Comment 3 for bug 63211

On 10/3/06, GF Hambel <email address hidden> wrote:
> On 10/1/06, John Vivirito <email address hidden> wrote:
> > Thanks for your bug report. Could you please try to obtain a
> > backtrace by following the instructions on
> > http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debuggi​ngProgramCrash.
> > This will greatly aid us in tracking down your problem.
> >
> >
> > ** Changed in: mozilla-thunderbird (Ubuntu)
> > Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
> >
> > --
> > Thunderbird crashes and burns
> > https://launchpad.net/bugs/632​11
>
> Dear John,
>
> Well, I went through all the steps to backtrace via gdb, and​ as i got
> to the end, my system
> announced an update avialable,​ and of course ....
> surprise, it​ included thunderbird . Ive attached the changes and txt
> file from gdb, but as this was my first real debugging effort using
> gdb, i think I need to figure out what args go in the final run???
> still new here to debugging. Hope this helps?
>
> The update, and removing my old thunderbird ./ file (where, by now, i
> suspect the crash was caused by one of the TB 'themes' ....once the
> old thunderbird file was removed, the latest update ran smoothly.
>
> Really hope this gives a clue as to what was going on before the update.
>
> Cheers
>
>
And the gdb txt file, attached

GNU gdb 6.4-debian
Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu"..."/usr/bin/mozilla-thunderbird": not in executable format: File format not recognized

(gdb) handle SIG33 pass nostop noprint
Signal Stop Print Pass to program Description
SIG33 No No Yes Real-time event 33
(gdb) set pagination 0
(gdb) run <arguments, if any>backtrace
Starting program: <arguments, if any>backtrace
No executable file specified.
Use the "file" or "exec-file" command.
(gdb) file
No executable file now.
No symbol file now.
(gdb) backtrace file
No stack.
(gdb) run <arguments, if any>
Starting program: <arguments, if any>
No executable file specified.
Use the "file" or "exec-file" command.
(gdb) run <arguments, if any>[1@m[1@o[1@z[1@i[1@l[1@l[1@a[1@-[1@t[1@h[1@u[1@d[1@n[1@n[1@d[1@e[1@r[1@b[1@i[1@r[1@d any>any>ny>y>>
Starting program: mozilla-thunderbird
No executable file specified.
Use the "file" or "exec-file" command.
(gdb) thmozilla-thunderbird
Undefined command: "mozilla-thunderbird". Try "help".
(gdb) exit
Undefined command: "exit". Try "help".
(gdb) kill
The program is not being run.
(gdb) quit