I have found this very same problem in Gutsys's version of
Thunderbird. So I downloaded sid's icedove-dbg package and generated
the following backtrace. I now this is not a proper debian system, but
hope it helps.
/usr/lib/icedove/run-mozilla.sh -g /usr/lib/icedove/icedove-bin
MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/icedove
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/icedove:/usr/lib/icedove/plugins:/usr/lib/mre/mre-2.0.0.0
DISPLAY=:0.0
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/icedove:/usr/lib/mre/mre-2.0.0.0
LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/icedove:/usr/lib/icedove/components:/usr/lib/mre/mre-2.0.0.0
SHLIB_PATH=/usr/lib/icedove:/usr/lib/mre/mre-2.0.0.0
LIBPATH=/usr/lib/icedove:/usr/lib/mre/mre-2.0.0.0
ADDON_PATH=/usr/lib/icedove
MOZ_PROGRAM=/usr/lib/icedove/icedove-bin
MOZ_TOOLKIT=
moz_debug=1
moz_debugger=
/usr/bin/gdb /usr/lib/icedove/icedove-bin -x /tmp/mozargs.k12225
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This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu"...
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1".
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/lib/icedove/icedove-bin
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1221937456 (LWP 12228)]
[New Thread -1228190832 (LWP 12236)]
***MEMORY-WARNING***: icedove-bin[12228]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
[New Thread -1245578352 (LWP 12237)]
[New Thread -1261945968 (LWP 12248)]
[New Thread -1271567472 (LWP 12249)]
[New Thread -1286861936 (LWP 12250)]
[New Thread -1295254640 (LWP 12251)]
[New Thread -1308828784 (LWP 12256)]
[New Thread -1317221488 (LWP 12261)]
Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
[Switching to Thread -1221937456 (LWP 12228)]
0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb73d7df0 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb73d9641 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#3 0xb740e11b in __libc_message () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#4 0xb7415f7d in _int_free () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#5 0xb74195c0 in free () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#6 0xb75b24b1 in operator delete () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#7 0xb75b250d in operator delete[] () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#8 0xb5d43464 in ~nsWindow (this=0x98e4560) at nsWindow.cpp:325
#9 0xb5d537ad in nsBaseWidget::Release (this=0x6) at nsBaseWidget.cpp:64
#10 0xb5d41ec1 in nsWindow::Release (this=0x98e4560) at nsWindow.cpp:342
#11 0xb7e1c0cc in nsCOMPtr_base::assign_with_AddRef (this=0x98e448c,
rawPtr=0x0) at ./../glue/nsCOMPtr.h:531
#12 0xb52f5743 in nsXULWindow::Destroy (this=0x98e4468)
at ../../../dist/include/xpcom/nsCOMPtr.h:713
#13 0xb52fa4b6 in nsWebShellWindow::Destroy (this=0x98e4468)
at nsWebShellWindow.cpp:850
#14 0xb52eb564 in nsChromeTreeOwner::Destroy (this=0x98b08a0)
at nsChromeTreeOwner.cpp:362
#15 0xb508e36b in nsGlobalWindow::ReallyCloseWindow (this=0x98b0968)
at nsGlobalWindow.cpp:4733
#16 0xb508e788 in HandleCloseEvent (aEvent=0x98e1170)
at nsGlobalWindow.cpp:4497
#17 0xb7e64c77 in PL_HandleEvent (self=0x98e1170) at plevent.c:688
#18 0xb7e64f8b in PL_ProcessPendingEvents (self=0x80fcce0) at plevent.c:623
#19 0xb7e66e4e in nsEventQueueImpl::ProcessPendingEvents (this=0x80fcc98)
at nsEventQueue.cpp:417
#20 0xb5d476e5 in event_processor_callback (source=0x83c35a8,
condition=G_IO_IN, data=0x6) at nsAppShell.cpp:67
#21 0xb767335d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#22 0x083c35a8 in ?? ()
#23 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#24 0x080fcc98 in ?? ()
#25 0xb76ce21c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#26 0xbfe9963c in ?? ()
#27 0x083c35f0 in ?? ()
#28 0xbfe99658 in ?? ()
#29 0xb764403c in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC
(gdb) bt full
#0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
No symbol table info available.
#1 0xb73d7df0 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#2 0xb73d9641 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#3 0xb740e11b in __libc_message () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#4 0xb7415f7d in _int_free () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#5 0xb74195c0 in free () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#6 0xb75b24b1 in operator delete () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#7 0xb75b250d in operator delete[] () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#8 0xb5d43464 in ~nsWindow (this=0x98e4560) at nsWindow.cpp:325
No locals.
#9 0xb5d537ad in nsBaseWidget::Release (this=0x6) at nsBaseWidget.cpp:64
No locals.
#10 0xb5d41ec1 in nsWindow::Release (this=0x98e4560) at nsWindow.cpp:342
No locals.
#11 0xb7e1c0cc in nsCOMPtr_base::assign_with_AddRef (this=0x98e448c,
rawPtr=0x0) at ./../glue/nsCOMPtr.h:531
No locals.
#12 0xb52f5743 in nsXULWindow::Destroy (this=0x98e4468)
at ../../../dist/include/xpcom/nsCOMPtr.h:713
appShell = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0x8227c38}, <No data fields>}
parentWindow = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0x0}, <No data fields>}
placeHolder = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {
mRawPtr = 0x98e4470}, <No data fields>}
count = -1075211160
obssvc = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0xb7dc78ba}, <No data fields>}
#13 0xb52fa4b6 in nsWebShellWindow::Destroy (this=0x98e4468)
at nsWebShellWindow.cpp:850
rv = 0
webProgress = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {
mRawPtr = 0x98b028c}, <No data fields>}
kungFuDeathGrip = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {
mRawPtr = 0x98e4470}, <No data fields>}
#14 0xb52eb564 in nsChromeTreeOwner::Destroy (this=0x98b08a0)
at nsChromeTreeOwner.cpp:362
No locals.
#15 0xb508e36b in nsGlobalWindow::ReallyCloseWindow (this=0x98b0968)
at nsGlobalWindow.cpp:4733
isTab = 0
bwin = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0x0}, <No data fields>}
rootItem = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0x98b0314}, <No data fields>}
rootWin = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0x98b0968}, <No data fields>}
chromeWin = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {mRawPtr = 0x98b0a74}, <No data fields>}
treeOwnerAsWin = {<nsCOMPtr_base> = {
mRawPtr = 0x98b08a4}, <No data fields>}
#16 0xb508e788 in HandleCloseEvent (aEvent=0x98e1170)
at nsGlobalWindow.cpp:4497
No locals.
#17 0xb7e64c77 in PL_HandleEvent (self=0x98e1170) at plevent.c:688
result = <value optimized out>
#18 0xb7e64f8b in PL_ProcessPendingEvents (self=0x80fcce0) at plevent.c:623
event = (PLEvent *) 0x0
count = 3
#19 0xb7e66e4e in nsEventQueueImpl::ProcessPendingEvents (this=0x80fcc98)
at nsEventQueue.cpp:417
correctThread = <value optimized out>
#20 0xb5d476e5 in event_processor_callback (source=0x83c35a8,
condition=G_IO_IN, data=0x6) at nsAppShell.cpp:67
No locals.
#21 0xb767335d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#22 0x083c35a8 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#23 0x00000001 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#24 0x080fcc98 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#25 0xb76ce21c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#26 0xbfe9963c in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#27 0x083c35f0 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#28 0xbfe99658 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.
#29 0xb764403c in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC
(gdb) quit
The program is running. Exit anyway? (y or n)
