Re: [Evolution] Evo crashes on start after today's Ubuntu updates

["David L" <idht4n gmail com>]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Art Alexion <art rhd org> wrote:
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> > strace evolution yeilds
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> strace != backtrace.
>
>
> OK.  Thanks.  Might it have been more helpful if you had offered how to provide a backtrace instead of just 
> that statement?
One way to get a backtrace is to run from within gdb:

gdb path_to_evolution
run

Then, when the crash occurs, type bt at the gdb command prompt.
If the crash already happened and you can't
reproduce it, it will sometimes dump a core that can be used the
get a backtrace with gdb.  In that case, run gdb like this:

gdb path_to_evolution path_to_core_file

Then use the same bt command to get a backtrace.  The backtrace is more
meaningful if you have debug info installed.  How to do that is a
function of your
distribution.

I think the gnome bug buddy sometimes prevents the core dump and
then itself crashes.  There is a way to disable it, but I can't
remember it off the
top of my head.

Cheers...

            David