[Compcomm] Segmentation fault crashing (Was: script to get sources and install everything)

[Stephen Moore]

On 5/6/07, Kristian Lyngstøl <kristian at beryl-project.org> wrote:
>
> On 5/6/07, Stephen Moore <delfick755 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > sorry, i use gmail, it's so very easy to keep track of things, cause it
> > keeps it all in 'conversations' and i read from the top down :D (gmail
> is
> > awsome :D
>
> I use gmail too for the time being, and top quoting still means I have
> to scroll up and down. Unless you expect me to read all the former
> mails every time you post. Which I know you don't. Basicly, avoiding
> top-posting is an easy way to make people who're used to tech
> mailinglists take you more serious :) (You're in no way the only
> sinner here, but you're one of the people I'm actually answering, so
> there you go)



k then, what is top quoting exactly ?? (what i thought it was, doesn't seem
to be)......

(and thanks for answering me :D)

> so how would i do it in the console ??
> >
> > > You have to either use a console (which would be ctrl-alt-f1-6
> > > normally), or ssh from an other machine. As you noticed, X froze,
> > > because gdb stops the program (a window manager in this case), which
> > > would stop it from processing events. If you choose to use a console,
> > > you might have to use sysrq+r to be able to actually switch to the
> > > console after gdb stops compiz for you.
>
> Hit ctrl-alt-f1 (for instance), log in, type:
>
> DISPLAY=:0.0 gdb compiz
> DISPLAY must be adjusted if you're using Xgl for instance, check what
> DISPLAY is in X: export | grep DISPLAY, if you have to.
>
> You'll get a prompt.
>
> Type "run (arguments)", for instance: "run --sm-disable --replace ini"
> Either it'll tell you straigth away that it crashed, or you will have
> to go to X again; ctrl-alt-f7 usually. Use it until it freezes, that
> means gdb has caught a crash.
>
> When that happens, you will probably not be able to go directly to
> ctrl-alt-f1, because input is blocked. To solve that, hit sysrq+r
> first. That's usually alt-printscreen r.
>
> When you're on the console with gdb, it'll probably tell you it caught
> a signal, and you're at a prompt. Type: "bt" (short for backtrace),
> this will give you a backtrace. Get this output to us :)
>
> You should have a mouse on the console which would make pasting a lot
> easier, if you don't get gpm before you start. This will let you
> select text on one console, switch to another (ctrl-alt-f2 for
> instance), fire up an editor, and paste it with the right mouse
> button.


k then, will try that one day :D...

(this gpm thing sounds good too :D, i could have used that in the past :D)

> i already knew about ini and gconf, but with ccp, how do i manually set
> the
> > order of the plugins ??
> >
> > because it doesn't seem to be able to order them correctly and i keep
> > getting messages saying plugin x must be loaded before plugin y ....
> >
> > compiz: 'cube' plugin must be loaded before 'scale' plugin
> > compiz: Can't activate 'cube' plugin due to dependency problems
> > compiz: 'rotate' plugin must be loaded after 'cube' plugin
> > compiz: Can't activate 'rotate' plugin due to dependency problems
>
> This shouldn't happen, as ccs is supposed to order the plugins for
> you. You may want to bring this up to the ccs folks (Dennis for
> instance), in another thread.



will do.....

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> Regards,
> Kristian
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