Sorry, I'm unable to run f-spot in gdb. I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling f-spot using the Synaptic Package Manager, but no change.

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"/usr/bin/f-spot": not in executable format: File format not recognized
(gdb) quit

-----Original Message-----
>From: Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>
>Sent: Feb 12, 2010 8:50 AM
>To: <email address hidden>
>Subject: [Bug 520186] Re: opens for a few seconds then closes.
>
>Thanks for the report, could you run f-spot in gdb as:
>
>gdb f-spot 
>break gdk_x_error
>run --sync
>(reproduce the crash and:)
>thread apply all bt
>
>then attach that resulting backtrace to the report, thanks.
>
>** Changed in: f-spot (Ubuntu)
>   Importance: Undecided => Medium
>
>** Changed in: f-spot (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
>** Changed in: f-spot (Ubuntu)
>     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>
>-- 
>opens for a few seconds then closes.
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520186
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>
>Status in “f-spot” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
>Bug description:
>Binary package hint: f-spot
>
>Ubuntu 9.10
>
>~$ f-spot
>
>(/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
>[Info  10:07:42.892] Initializing DBus
>[Info  10:07:43.229] Initializing Mono.Addins
>[Info  10:07:43.720] Starting new FSpot server (f-spot 0.6.1.5)
>
>** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
>
>** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
>
>** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
>
>** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
>
>** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
>[Info  10:07:45.903] Starting BeagleService
>[Info  10:07:45.963] Hack for gnome-settings-daemon engaged
>
>(/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:2003): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: GdkPixbufLoader finalized without calling gdk_pixbuf_loader_close() - this is not allowed. You must explicitly end the data stream to the loader before dropping the last reference.
>The program '/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe' received an X Window System error.
>This probably reflects a bug in the program.
>The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
>  (Details: serial 2938 error_code 11 request_code 53 minor_code 0)
>  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
>   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
>   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
>   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
>   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
>
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