compiz crashed with signal 5 in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()

[trustin]

This looks similar to the following bug:

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/808007

However, I'm seeing the crash with the latest version of compiz in 12.04 LTS amd64. I didn't see this problem last week but started to see the problem since about 3~4 days ago I updated the system.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,regex,grid,resize,animation,move,mousepoll,place,session,gnomecompat,vpswitch,snap,imgpng,workarounds,expo,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Mar 25 12:38:35 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-03-20 20:31:28,524 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro8,1
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=/dev/mapper/sda2_crypt ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 5
SourcePackage: compiz
Title: compiz crashed with signal 5 in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-20 (4 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 01/24/12
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-94245B3640C91C81
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: MacBookPro8,1
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-94245B3640C91C81
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP81.88Z.0047.B27.1201241646:bd01/24/12:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro8,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-94245B3640C91C81:rvrMacBookPro8,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-94245B3640C91C81:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro8,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

This crash has the same stack trace characteristics as bug #808007. However, the latter was already fixed in an earlier package version than the one in this report. This might be a regression or because the problem is in a dependent package.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 glibmm_unexpected_exception () at exceptionhandler.cc:71
 Glib::exception_handlers_invoke () at exceptionhandler.cc:150
 Glib::Source::dispatch_vfunc (callback=<optimized out>, user_data=<optimized out>) at main.cc:920
 g_main_dispatch (context=0x24aec10) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.22/./glib/gmain.c:2515
 g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x24aec10) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.22/./glib/gmain.c:3052

[trustin (trustin)]

I confirmed the recent updates in compiz fixes the regression. I'm on Unity 3D now instead of 2D. Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Will Cooke (willcooke)]

As part of the big bug clear up for 16.04 LTS I am marking this bug as Wont Fix.
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