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--- Begin Message ---
Package: evolution
Version: 3.4.4-4+b1
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
Starting evolution has ceased to work after recent updates.
The problem seems to be related to clutter, but I am not
a gnome user, so I cannot be sure.
I usually use evolution under KDE, and there, I get this:
$ evolution --clutter-debug=all
Clutter-Message: [ 2549001632]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:1303:
ARGB visuals are enabled
Clutter-Message: [ 2549001703]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:394:
Getting the X screen
Clutter-Message: [ 2549001765]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:201: New
resolution: 93.00
Clutter-Message: [ 2549001889]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:241: Units
per em: 18.02
Clutter-Message: [ 2549002485]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:463:
X Display ':0'[0x7f1963b604c0] opened (screen:0, root:608, dpi:93.000000)
Clutter-Message: [ 2549002524]:[MISC]:./clutter-feature.c:92: checking
features
Clutter-Message: [ 2549002574]:[MISC]:./clutter-feature.c:96: allocating
features data
Clutter-Message: [ 2549002596]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:271: Creating
Cogl renderer
Clutter-Message: [ 2549002615]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:706:
Creating a new Xlib renderer
Clutter-Message: [ 2549002697]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:288:
Connecting the renderer
Failed to connected to any renderer:
Gnome-shell based sessions (gnome, cinnamon) also don't work
for me (which strengthens suspicion of a clutter problem).
When I start evolution under Gnome Classic I get:
$ evolution --clutter-debug=all
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239081]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:1303:
ARGB visuals are enabled
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239191]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:394:
Getting the X screen
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239241]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:201: New
resolution: 93.00
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239313]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:241: Units
per em: 18.02
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239654]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Gtk/FontName' to 'ClutterSettings:font-name'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239677]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:192: New
font-name: Cantarell 11
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239700]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:252: Units
per em: 16.52
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239741]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Net/DndDragThreshold' to 'ClutterSettings:dnd-drag-threshold'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239761]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Net/DoubleClickTime' to 'ClutterSettings:double-click-time'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239787]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Xft/Antialias' to 'ClutterSettings:font-antialias'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239816]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:183: New
font options:
- font-name: Cantarell 11
- antialias: 1
- hinting: -1
- hint-style: <null>
- rgba: <null>
- dpi: 93.00
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239845]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:252: Units
per em: 16.52
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239868]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Xft/DPI' to 'ClutterSettings:font-dpi'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239884]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:201: New
resolution: 96.00
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239905]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:241: Units
per em: 17.60
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239924]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Xft/HintStyle' to 'ClutterSettings:font-hint-style'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239940]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:183: New
font options:
- font-name: Cantarell 11
- antialias: 1
- hinting: -1
- hint-style: hintmedium
- rgba: <null>
- dpi: 96.00
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239963]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:252: Units
per em: 17.60
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239982]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Xft/Hinting' to 'ClutterSettings:font-hinting'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409239997]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:183: New
font options:
- font-name: Cantarell 11
- antialias: 1
- hinting: 1
- hint-style: hintmedium
- rgba: <null>
- dpi: 96.00
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240034]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:252: Units
per em: 17.60
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240053]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:207:
Mapping XSETTING 'Xft/RGBA' to 'ClutterSettings:font-subpixel-order'
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240070]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-settings.c:183: New
font options:
- font-name: Cantarell 11
- antialias: 1
- hinting: 1
- hint-style: hintmedium
- rgba: none
- dpi: 96.00
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240093]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:252: Units
per em: 17.60
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240160]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:463:
X Display ':1'[0x7f71c5bc3100] opened (screen:0, root:608, dpi:96.000000)
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240182]:[MISC]:./clutter-feature.c:92: checking
features
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240195]:[MISC]:./clutter-feature.c:96: allocating
features data
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240208]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:271: Creating
Cogl renderer
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240219]:[BACKEND]:./x11/clutter-backend-x11.c:706:
Creating a new Xlib renderer
Clutter-Message: [ 1409240279]:[BACKEND]:./clutter-backend.c:288:
Connecting the renderer
Failed to connected to any renderer:
This may be related to #710828 but I am using a local system
and glxgears works just fine (I use nvidia proprietary drivers,
in case that matters).
It may also be related to #659394 (on libclutter-1.0-0:amd64), but
I don't get a segmentation fault as far as I can see.
Thanks,
Shai.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.10-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages evolution depends on:
ii dbus 1.6.12-1
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.51
ii evolution-common 3.4.4-4
ii evolution-data-server 3.4.4-4
ii gconf-service 3.2.6-1
ii gconf2 3.2.6-1
ii gnome-icon-theme 3.8.3-1
ii libatk1.0-0 2.8.0-2
ii libc6 2.17-92+b1
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.12.14-5
ii libcairo2 1.12.14-5
ii libcamel-1.2-33 3.4.4-4
ii libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 1.2.0-2+b1
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.100.2-1
ii libebackend-1.2-2 3.4.4-4
ii libebook-1.2-13 3.4.4-4
ii libecal-1.2-11 3.4.4-4
ii libedataserver-1.2-16 3.4.4-4
ii libedataserverui-3.0-1 3.4.4-4
ii libenchant1c2a 1.6.0-10
ii libevolution 3.4.4-4+b1
ii libgail-3-0 3.8.2-3
ii libgconf-2-4 3.2.6-1
ii libgdata13 0.13.3-2
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.28.2-1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.36.4-1
ii libgnome-desktop-3-2 3.4.2-2
ii libgtk-3-0 3.8.2-3
ii libgtkhtml-4.0-0 4.4.4-1
ii libgtkhtml-editor-4.0-0 4.4.4-1
ii libgweather-3-0 3.4.1-1+build1
ii libical0 0.48-2
ii libmx-1.0-2 1.4.6-2+b1
ii libnotify4 0.7.5-2
ii libnspr4 2:4.10-1
ii libnspr4-0d 2:4.10-1
ii libnss3 2:3.15.1-1
ii libnss3-1d 2:3.15.1-1
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.32.5-5+b1
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.32.5-5+b1
ii libsoup2.4-1 2.42.2-6
ii libsqlite3-0 3.7.17-1
ii libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3
ii psmisc 22.20-1
Versions of packages evolution recommends:
ii bogofilter 1.2.4+dfsg1-2
ii evolution-plugins 3.4.4-4+b1
ii evolution-webcal 2.32.0-2+b1
ii yelp 3.8.1-2
Versions of packages evolution suggests:
pn evolution-dbg <none>
pn evolution-exchange <none>
pn evolution-plugins-experimental <none>
ii gnupg 1.4.14-1
pn network-manager <none>
-- debconf information:
evolution/kill_processes:
evolution/needs_shutdown:
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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