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eggdrop package

eggdrop crash on i386

Bug #885329 reported by Stefan Lithén on 2011-11-02

This bug affects 5 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
eggdrop (Debian)	Fix Released	Unknown	debbugs #635274
eggdrop (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Medium	Vibhav Pant
Oneiric	Won't Fix	Medium	Unassigned
Precise	Fix Released	Undecided	Vibhav Pant

Bug Description

[Impact]
Eggdrop crashes when trying to start on a i386 machine
[Development Fix]
=== modified file 'src/tclhash.c'
--- src/tclhash.c 2008-08-18 00:26:01 +0000
+++ src/tclhash.c 2011-11-06 05:20:30 +0000
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@
for (i = 0; cc[i].name; i++) {
egg_snprintf(p, sizeof p, "*%s:%s", tl->name,
cc[i].funcname ? cc[i].funcname : cc[i].name);
- l = nmalloc(Tcl_ScanElement(p, &k));
+ l = nmalloc(Tcl_ScanElement(p, &k) + 1);
Tcl_ConvertElement(p, l, k | TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES);
table[0].cdata = (void *) cc[i].func;
add_cd_tcl_cmds(table);
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@
for (i = 0; cc[i].name; i++) {
egg_snprintf(p, sizeof p, "*%s:%s", table->name,
cc[i].funcname ? cc[i].funcname : cc[i].name);
- l = nmalloc(Tcl_ScanElement(p, &k));
+ l = nmalloc(Tcl_ScanElement(p, &k) + 1);
Tcl_ConvertElement(p, l, k | TCL_DONT_USE_BRACES);
Tcl_DeleteCommand(interp, p);
unbind_bind_entry(table, cc[i].flags, cc[i].name, l);

[Stable Fix]
Same as the development fix

[Test Case]
Install eggdrop on an i386 machine
Launch eggdrop from the terminal
[Regression Potential]

[Original Report]Eggdrop crashes when trying to start on a i386 machine after update from ubuntu 11.04 to ubuntu 11.10
It works on my other updated amd64 machine, but it also crashes on my updated virtual i386 machine (virtualbox).

Here is output from when trying to start the eggdrop: http://pastebin.com/0cV4AYm9

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: eggdrop 1.6.19-1.2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 2 17:45:55 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/eggdrop
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: eggdrop
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

See original description

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lp:~kevin-lacqui/ubuntu/oneiric/eggdrop/fix-for-885329

On hold for merging into lp:ubuntu/oneiric/eggdrop

Daniel Holbach (community): Needs Fixing on 2011-11-10

Ubuntu branches: Pending requested 2011-11-06

lp:ubuntu/quantal/eggdrop

lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/eggdrop

lp:ubuntu/oneiric-proposed/eggdrop

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Stefan Lithén (spacebug-se-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2011-11-02:

Dependencies.txt Edit (476 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (138 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (772 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-11-06:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote on 2011-11-06:

To reproduce:

1. Do 'sudo apt-get install eggdrop'
2.Run 'eggdrop'

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote on 2011-11-10:

This seems to be fixed in Debian - is somebody looking into working on a merge?

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Ben Kietzman (ben-kietzman) wrote on 2011-11-11:

This is happening on my server as well.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-11-24

Changed in eggdrop (Debian):
status:	Unknown → Fix Released

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Sami Nieminen (sami-nieminen) wrote on 2011-12-03:

I am experiencing the same crash. Is this being worked on?

Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething) on 2011-12-30

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	New → Confirmed

Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) on 2012-05-02

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Vibhav Pant (vibhavp)

Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) on 2012-05-02

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
assignee:	nobody → Vibhav Pant (vibhavp)

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2012-05-17

description:

updated

Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) on 2012-05-20

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
assignee:	Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) → nobody
description:	updated

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Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote on 2012-05-20:

severe impact, non core->medium

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium
status:	Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
importance:	Undecided → Medium
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

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Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) wrote on 2012-05-20:

#10

debdiff for quantal Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-05-20:

#11

This bug was fixed in the package eggdrop - 1.6.19-1.2ubuntu4

---------------
eggdrop (1.6.19-1.2ubuntu4) quantal; urgency=low

* debian/patches/01tcl8.5.10.patch (LP: #885329)
- Fixes startup crash caused by unexpected behaviour in Tcl 8.5.10
-- Vibhav Pant <email address hidden> Sun, 20 May 2012 19:46:49 +0530

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Released

Julian Taylor (jtaylor) on 2012-05-20

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	New → Triaged

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Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) wrote on 2012-05-21:

#12

SRU for precise Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain)

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee:	nobody → Vibhav Pant (vibhavp)

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Chris Halse Rogers (raof) wrote on 2012-05-23: Please test proposed package

#13

Hello Stefan, or anyone else affected,

Accepted eggdrop into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Triaged → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-needed

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Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote on 2012-05-23:

#14

Hello Stefan, or anyone else affected,

Accepted eggdrop into oneiric-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

description:	updated
Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	Triaged → Fix Committed

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Stefan Lithén (spacebug-se-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2012-05-23:

#15

I just tested it now and it works.

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Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote on 2012-05-23:

#16

Stefan, did you test on oneiric or precise? Thanks!

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Sami Nieminen (sami-nieminen) wrote on 2012-05-23:

#17

I tested on precise and is working now. Thanks for the fix.

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Stefan Lithén (spacebug-se-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2012-05-23:

#18

precise

Martin Pitt (pitti) on 2012-05-24

tags:

added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed

Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) on 2012-05-30

tags:

added: verification-done-precise verification-needed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-05-30:

#19

This bug was fixed in the package eggdrop - 1.6.19-1.2ubuntu3.1

---------------
eggdrop (1.6.19-1.2ubuntu3.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Vibhav Pant ]
  * debian/patches/01tcl8.5.10.patch (LP: #885329)
    - Fixes startup crash caused by unexpected behaviour in Tcl 8.5.10

  [ Julian Taylor ]
  * fix a bug in gcc-format-string-warnings.patch
    patch wrongly replaced "..%d" with "%s"
-- Julian Taylor <email address hidden> Sun, 20 May 2012 20:10:09 +0200

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Steve Langasek (vorlon) on 2012-05-31

tags:

removed: verification-done verification-done-precise

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2012-08-16:

#20

This bug report still needs verification in Oneiric.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2012-11-16: Verification still needed

#21

The fix for this bug has been awaiting testing feedback in the -proposed repository for oneiric for more than 90 days. Please test this fix and update the bug appropriately with the results. In the event that the fix for this bug is still not verified 15 days from now, the package will be removed from the -proposed repository.

tags:

added: removal-candidate

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2012-11-30:

#22

The version of eggdrop in oneiric-proposed has been removed as this bug report was not verified in a timely fashion.

tags:	removed: verification-needed
tags:	removed: removal-candidate
Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	Fix Committed → Triaged

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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote on 2014-12-03:

#23

oneiric has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the oneiric task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in eggdrop (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	Triaged → Won't Fix

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