Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1)
Installed from:    Slackware Packages

Kate crashes while loading (before app window is drawn).  

Backtrace:
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0x410d2f29 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0  0x410d2f29 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x41153234 in __DTOR_END__ () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x40ee8103 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#3  0x40633c4d in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler(int) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#4  <signal handler called>
#5  0x4092ad8d in QWidget::raise() () from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#6  0x413aad4d in KateApp::raiseCurrentMainWindow() ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#7  0x413aa681 in KateApp::newInstance() ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#8  0x40650637 in KUniqueApplication::processDelayed() ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#9  0x406509db in KUniqueApplication::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#10 0x413a9564 in KateApp::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#11 0x409b29f9 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#12 0x40c91a32 in QSignal::signal(QVariant const&) ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#13 0x409ccd48 in QSignal::activate() () from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#14 0x409d3ce3 in QSingleShotTimer::event(QEvent*) ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#15 0x409548c4 in QApplication::internalNotify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#16 0x4095408b in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#17 0x405b8c69 in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#18 0x4092f6c3 in QEventLoop::activateTimers() ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0x4090cf48 in QEventLoop::processEvents(unsigned) ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0x40968766 in QEventLoop::enterLoop() () from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#21 0x40954b51 in QApplication::enter_loop() ()
   from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#22 0x40b17c71 in QDialog::exec() () from /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#23 0x40480ae3 in KWritePermsIcon::status() const ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4
#24 0x40483340 in KMessageBox::error(QWidget*, QString const&, QString const&, int) () from /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4
#25 0x4025006f in KDirOperator::setURL(KURL const&, bool) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkio.so.4
#26 0x413baa34 in KateFileSelector::setDir(KURL) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#27 0x413b9c3b in KateFileSelector::readConfig(KConfig*, QString const&) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#28 0x413c3186 in KateMainWindow::readOptions(KConfig*) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#29 0x413bfb35 in KateMainWindow::KateMainWindow(KateDocManager*, KatePluginManager*) () from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#30 0x413aaa51 in KateApp::newMainWindow() ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#31 0x413a9d49 in KateApp::KateApp(bool, bool) ()
   from /opt/kde/lib/libkateinterfaces.so
#32 0x406fb535 in main () from /opt/kde/lib/kate.so
#33 0x0804cb41 in strcpy ()
#34 0x0804d7fb in strcpy ()
#35 0x0804dcac in strcpy ()
#36 0x0804e9b9 in strcpy ()
#37 0x4103abb4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6