Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-28 Thread Collins
On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 16:52:44 -0800 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Net Llama! wrote: > > >On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > [ problem analysis snipped ] > > > >No such file exists in Redhat. Perhaps this is something specific to > >Gentoo? > > > > > > > I see there is fonts.c

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-27 Thread Ted Ozolins
Net Llama! wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and ran strace. mozilla was segfaulting while handling fonts. A lengthy analysis of a good strace (collins) and a failure (new) indicated differences in handling the ~/.fonts.c

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-27 Thread Ted Ozolins
Net Llama! wrote: This could be an XFree problem (?). Now that a usable ~/.fonts-cache-1 file is present, the warning messages I got from xfce have disappeared as well. Does anyone know which packaged generates the .fonts.cache-1 file so that I could investigate further? No such file exi

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > Putting this all together with a little googling that I did, I now > know the answer. Unfortunately, this is typical linux-free software > catch-22: if you know what you are looking for, you can find it; > otherwise, massive amounts of rtfm may or may not lead

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Collins
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:12:51 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Net Llama! wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:43:41 -0500 Klaus-Peter Schrage > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Net Llama! wrote: > > > > > On Thu

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Net Llama! wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:43:41 -0500 Klaus-Peter Schrage > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Net Llama! wrote: > > > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > > > > > >>This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, s

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:43:41 -0500 Klaus-Peter Schrage > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Net Llama! wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > > > >>This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and > > >ran>strace. mozilla was segfa

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Collins
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:43:41 -0500 Klaus-Peter Schrage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Net Llama! wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > >>This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and > >ran>strace. mozilla was segfaulting while handling fonts. > >> > >>A lengthy a

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Klaus-Peter Schrage
Net Llama! wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and ran strace. mozilla was segfaulting while handling fonts. A lengthy analysis of a good strace (collins) and a failure (new) indicated differences in handling the ~/.fonts.cac

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > > > No such file exists in Redhat. Perhaps this is something > > > > > specific to Gentoo? > > > > > > > > I have a .fonts-cache-1 file in my RH8.0 home directory, and all > > > > my users' homes as well... > > > > > > Hrmmm...perhaps its an 8.0 thing? I

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Collins
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 13:06:22 -0500 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:46 pm, someone claiming to be Net > Llama! wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tim Wunder wrote: > > > On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:21 pm, someone claiming to be > > > Net Llama! > > > > > > wr

Re: Mozilla mystery

2002-12-26 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Net Llama! wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tim Wunder wrote: > > On Thursday 26 December 2002 09:39 am, someone claiming to be Net Llama! > > wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > > > > It means does not start, mozilla screen never appears, no error > > > > mes

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Tim Wunder
On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:46 pm, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tim Wunder wrote: > > On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:21 pm, someone claiming to be Net Llama! > > > > wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > > This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't ha

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tim Wunder wrote: > On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:21 pm, someone claiming to be Net Llama! > wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and ran > > > strace. mozilla was segfaulting while handling fonts.

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Tim Wunder
On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:21 pm, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and ran > > strace. mozilla was segfaulting while handling fonts. > > > > A lengthy analysis of a good strace (co

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > This is mozilla 1.2.1. I didn't have strace, so I emerged it and ran > strace. mozilla was segfaulting while handling fonts. > > A lengthy analysis of a good strace (collins) and a failure (new) > indicated differences in handling the ~/.fonts.cache-1 file.

Re: Mozilla mystery (partially solved)

2002-12-26 Thread Collins
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 09:39:37 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:45:26 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What does "will not start" mean?? > > > > > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > >

Re: Mozilla mystery

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tim Wunder wrote: > On Thursday 26 December 2002 09:39 am, someone claiming to be Net Llama! > wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > > It means does not start, mozilla screen never appears, no error > > > messages in the console, nothing in XFree.. erors, etc.,

Re: Mozilla mystery

2002-12-26 Thread Tim Wunder
On Thursday 26 December 2002 09:39 am, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > It means does not start, mozilla screen never appears, no error > > messages in the console, nothing in XFree.. erors, etc., but it does > > build all the usual ~/.mozilla, ~/

Re: Mozilla mystery

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:45:26 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What does "will not start" mean?? > > > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > I'm setting up other family members but getting varying results > > > with mozilla: > > > >

Re: Mozilla mystery

2002-12-26 Thread Collins
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:45:26 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What does "will not start" mean?? > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > I'm setting up other family members but getting varying results > > with mozilla: > > > > 1. Users collins,cecilia, coleen, and new (added

Re: Mozilla mystery

2002-12-26 Thread Net Llama!
What does "will not start" mean?? On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > I'm setting up other family members but getting varying results with > mozilla: > > 1. Users collins,cecilia, coleen, and new (added in this order) all > have the same setup, i.e. group users extra group wheel (needed for > us

Mozilla mystery

2002-12-25 Thread Collins
I'm setting up other family members but getting varying results with mozilla: 1. Users collins,cecilia, coleen, and new (added in this order) all have the same setup, i.e. group users extra group wheel (needed for use of su on gentoo), home directory on /home/username, shell /bin/bash 2. All home