syncevolution crashed with SIGABRT in __assert_fail_base()

[Jens Kehne]

called syncevolution --status, then syncevolution immediately crashed

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: syncevolution 1.2.2-1
Uname: Linux 3.4.4-zen+ x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 12 18:01:42 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/syncevolution
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcCmdline: syncevolution --status target-config@zarafa addressbook
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: syncevolution
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 __assert_fail () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /usr/lib/syncevolution/backends/syncdav.so
Title: syncevolution crashed with SIGABRT in raise()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare src sudo vboxusers

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=<optimized out>, assertion=0x7f9fe0fbfde6 "px != 0", file=0x7f9fe0fbffe0 "/usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp", line=<optimized out>, function=<optimized out>) at assert.c:94
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x7f9fe0fbfde6 "px != 0", file=0x7f9fe0fbffe0 "/usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp", line=418, function=0x7f9fe0fc2be0 "T* boost::shared_ptr<T>::operator->() const [with T = SyncEvo::Neon::Session]") at assert.c:103
 boost::shared_ptr<SyncEvo::Neon::Session>::operator-> (this=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:418
 operator-> (this=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:418
 SyncEvo::WebDAVSource::listAllItems (this=0x1c99960, revisions=...) at WebDAVSource.cpp:940

[Patrick Ohly (patrick-ohly)]

I've fixed this in SyncEvolution 1.2.99.2.

commit 3d299422f929a647d33b5dec91d53d77c369bcb6
Author: Patrick Ohly <email address hidden>
Date: Fri Jun 29 08:41:31 2012 +0200

    WebDAV: --status for WebDAV source aborted

    The command line --status operation did not complete when applied to a
    CalDAV/CardDAV source. Instead it aborted because the operation took a
    code path where the backend was not fully initialized.

diff --git a/src/backends/webdav/WebDAVSource.cpp b/src/backends/webdav/WebDAVSource.cpp
index 5f74bbc..9e0ed40 100644
--- a/src/backends/webdav/WebDAVSource.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/webdav/WebDAVSource.cpp
@@ -1227,6 +1227,8 @@ std::string WebDAVSource::databaseRevision()
         return "";
     }

+ contactServer();
+
     Timespec deadline = createDeadline();
     Neon::Session::PropfindPropCallback_t callback =
         boost::bind(&WebDAVSource::openPropCallback,