** Description changed: Binary package hint: python-fam + + SEE "CONCERNS" Please read: http://effbot.org/pyfaq/why-does-my-c-extension-suddenly-crash-under-2.5.htm Ubuntu Release: 7.04 Python Version: 2.5.1~rc1-0ubuntu3 Python-Fam: 1.1.1-2.1build1 Anybody running Python 2.5 and python-fam release or package 1.1.1-2.1build1 or lower will experience problems, specifically To reproduce, use a program which utlizes Python 2.5 and python-fam. A webware example below. apt-get install fam apt-get install python-fam wget http://www.webwareforpython.org/downloads/Webware/Webware-0.9.3.tar.gz tar zxvf Webware-0.9.3.tar.gz ./Webware-0.9.3/bin/MakeAppWorkDir.py Crash cd Crash open Configs/AppServer.config for editing change "AutoReload = False" to "AutoReload = True" run ./AppServer *** glibc detected *** python: double free or corruption (out): 0x084ff410 *** the python instance is completely unresponsive. Bug afflicts: Python 2.5: unresponsive application Python 2.4: unaffected + + CONCERNS: + Using python2.4 and python-fam work just fine with gamin. How come Python2.5 and python-fam segfault? There issue of the improper use of PyMem is still valid, but this is concerning. Users would/must use the fam package and family to use python-fam with 2.5. Perhaps this can be fixed before ant uploading to the update server. Will create a separate bug report for this.
** Description changed: Binary package hint: python-fam - - SEE "CONCERNS" Please read: http://effbot.org/pyfaq/why-does-my-c-extension-suddenly-crash-under-2.5.htm Ubuntu Release: 7.04 Python Version: 2.5.1~rc1-0ubuntu3 Python-Fam: 1.1.1-2.1build1 Anybody running Python 2.5 and python-fam release or package 1.1.1-2.1build1 or lower will experience problems, specifically To reproduce, use a program which utlizes Python 2.5 and python-fam. A webware example below. apt-get install fam apt-get install python-fam wget http://www.webwareforpython.org/downloads/Webware/Webware-0.9.3.tar.gz tar zxvf Webware-0.9.3.tar.gz ./Webware-0.9.3/bin/MakeAppWorkDir.py Crash cd Crash open Configs/AppServer.config for editing change "AutoReload = False" to "AutoReload = True" run ./AppServer *** glibc detected *** python: double free or corruption (out): 0x084ff410 *** the python instance is completely unresponsive. Bug afflicts: Python 2.5: unresponsive application Python 2.4: unaffected - CONCERNS: - Using python2.4 and python-fam work just fine with gamin. How come Python2.5 and python-fam segfault? There issue of the improper use of PyMem is still valid, but this is concerning. Users would/must use the fam package and family to use python-fam with 2.5. Perhaps this can be fixed before ant uploading to the update server. Will create a separate bug report for this. + Tested the fix and it also allows the python-fam to use the libgamin + supplied libfam which I accidently reported earlier as another issue. -- using PyMem_DEL() instead of PyObject_FREE() causes python 2.5 to double free or corrupt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115655 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
