[GUTSY] Firefox crashes on page with textarea (e.g Wikipedia edit) - spellchecking with 3rd party dictionary extension

Bug #156328 reported by Emmet Caulfield
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firefox (Ubuntu)
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Mozilla Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox

To reproduce: go to Wikipedia, edit a page, firefox crashes.

On a new page, firefox only crashes when text is entered into the textarea.

Console error message:

/usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/firefox/components/libmyspell.so: undefined symbol: _ZN8Hunspell5spellEPKc

Ubuntu version: xubuntu 'gutsy' after ordinary distribution upgrade from 'feisty'

Firefox package version: 2.0.0.8+1nobin

Workaround: Go to Edit->Preferences->Advanced->General and, under "Browsing", uncheck "Check my spelling as I type".

Comment: it appears that firefox is linked against a different version of the library that provides the spell-checker, which is activated when a textarea is populated, than the one that is installed. This is pretty nasty. Having to kludge it with such a workaround sucks.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

maybe you installed a dictionary extension or something from a 3rd party when using feisty?

Please attach your $HOME/.mozilla/pluginsreg.dat and the terminal output of:

  find ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/extensions/ -name install.rdf | xargs grep em:name

Thank,
 - Alexander

Changed in firefox:
assignee: nobody → mozilla-bugs
status: New → Incomplete
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Klaus Heinrich Kiwi (klauskiwi) wrote :
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I can confirm the same is happening here. Some info:

firefox 2.0.0.8+1nobinonly-0ubuntu1

$ cat /home/klausk/.mozilla/pluginreg.dat
Generated File. Do not edit.

[HEADER]
Version:0.08:$

[PLUGINS]

----------------------------------------
$ cat /home/klausk/.mozilla/firefox/pluginreg.dat
Generated File. Do not edit.

[HEADER]
Version:0.08:$

[PLUGINS]
/usr/lib/j2re1.4-sun/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so:$
:$
1147207307000:1:5:$
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_12:$
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_12-b03:$
29
0:application/x-java-vm:Java::$
1:application/x-java-applet:Java::$
2:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1:Java::$
3:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1:Java::$
4:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2:Java::$
5:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3:Java::$
6:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2:Java::$
7:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1:Java::$
8:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2:Java::$
9:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3:Java::$
10:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1:Java::$
11:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4:Java::$
12:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1:Java::$
13:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2:Java::$
14:application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_12:Java::$
15:application/x-java-bean:Java::$
16:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1:Java::$
17:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1:Java::$
18:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2:Java::$
19:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3:Java::$
20:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2:Java::$
21:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1:Java::$
22:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2:Java::$
23:application/x-java-bean;version=1.3:Java::$
24:application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1:Java::$
25:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4:Java::$
26:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1:Java::$
27:application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2:Java::$
28:application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.4.2_12:Java::$
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.03/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so:$
:$
1190700609000:1:5:$
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_03:$
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_03-b05:$
33
0:application/x-java-vm:Java::$
1:application/x-java-applet:Java::$
2:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1:Java::$
3:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1:Java::$
4:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2:Java::$
5:application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3:Java::$
6:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2:Java::$
7:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1:Java::$
8:application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2:Java::$
9:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3:Java::$
10:application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1:Java::$
11:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4:Java::$
12:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1:Java::$
13:application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2:Java::$
14:application/x-java-applet;version=1.5:Java::$
15:application/x-java-applet;version=1.6:Java::$
16:application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_03:Java::$
17:application/x-java-bean:Java::$
18:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1:Java::$
19:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1:Java::$
20:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2:Java::$
21:application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3:Java::$
22:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2:Java::$
23:application/x-java-bean;version=1.2...

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Klaus Heinrich Kiwi (klauskiwi) wrote :

I can still verify the problem even with all extensions disabled

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Emmet Caulfield (emmetcaulfield) wrote :

I've done a clean reinstall and this is not an issue with a fresh install. The upgrade install where this was a problem is now gone (HDD repartitioned and used), so I can't be of any further use here.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [GUTSY] Firefox crashes on page with textarea (e.g Wikipedia edit) - spellchecking

Klaus, you have to remove the <email address hidden> extension.

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Shanmuhanathan T (shanmuha) wrote :

I can confirm this: with no extensions and plugins, this problem is still occuring. am on gutsy. This started happening since the last couple of days.

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Kenneth Belitzky (httpdss) wrote :

happening to me to... what additional info is needed for this to be issued as "not incomplete" ??

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Shanmuhanathan T (shanmuha) wrote :

This problem was happening because of an incorrect font - removing it and regenerating the font cache rectified the problem.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 156328] Re: [GUTSY] Firefox crashes on page with textarea (e.g Wikipedia edit) - spellchecking with 3rd party dictionary extension

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 06:51:29AM -0000, Shanmuhanathan T wrote:
> This problem was happening because of an incorrect font - removing it
> and regenerating the font cache rectified the problem.
>

Could you share which font cause this? Thanks,

 - Alexander

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Shanmuhanathan T (shanmuha) wrote :

it was a version of monaco font of questionable origin.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 07:10:48PM -0000, Shanmuhanathan T wrote:
> it was a version of monaco font of questionable origin.
>

ok thanks.

 status invalid

 - Alexander

Changed in firefox:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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