Hi there,

I think this was a python bug?

Can you give me instructions on how to debug the crash report?

Thanks,

Thomas

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Reading symbols from /usr/bin/python2.5...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/python2.5...done.
done.
warning: core file may not match specified executable file.
Failed to read a valid object file image from memory.
Core was generated by `/usr/bin/python2.5 /usr/bin/update-manager -c -d'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
[New process 7052]
[New process 7061]
#0  0xb7de729b in ?? ()
(gdb) set logging file gdb-update-manager.txt
(gdb) set logging on
Copying output to gdb-update-manager.txt.
(gdb) handle SIG33 
Signal        Stop	Print	Pass to program	Description
SIG33         Yes	Yes	Yes		Real-time event 33
(gdb) handle SIG33 nostop noprint
Signal        Stop	Print	Pass to program	Description
SIG33         No	No	Yes		Real-time event 33
(gdb) set pagination 0
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/python2.5 
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Oct  5 2008, 19:24:49) 
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
[New Thread 0xb7d478c0 (LWP 15166)]
>>> 
Program received signal SIGTSTP, Stopped (user).
[Switching to Thread 0xb7d478c0 (LWP 15166)]
0xb7f21430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) backtrace full
#0  0xb7f21430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
No symbol table info available.
#1  0xb7e21bcd in ___newselect_nocancel () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#2  0xb7c7bb61 in call_readline (sys_stdin=0xb7ea2420, sys_stdout=0xb7ea24c0, prompt=0xb7cde874 ">>> ") at /build/buildd/python2.5-2.5.2/Modules/readline.c:779
	p = <value optimized out>
	saved_locale = 0x9290a10 "C"
#3  0x0810e710 in PyOS_Readline (sys_stdin=0xb7ea2420, sys_stdout=0xb7ea24c0, prompt=0xb7cde874 ">>> ") at ../Parser/myreadline.c:208
	_save = (PyThreadState *) 0x9238050
	rv = <value optimized out>
#4  0x0805bbe4 in tok_nextc (tok=0x929ab80) at ../Parser/tokenizer.c:790
	newtok = 0x92735a0 "\030"
#5  0x0805c2df in PyTokenizer_Get (tok=0x929ab80, p_start=0xbfb20978, p_end=0xbfb20974) at ../Parser/tokenizer.c:1137
	result = <value optimized out>
#6  0x08059921 in parsetok (tok=0x929ab80, g=<value optimized out>, start=<value optimized out>, err_ret=0xbfb209c0, flags=0) at ../Parser/parsetok.c:135
	a = 0x0
	type = -1078851240
	len = 0
	str = 0x805ad82 "\205�\211\003t.\211C\b\211C\004\005"
	b = 0x0
	ps = (parser_state *) 0x92a32e0
	n = <value optimized out>
	started = 0
	handling_import = 0
	handling_with = 0
#7  0x080edaa6 in PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags (fp=0xb7ea2420, filename=0x8128462 "<stdin>", flags=0xbfb20b28) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:1383
	m = <value optimized out>
	d = <value optimized out>
	v = <value optimized out>
	w = <value optimized out>
	mod = <value optimized out>
	arena = (PyArena *) 0x925d820
	ps1 = 0xb7cde874 ">>> "
	ps2 = 0xb7cdecb4 "... "
	errcode = <value optimized out>
#8  0x080eddb8 in PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags (fp=0xb7ea2420, filename=0x8128462 "<stdin>", flags=0xbfb20b28) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:723
	v = (PyObject *) 0xb7cdeca0
	ret = <value optimized out>
	local_flags = {cf_flags = -1211270656}
#9  0x080ee516 in PyRun_AnyFileExFlags (fp=0xb7ea2420, filename=0x8128462 "<stdin>", closeit=0, flags=0xbfb20b28) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:692
	err = <value optimized out>
#10 0x080595e7 in Py_Main (argc=0, argv=0xbfb20bf4) at ../Modules/main.c:532
	c = <value optimized out>
	sts = <value optimized out>
	command = 0x0
	filename = 0x0
	module = 0x0
	fp = (FILE *) 0xb7ea2420
	p = <value optimized out>
	inspect = 0
	unbuffered = 0
	skipfirstline = 0
	stdin_is_interactive = <value optimized out>
	help = 0
	version = 0
	saw_inspect_flag = 0
	saw_unbuffered_flag = 0
	cf = {cf_flags = 0}
#11 0x08058962 in main (argc=1, argv=0x0) at ../Modules/python.c:23
No locals.
(gdb) info registers
eax            0xfffffdfe	-514
ecx            0xbfb20744	-1078851772
edx            0x0	0
ebx            0x1	1
esp            0xbfb206f0	0xbfb206f0
ebp            0xbfb207d8	0xbfb207d8
esi            0x0	0
edi            0x0	0
eip            0xb7f21430	0xb7f21430 <__kernel_vsyscall+16>
eflags         0x246	[ PF ZF IF ]
cs             0x73	115
ss             0x7b	123
ds             0x7b	123
es             0x7b	123
fs             0x0	0
gs             0x33	51
(gdb) thread apply all backtrace

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb7d478c0 (LWP 15166)):
#0  0xb7f21430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1  0xb7e21bcd in ___newselect_nocancel () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2  0xb7c7bb61 in call_readline (sys_stdin=0xb7ea2420, sys_stdout=0xb7ea24c0, prompt=0xb7cde874 ">>> ") at /build/buildd/python2.5-2.5.2/Modules/readline.c:779
#3  0x0810e710 in PyOS_Readline (sys_stdin=0xb7ea2420, sys_stdout=0xb7ea24c0, prompt=0xb7cde874 ">>> ") at ../Parser/myreadline.c:208
#4  0x0805bbe4 in tok_nextc (tok=0x929ab80) at ../Parser/tokenizer.c:790
#5  0x0805c2df in PyTokenizer_Get (tok=0x929ab80, p_start=0xbfb20978, p_end=0xbfb20974) at ../Parser/tokenizer.c:1137
#6  0x08059921 in parsetok (tok=0x929ab80, g=<value optimized out>, start=<value optimized out>, err_ret=0xbfb209c0, flags=0) at ../Parser/parsetok.c:135
#7  0x080edaa6 in PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags (fp=0xb7ea2420, filename=0x8128462 "<stdin>", flags=0xbfb20b28) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:1383
#8  0x080eddb8 in PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags (fp=0xb7ea2420, filename=0x8128462 "<stdin>", flags=0xbfb20b28) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:723
#9  0x080ee516 in PyRun_AnyFileExFlags (fp=0xb7ea2420, filename=0x8128462 "<stdin>", closeit=0, flags=0xbfb20b28) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:692
#10 0x080595e7 in Py_Main (argc=0, argv=0xbfb20bf4) at ../Modules/main.c:532
#11 0x08058962 in main (argc=1, argv=0x0) at ../Modules/python.c:23
(gdb) quit
The program is running.  Exit anyway? (y or n) y
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