[vlc] Re: Problems with GPE interface (segfaults)

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Hi stefano,

A few questions about how you trigger this problem:

Try starting VLC from the GUI?
Or is this behaviour only when starting from a shell?
If it is a shell, then are you trying to run it over an ssh connection 
with your workstation?

Stefano Salvi wrote:

> I'm running VLC 0.7.1 Bond on an iPAQ h5555 running Familiar v0.8.0 
> end GPE.
> If I run VLC as root all goes well.
> If I try to run it as a normal user, it segfaults.
> I tried to run the 'rc' interface and the playback is good also as a 
> normal user.
> If I add -vvvv parameter, lhe last lines of the report are as follows:
> ........
> [00000169] main module debug: using gui-helper module "gtk2_main"
> [00000166] main module debug: using interface module "pda"
> [00000172] main interface debug: interface initialized
> [00000172] main interface debug: thread 65541 (manager) created at 
> priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:145)
> [00000172] pda interface debug: Starting pda GTK2+ interface thread
>
> (:2847): Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 5593 
> (gtk_widget_set_size_request): assertion `width >= -1' failed
> [00000172] pda interface debug: Changing to dir .
> Segmentation fault

Looks like a bug to me.

> -----
> If I run it as root, I see:
> ......
> (:2765): Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 5593 
> (gtk_widget_set_size_request): assertion `width >= -1' failed
> [00000172] pda interface debug: Changing to dir .
> [00000172] pda interface debug: Manage GTK keyboard events using threads
> ----
> and then the interface pops up.
> Is this a bug or only a problem with permissions?

Might be permission related. Could you check the permissions on the 
current dir where you launch VLC?

> There is some permission I must grant (on devices or files) to work 
> around this problem?


Greetings,
Jean-Paul Saman

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