YAST segfault - revived

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#1

I found this archived thread.

I’m experiencing the exact same problem, but:

  • This is a clean OpenSUSE 11.4 installation (the installation went flawless)
  • I got the error while adding an https repo from the build service (though I think I mistyped the URL - plus the build service URL should be http)
  • After restarting yast, everything went fine

I bet there’s a segfault happening when trying to parse a broken repo (ie: broken download or even just a 404).


YaST got signal 11 at YCP file packager/repositories_include.ycp:188
/sbin/yast2: line 423:  2780 Segmentation fault      $ybindir/y2base $module "$@" "$SELECTED_GUI" $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS

PS: sorry if the forum’s not the right venue for reporting bugs, I couldn’t find any clear links on OpenSUSE’s homepage. Not that I grepped or something :wink:

#2

On 03/24/2011 07:36 PM, klaussfreire wrote:
>
> I found this ‘archived thread’ (http://tinyurl.com/492lky).

did the work around offered in that thread work for you?

did you log a bug with bugzilla, here:
http://en.opensuse.org/Submitting_Bug_Reports

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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11

#3

Actually, merely restarting yast (and typing a correct URL) worked around the problem, but a segmentation fault is a serious kind of crash (of the kind that more often than not allows security exploits), that’s why I’m reporting it.

#4

Ok, I just submitted the bug report

#5

On 03/24/2011 10:36 PM, klaussfreire wrote:
>
> that’s why I’m reporting it.

you should report it…but this is not the place…this is a forum
of users helping other users…the folks who have to FIX the problem
are not here…they do not come here looking for things to fix…

if you do not log a bug they will not know it is still broken…

please if you want help, ask for it in these fora…but to report a
bug please do that here:
http://en.opensuse.org/Submitting_Bug_Reports

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DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11

#6

On 03/24/2011 11:06 PM, klaussfreire wrote:
>
> Ok, I just submitted the ‘bug report’
> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682497)

thank you for your contribution to open source software…

–
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11