It seems to crash in something related to Perl - I don't have the debug symbols around for that one: --- stack trace --- Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1". Core was generated by `gaim'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 0xb764f6a8 in strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #0 0xb764f6a8 in strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #1 0xb7952034 in IA__g_str_equal (v1=0x2, v2=0x81aa038) at gstring.c:77 No locals. #2 0xb7929176 in IA__g_hash_table_lookup (hash_table=0x816a100, key=0x81aa038) at ghash.c:240 node = __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_hash_table_lookup" #3 0xb700ee73 in ORBit_handle_request (orb=0x8199488, recv_buffer=0x844ac40) at orbit-adaptor.c:192 forw_obj = objkey = adaptor = (ORBit_ObjectAdaptor) 0x0 #4 0xb6ff8077 in giop_connection_handle_input (lcnx=0x8572f48) at giop-recv-buffer.c:1288 buf = (GIOPRecvBuffer *) 0x844ac40 cnx = __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "giop_connection_handle_input" #5 0xb7015a1d in link_connection_io_handler (gioc=0x0, condition=, data=0x8572f48) at linc-connection.c:1417 rv = n = n_size = cnx = #6 0xb70189ce in link_source_dispatch (source=0x8520000, callback=0xb7015940 , user_data=0x8572f48) at linc-source.c:159 No locals. #7 0xb7935802 in IA__g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x855c1a0) at gmain.c:2045 No locals. #8 0xb79387df in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x855c1a0, block=1, dispatch=1, self=0x85689d0) at gmain.c:2677 got_ownership = max_priority = 2147483647 timeout = -1 some_ready = 1 nfds = allocated_nfds = fds = (GPollFD *) 0x858f620 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_main_context_iterate" #9 0xb7938b89 in IA__g_main_loop_run (loop=0x856a6d0) at gmain.c:2881 got_ownership = -1215478816 self = (GThread *) 0x85689d0 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_main_loop_run" #10 0xb70147e0 in link_io_thread_fn (data=0x0) at linc.c:396 No locals. #11 0xb795338f in g_thread_create_proxy (data=0x85689d0) at gthread.c:553 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_thread_create_proxy" #12 0xb78d2504 in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #13 0xb76b051e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. --- thread stack trace --- Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1". Core was generated by `gaim'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 0xb764f6a8 in strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 . Thread 3 (process 6518): #0 0xb67fcd64 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.8 No symbol table info available. #1 0xb68ed520 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.8 No symbol table info available. #2 0xb68ec5f8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.8 No symbol table info available. #3 0xbfa0c378 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #4 0xb68d66d8 in _fini () from /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.8 No symbol table info available. #5 0xb68d66d8 in _fini () from /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.8 No symbol table info available. #6 0xb7fd94ce in _dl_fini () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2 No symbol table info available. #7 0xb760f299 in exit () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #8 0xb75f88d4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #9 0x0806ed21 in _start () No symbol table info available. . Thread 2 (process 6695): #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () No symbol table info available. #1 0xb76a6803 in poll () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #2 0xb7938813 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x8562698, block=1, dispatch=1, self=0x8402af8) at gmain.c:2979 got_ownership = max_priority = 2147483647 timeout = -1 some_ready = nfds = 1 allocated_nfds = fds = (GPollFD *) 0x854e2a8 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_main_context_iterate" #3 0xb7938b89 in IA__g_main_loop_run (loop=0x8567308) at gmain.c:2881 got_ownership = -1215478816 self = (GThread *) 0x8402af8 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_main_loop_run" #4 0xb728de62 in startup_mainloop (arg=0x0) at e-book.c:3760 loop = (GMainLoop *) 0xfffffffc #5 0xb795338f in g_thread_create_proxy (data=0x8402af8) at gthread.c:553 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_thread_create_proxy" #6 0xb78d2504 in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #7 0xb76b051e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. . Thread 1 (process 6698): #0 0xb764f6a8 in strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #1 0xb7952034 in IA__g_str_equal (v1=0x2, v2=0x81aa038) at gstring.c:77 No locals. #2 0xb7929176 in IA__g_hash_table_lookup (hash_table=0x816a100, key=0x81aa038) at ghash.c:240 node = __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_hash_table_lookup" #3 0xb700ee73 in ORBit_handle_request (orb=0x8199488, recv_buffer=0x844ac40) at orbit-adaptor.c:192 forw_obj = objkey = adaptor = (ORBit_ObjectAdaptor) 0x0 #4 0xb6ff8077 in giop_connection_handle_input (lcnx=0x8572f48) at giop-recv-buffer.c:1288 buf = (GIOPRecvBuffer *) 0x844ac40 cnx = __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "giop_connection_handle_input" #5 0xb7015a1d in link_connection_io_handler (gioc=0x0, condition=, data=0x8572f48) at linc-connection.c:1417 rv = n = n_size = cnx = #6 0xb70189ce in link_source_dispatch (source=0x8520000, callback=0xb7015940 , user_data=0x8572f48) at linc-source.c:159 No locals. #7 0xb7935802 in IA__g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x855c1a0) at gmain.c:2045 No locals. #8 0xb79387df in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x855c1a0, block=1, dispatch=1, self=0x85689d0) at gmain.c:2677 got_ownership = max_priority = 2147483647 timeout = -1 some_ready = 1 nfds = allocated_nfds = fds = (GPollFD *) 0x858f620 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_main_context_iterate" #9 0xb7938b89 in IA__g_main_loop_run (loop=0x856a6d0) at gmain.c:2881 got_ownership = -1215478816 self = (GThread *) 0x85689d0 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_main_loop_run" #10 0xb70147e0 in link_io_thread_fn (data=0x0) at linc.c:396 No locals. #11 0xb795338f in g_thread_create_proxy (data=0x85689d0) at gthread.c:553 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_thread_create_proxy" #12 0xb78d2504 in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #13 0xb76b051e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available.