Bug#838764: brltty: crashes when using sd module, but no speech-dispatcher present

Package: brltty Version: 5.3.1-3 Severity: serious Tags: patch When using BRLTTY with the sd module loaded, it crashes on system boot, when Speech Dispatcher is not running. This is a serious problem, because it leaves the user without braille after boot. BRLTTY also does not restart automatically

Bug#838764: brltty: crashes when using sd module, but no speech-dispatcher present

Hi Upstream proposed a better solution, patch attached. Thanks diff --git a/Programs/spk_thread.c b/Programs/spk_thread.c index 288518c..49fffaf 100644 --- a/Programs/spk_thread.c +++ b/Programs/spk_thread.c @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ testThreadValidity (volatile SpeechDriverThread *sdt) { if (sp