Segfaults in guile when using SX's

[Derek Atkins]

"/usr/local/bin/gnucash-env gdb /usr/bin/guile"

-derek

Tim Wunder <tim@thewunders.org> writes:

> Thanks, Derek, but...
> executing '/usr/local/bin/gnucash-env gdb guile' resulted in:
> 
> This GDB was configured as
> "i686-pc-linux-gnu"..."/usr/local/libexec/gnucash/overrides/guile:"
> not in executable format: File format not recognized
> 
>  From there, 'run -e main -s /usr/libexec/overrides/gnucash' results in:
> No executable file specified. Use the "file" or "exec-file" command.
> 
> I also tried 'run -e main -s
> /usr/local/libexec/gnucash/overrides/gnucash' with the same error.
> 
> What am I missing?
> Thanks,
> Tim
> 
> Derek Atkins wrote:
> > You need to run "gnucash-env gdb guile" and then from the gdb> prompt
> > you need to:
> >         run -e main -s /usr/libexec/overrides/gnucash
> > -derek
> > Tim Wunder <tim@thewunders.org> writes:
> >
> >>Over the weekend I experienced aeveral segfaults while trying to
> >>process some scheduled transactions. The segfaults appear to be in
> >>guile, at least that's what the little pop-up told me. I'd like to
> >>provide better debug help, but I don't know how. I used to run gnucash
> >>from within gdb and could post backtraces, but gdb won't run gnucash
> >>anymore. How do I go about providing better debug information for
> >>troubleshooting?
> >>I had approximately 9 SXs created. The segfault would occur when
> >>trying to enter a third character in an SX with defined fields (rather
> >>than fixed amounts). I worked around that problem (entering 3
> >>characters in the field) by just entering 2 characteers (dollars with
> >>no cents), with the plan to fix it after the SinceLast Run dialog
> >>completed. The problem was that after doing that, I couldn't save the
> >>data file without a segfault in guile. Manually deleting the SXs using
> >>vi solved the segfault problem.
> >>
> >>Any ideas?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Tim
> >>
> >>
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> 
> 
> 

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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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