Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Various Bugs

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

On 08/08/12 09:32, hohyeis eml cc wrote:
> I will list bugs and problems I encountered. If any of them are recognized and known to developers or fixed, please tell. Then I will elaborate on the rest.
>
>
> Having applied the suggested patch to ekiga-3.3.2, I proceeded to build
> a debug build. It compiles without failure.
>
> I wish to run ekiga in a debugger.
> GDB needs to be told the name of the binary executable, but `ekiga` is a
> shell script to run .libs/ekiga, which does not run simply directly.
>
> Being able to run the ekiga binary directly in the build directory would
> be good.

I agree with you.  What I do is execute src/ekiga, which creates a 
debuggable executable src/.libs/lt-ekiga.

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> - Installing gconf schemas fails with profuse error messages like:
> WARNING: failed to install schema `/schemas/apps/ekiga/general/call_options/auto_answer', locale `sr@latin': Unable to store a value at key
>   '/schemas/apps/ekiga/general/call_options/auto_answer', as the configuration server has no writable databases.
>
> - Error messages regarding gconf. Perhaps related to schema not being installed?
> ** (ekiga:5630): CRITICAL **: entry_get_bool: assertion `gmconf key /apps/ekiga/general/... is of type GM_CONF_BOOL' failed

I do not have them.  Do you have any clue of what is wrong?

> -  There is no sound by ALSA. Sound controls are inactive. Sound devices are shown correctly in the settings.
>
> - Ekiga SegFaults at or after exit.

For the two above bugs I would prefer to test the latest code (see 
http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Download_Ekiga_sources, master/trunk 
section).  If not, send us the -d 4 output for the first bug, and gdb 
trace for the second.

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Eugen