Hi,
Slackware 10.1 kernel 2.4.29
Trying to open Gutenbrowser I get before it aborts:
Setting up slots. init finished. QLayout "unnamed" added to Gutenbrowser "unnamed", which already has a layout Floating point exception
with strace ending:
write(3, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"\0\0\0\37\0\0\0\10\0\0\0\r\0\0\0gute"..., 4328) = 4328
ioctl(4, FIONREAD, [1]) = 0
--- SIGFPE (Floating point exception) @ 0 (0) ---
+++ killed by SIGFPE +++
Any suggestions what to do that gutenbrowser will open again? What means Floating point exception?
Thanks & regards
This signal can mean any of various sorts of errors with floating point, and I **think** it even gets returned for an integer (not floating point) divide-by-zero error. In context, I'd guess a divide-by-zero error of some sort ... possibly unrelated to the preceding strace output you quote (signals are sometimes delayed so could be a response to something a bit earlier in the strace output).
As to what to do ... first, round up the usual suspects.
1. Is this a case where gutenbrowser used to run and has stopped running? Or is it a program you are installing for the first time (or upgrading to a newer version)?
2. If gutenbrowser used to run, what has changed recently in your system? (Don't say "nothing", because you've recently posted about problems upgrading that Slackware-specific X WM you use, and that could have left some debris. If you believe the assurance you got from the other list that xmms was the "only" program affected, then you're much too trusting ... how the devil can *anyone* know that sort of thing?)
3. What does ldd tell you about gutenbrowser? Check for recent changes in any of the libraries that it relies on. (Just on a hunch, be especially alert regarding libgcc1.)
4. In my experience, divide-by-zero errors can be a sign of a hardware problem (CPU or RAM, caused by heat or a strained power supply). This is a bit of a leap based on what you've told us, but consider if you're seeing anything else consistent with that interpretation.
5. This is another long shot, but is it possible that your hardware is old enough, or odd enough, that the kernel is using floating-point emulation? (This is almost unheard of on modern i86 systems, but it is still common with some other architectures, like ARM7.)
6. Finally, the obvious question: what version of gutenbrowser are you using? The project home page (on Sourceforge) lists a recent new version, but apparently only for ARM architectures and with no comparably dated or versioned source. The current i86 version is almost 4 years old, which invites speculation about shared-library concerns.
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