Since a recent update in Arch Linux to gtk3/clutter/cogl, parole (built from git) segfaults when the clutter backend is enabled. Not using the "--enable-clutter" configuration parameter makes parole work again. This is probably related to clutter migration to gdk backend (from x11)- see: https://blogs.gnome.org/clutter/

configure script results:

        Parole Media Player 0.8.0git.6eecaeb
        ====================================

        Installation:
        =============
        prefix:                         /usr
        pixmapsdir:                     /usr/share/parole/pixmaps
        Debug:                          no
        Building plugin api docs:       yes
        GStreamer API version:          1.0
        GTK+ version:                   GTK+-3

        Optional dependencies:
        ======================
        Clutter Backend:                yes
        Taglib:                         yes

        Plugins to build:
        =================
        Notify:                         yes
        System Tray icon:               yes
        MPRIS2:                         yes



CLI output:
	(parole:16161): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to check features. Have you initialized Clutter?

	(parole:16161): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to check features. Have you initialized Clutter?

	(parole:16161): Clutter-WARNING **: Missing Cogl context: was Clutter correctly initialized?


STRACE output (last bit):
	write(2, "\n(parole:16388): Clutter-CRITICA"..., 94
	(parole:16388): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to check features. Have you initialized Clutter?
	) = 94
	futex(0x7faa52f62568, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
	write(2, "\n(parole:16388): Clutter-CRITICA"..., 94
	(parole:16388): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to check features. Have you initialized Clutter?
	) = 94
	write(2, "\n(parole:16388): Clutter-WARNING"..., 94
	(parole:16388): Clutter-WARNING **: Missing Cogl context: was Clutter correctly initialized?
	) = 94
	futex(0x7faa52f62568, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
	futex(0x7faa52f62568, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
	futex(0x7faa52f62568, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
	futex(0x7faa52f62568, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
	futex(0x7faa52f62568, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0
	--- SIGSEGV {si_signo=SIGSEGV, si_code=SEGV_MAPERR, si_addr=0xd8} ---
	+++ killed by SIGSEGV (core dumped) +++
	Segmentation fault (core dumped)


GDB output:
	(parole:16947): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to check features. Have you initialized Clutter?

	(parole:16947): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to check features. Have you initialized Clutter?

	(parole:16947): Clutter-WARNING **: Missing Cogl context: was Clutter correctly initialized?
	[New Thread 0x7fffe6d7b700 (LWP 16957)]
	[New Thread 0x7fffe8393700 (LWP 16956)]

	Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
	0x00007ffff4eafa71 in cogl_pipeline_new () from /usr/lib/libcogl.so.20


GDB Backtrace:
	#0  0x00007ffff4eafa71 in cogl_pipeline_new () from /usr/lib/libcogl.so.20
	#1  0x00007ffff56113f5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libclutter-1.0.so.0
	#2  0x00007ffff0ae6f49 in g_type_create_instance ()
	   from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#3  0x00007ffff0aca2d8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#4  0x00007ffff5588dfb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libclutter-1.0.so.0
	#5  0x00007ffff0aca631 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#6  0x00007ffff0acc685 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#7  0x00007ffff0acc9c1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#8  0x0000000000425791 in parole_clutter_init (clutter=0x864ef0)
	    at parole-clutter.c:337
	#9  0x00007ffff0ae6f49 in g_type_create_instance ()
	   from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#10 0x00007ffff0aca847 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#11 0x00007ffff0acc685 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#12 0x00007ffff0acc9c1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#13 0x000000000042581d in parole_clutter_new (conf_obj=0xa8e180)
	    at parole-clutter.c:349
	#14 0x000000000041a129 in parole_player_init (player=0xad02b0)
	    at parole-player.c:3687
	#15 0x00007ffff0ae6f49 in g_type_create_instance ()
	   from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#16 0x00007ffff0aca847 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#17 0x00007ffff0acc685 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#18 0x00007ffff0acc9c1 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
	#19 0x000000000041b80d in parole_player_new (client_id=0x0)
	    at parole-player.c:3811
	#20 0x0000000000414fbb in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe988) at main.c:344


Packages:
	Name           : clutter
	Version        : 1.22.0-2 (upgrade from 1.20.0-4)

	Name           : gtk3
	Version        : 3.16.2-1 (upgrade from 3.14.9-1)

	Name           : cogl (upgrade from 1.18.2-1)
	Version        : 1.20.0-1

	Name           : clutter-gst (upgrade from 2.0.14-4)
	Version        : 3.0.4-1

	Name           : clutter-gtk (upgrade from 1.6.0-1)
	Version        : 1.6.0-2

Kernel:
	Linux archer 3.19.3-3-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 8 14:10:00 CEST 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux