[Pidgin] #6605: Pidgin 2.5.0vv-devel crash when webcam inserted (trying to go to "Preferences")

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#6605: Pidgin 2.5.0vv-devel crash when webcam inserted (trying to go to
"Preferences")
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 Reporter:  anthonws      |     Owner:  lschiere
     Type:  defect        |    Status:  new     
Component:  unclassified  |   Version:          
 Keywords:  video         |  
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 Hello to all!!

 I've managed to get im.pidgin.soc.2008.vv using monotone, installed all
 the necessary libs, compiled without any error and I'm now using latest
 dev trunk.

 When I inserted my usb webcam, opened pidgin and tried to go to
 "Preferences" I got this in GDB:

 '''''~$ gdb pidgin'''

 GNU gdb 6.8-debian
 Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  Type "show copying"
 and "show warranty" for details.
 This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu"...

 (gdb) run

 Starting program: /usr/local/bin/pidgin
 [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
 [New Thread 0x7f265ec807a0 (LWP 17366)]
 [New Thread 0x4122a950 (LWP 17369)]

 Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
 [Switching to Thread 0x7f265ec807a0 (LWP 17366)]
 0x00007f265b80c499 in g_value_dup_string () from
 /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0''

 Here is some extra info if needed:

 Dmesg after inserting sony webcam.

 '''''~$ dmesg'''

 [ 2394.778116] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and
 address 2
 [ 2394.878251] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
 [ 2394.922802] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
 [ 2394.944637] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-
 modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-
 generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB GSPCA camera found.(ZC3XX)
 [ 2395.314309] usbcore: registered new interface driver gspca
 [ 2395.314437] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-
 modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-
 generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: gspca driver 01.00.20 registered
 ''

 '''''~$ uname -a'''

 Linux Shadow 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 21:01:46 UTC 2008 x86_64
 GNU/Linux''

 '''''~$ pidgin --v'''

 Pidgin 2.5.0vv-devel''



 I'm running Ubuntu Hardy + AMD64.

 Thank you all for this great IM App :)

 Best regards,
 Anthon.

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