Bug 157352

Summary:	KDE freezes when changing language
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Rosetzky Cedric <loacoon>
Component:	kcm_language	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	crash	CC:	andresbajotierra
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.0.83
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Rosetzky Cedric 2008-02-07 18:35:39 UTC

Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
Compiler:          GCC-4.2.3 
OS:                Linux

When changing the language to French in Systemsettings, the whole KDE freezes.
There is no error message.

Comment 1 Rosetzky Cedric 2008-06-02 20:32:22 UTC

It's still happening, no changes...

Comment 2 Rosetzky Cedric 2008-09-03 22:01:57 UTC

Updated from scratch today, it's still happening.

Comment 3 Rosetzky Cedric 2008-12-29 00:06:40 UTC

Reported almost a year ago, still happening, and not even an answer... This kind of thing doesn't help KDE 4 to be taken seriously.
For the info, it's not caused by the environnement. I changed my computer, switched from Debian to Gentoo, and conpiled KDE 4 from scratch. It didn't change anything.

Comment 4 Dario Andres 2009-01-07 21:30:22 UTC

@Rosetzky: if you can still reproduce this bug in a recent KDE version _(4.1.3 / 4.2beta2 / 4.2rc1 / 4.2svn) , can you do the following  ?

- Start Konsole
- Run "gdb systemsettings"
- Type "set logging on" and press Return (this will create a gdb.txt file in the current path, ensure that you don't have a file with the same name)
- Type "run" and press Return
SystemSettings will start
- Reproduce the bug
When SystemSettings freezes:
- Go to the Konsole/GDB window,
- Press Ctrl+C (this will try to stop SystemSettings)
- Now type "bt full" and press Return until there's no more backtrace info.

Finally, post the content of the "gdb.txt" file in this report.

Thanks and sorry for the delay, some applications doesn't have assigned mails (SS is one of these), and it takes time to found this type of reports.

Comment 5 Rosetzky Cedric 2009-01-08 04:00:18 UTC

Ok, hmm there is a problem with this method. It's not only systemSettings which is crashing, but the whole KDE, so I can't reach Konsole after it happens... :(

Comment 6 Dario Andres 2009-01-08 12:09:45 UTC

You can try running gdb from a virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1), you have to export the DISPLAY variable ("export DISPLAY=:0") to ensure that SystemSettings run in your current KDE session.
Or can't you even switch terminals when the hang occurs? Thanks

Comment 7 Rosetzky Cedric 2009-01-08 17:48:26 UTC

Yes, I can switch terminals, I'll try that ASAP.

Comment 8 Dario Andres 2009-04-03 14:34:54 UTC

You are not using KDE4 anymore. No one else reported this error. I'm sorry you could not try what I told you to recognize the freeze. Then, Closing.
Regards