libmozjs.so .

Sun JRE crash output:
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x023b6cee, pid=18414, tid=2990533488
#
# JRE version: 6.0_20-b02
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (16.3-b01 mixed mode, sharing linux-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [libmozjs.so+0x1acee] js_NextActiveContext+0x16
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/jakob/Jakob/web-tech/Caretec Oracle vs TYPO3/sourcecode-git-repo/hs_err_pid18414.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#

OpenJDK crash output:
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x0584fe32, pid=2388, tid=2996824944
#
# JRE version: 6.0_18-b18
# Java VM: OpenJDK Client VM (16.0-b13 mixed mode, sharing linux-x86 )
# Derivative: IcedTea6 1.8
# Distribution: Ubuntu lucid (development branch), package 6b18~pre4-1ubuntu1
# Problematic frame:
# C [libmozjs.so+0x1ae32] js_NextActiveContext+0x16
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please include
# instructions how to reproduce the bug and visit:
# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/
#

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Søren Bredlund Caspersen (soeren-b-c) wrote on 2010-04-15:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in openjdk-6.
(With many applications, you can report a future bug directly on the appropriate package by opening the application's "Help" menu and choosing "Report a Problem". https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs)

affects:

ubuntu → openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)

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MJ (mjjaa) wrote on 2010-04-23:

I get this bug under eclipse every time hovering the mouse cursor over a method in the editor. Thats pretty disgusting!!
Please fix this fast :D

Matthias Klose (doko) on 2010-04-24

affects:

openjdk-6 (Ubuntu) → eclipse (Ubuntu)

Jakob Unterwurzacher (jakobunt) on 2010-05-12

Changed in eclipse (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
summary:	- eclipse crashes ubuntu 10.04 sun-java-bin + eclipse/JVM crashes in libmozjs.so
description:	updated

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Jakob Unterwurzacher (jakobunt) wrote on 2010-05-12:

Crash log Edit (63.1 KiB, text/plain)

(from attached crash log: libmozjs.so seems to belong to XUL)

Stack: [0xb04fe000,0xb0cff000], sp=0xb0cfe300, free space=2000b0cfdc90k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
C [libmozjs.so+0x1acee] js_NextActiveContext+0x16
C [libxul.so+0x1c33b3]
C [libnspr4.so+0x28267]
C [libpthread.so.0+0x596e]

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Jakob Unterwurzacher (jakobunt) wrote on 2010-05-12:

Removing xulrunner-1.9.1 (seems to be left over after the upgrade to 10.04) solves this.

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote on 2010-05-13:

As i recall this is due to the Java plug-in being broken. If you enable the partner repos can you please test with sun-java6-* package

affects:	xulrunner-1.9.1 (Ubuntu) → openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)
Changed in openjdk-6 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote on 2010-05-14:

crashes in libmozjs.so don't have anything to do with the plugin itself.

Changed in openjdk-6 (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

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gorkma (gorkmave128) wrote on 2010-05-17:

I had the same problem and I solved it Removing xulrunner-1.9.1 and leaving installed xulrunner-1.9.2.

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grok (wayne-fuchs) wrote on 2010-05-27:

I have upgraded to 10.04 and this affected me. I'll echo what everyone else has said, removing the old xulrunner solved the problem.

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Alloc (christian-illy) wrote on 2010-06-23:

I got the same problem though completely removing anything related to XUL did not help here (no xul* in either version 1.9.1 or 1.9.2 installed).
Any fix for this?

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Niels Thykier (niels-thykier) wrote on 2010-06-26:

#10

Alloc: Perhaps old SWT binaries have been extracted to your ~/.eclipse, try running:
find ~/.eclipse -name '*.so'

If it lists any swt libraries, then your ~/.eclipse is tainted. The crashes are then likely to be caused by these libraries being outdated and the only known solution is to remove your ~/.eclipse.

If this is not the case (or removing your ~/.eclipse does not help), please run:
apport-collect 563647

Thank you in advance,
~Niels

Changed in eclipse (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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Alloc (christian-illy) wrote on 2010-06-26:

#11

And removing those libraries will definitely not cause any other problems? Do I have to remove the whole .eclipse or is removing those libraries enough?

Files found:
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-pi-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-gnome-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-xulrunner-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-cairo-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-xpcominit-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/189/1/.cp/libswt-atk-gtk-3557.so
./org.eclipse.platform_3.5.0_1473617060/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/34/1/.cp/os/linux/x86/liblocalfile_1_0_0.so

Regards,
Chris

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Niels Thykier (niels-thykier) wrote on 2010-06-27:

#12

I am not 100% certain it is enough just to remove those libraries, but you are certainly welcome to try. You can do it by using:
find ~/.eclipse -name '*.so' -delete

Though, if the crashes persist or it adds the libraries again next time you run eclipse, then rename or remove your ~/.eclipse.

~Niels

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Alloc (christian-illy) wrote on 2010-06-28:

#13

Weird, I completely removed (aka renamed) the .eclipse directory. Didn't change anything but what I wonder about more is that Eclipse did neither ask for a workspace on next startup nor recreated that directory. Does it really use it at all?

Chris

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Niels Thykier (niels-thykier) wrote on 2010-07-17:

#14

Yes, it uses ~/.eclipse, else it would not be there in the first place. It is used for storing generic things that are not "workspace" specific and it also stores locally installed plugins there.

Also, if you still experience the crashes with the Ubuntu installed eclipse after removing libraries in ~/.eclipse, then make sure you do not have old xulrunner installations on your system (e.g. xulrunner-1.9.1)

~Niels