[Pidgin] #13318: Seg Fault with Finch and Pidgin 2.4.3 on Debian Lenny 5.0.4 VM

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#13318: Seg Fault with Finch and Pidgin 2.4.3 on Debian Lenny 5.0.4 VM
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 Reporter:  alharaka                        |        Owner:           
     Type:  defect                          |       Status:  closed   
Milestone:                                  |    Component:  libpurple
  Version:  2.4.3                           |   Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:  finch, segfault, debian-stable  |  
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Changes (by alharaka):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => duplicate


Comment:

 Well I'll be damned.  I was investigating this in my downtime at work.  I
 had noticed another pair of tickets with similar symptoms,
 [http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/13104 #13100] and
 [http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/13100]. I have discovered by examining
 those this is another clear case of PEBKAC.  I ran strace as root to
 figure it out, then accidentally ran finch as root without closing out the
 elevated terminal.  Surprise, surprise, it worked.  So I returned to my
 user account and discovered that it was my configuration, just like those
 all Linux superstars in the other ticket threads.  Can I ask why it caused
 a crash though?  I am new to debugging in Linux environments, so I am
 really curious.  I have attached my accounts.xml, since that is the only
 thing I would have willingly modified within finch.  I left finch as is,
 installed no plugs in for Pidgin (installed by default with Debian GNOME
 package group; I did not even execute it until debugging for this ticket).
 Let me know if something else in my profile is worth checking out or
 sending to you guys.  I am impressed this causes a segfault.

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