[intrepid] Evolution calendar crashes

[khul]

Binary package hint: evolution

When I try to change to the calendar view, evolution crashes with a segfault (after showing the calendar display for a very brief moment). This only happens when I start evolution with "--component=mail" (as in the default gnome panel launcher). Starting evolution in this way from a terminal window gives the output:

** (evolution:27488): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution --component=mail %s
** (evolution:27488): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution
Changing the queries (contains? "summary" "")
Segmentation fault

The segfault appears when I try to change view. If I start without "--component=mail" it starts with the calendar view, and I can change back an forth between the different views. Here is the terminal output from such a run (terminated intentionally):

** (evolution:27743): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution --component=mail %s
** (evolution:27743): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution
Changing the queries (contains? "summary" "")
** Message: ATK_ROLE_TOOLTIP object found, but doesn't look like a tooltip.
** Message: ATK_ROLE_TOOLTIP object found, but doesn't look like a tooltip.
** Message: ATK_ROLE_TOOLTIP object found, but doesn't look like a tooltip.
** Message: ATK_ROLE_TOOLTIP object found, but doesn't look like a tooltip.
** Message: ATK_ROLE_TOOLTIP object found, but doesn't look like a tooltip.
** Message: ATK_ROLE_TOOLTIP object found, but doesn't look like a tooltip.

** (evolution:27743): CRITICAL **: atk_object_get_name: assertion `ATK_IS_OBJECT (accessible)' failed

(evolution:27743): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: instance of invalid non-instantiatable type `(null)'

(evolution:27743): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

In spite of the errors evolution appeared to work normally.

#lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

#apt-cache policy evolution
evolution:
  Installed: 2.24.1-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.24.1-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.24.1-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a backtrace following the instructions at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and upload the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue is similar to bug #270271

[Aleksander Łukasiewicz (laestrygo)]

I can confirm the bug. The segmentation fault in evolution happens when switching to calendar only if assistive technologies are on. Change the settings in gnome-at-properties and evolution stops crashing. This is similar to bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270271 and http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551845

[Johnson Wong (jjwh)]

after uncheck assitive technology still had problem with me, but all good after reboot. thx for the info ^_^

[Rein Velt (rein-velt-org)]

I can confirm that the crashing stops after disabling assistive technologies as described by Aleksander Lukasiewicz