Constant Random Crashing

[kip]

That is a very good point indeed. I have the problem on my dual core laptop as well.

Kip

[Encryptor]

I have the same problem on my dual-core CPU.

[kip]

I think we have found a pattern.

Kip

[mandrav]

I think we have found a pattern.

Kip

Good thing that you reported it to the cairo people, Kip. Let's hope now that they can fix this bug (although something tells me none of them owns a dual-core cpu...).

[kip]

You're probably right. None of them seem to be able to reproduce it. I've compiled latest from source and still the problem continues. I have a feeling that nobody is going to take this bug seriously though until it starts annoying one of the primary developers. I've done so much of the work already for them:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8104

Kip

[mandrav]

Few more questions:

Does this happen only with C::B?
Do you have any other wx-based apps?
Did you try to change the system font?

[kip]

I'd try it with other apps, but I think just about everything on this system uses GTK. So I can't try it with other apps. But I have heard of the same problem having on the Win32 build as well. If you look at the bug report, I think I've narrowed it down to a specific font - but I am not sure. I really don't know much about libcairo or even what it's for.

Kip

[Encryptor]

Just a note:
I am using Sans Serif 9 for General Font and Monospace 9 for Fixed Width.
I changed General Font to Arial 9 and Fixed Width font to Courier new 9, and C::B still crashed when trying to save main.cpp. It gave the same libcairo error.

[kip]

Encryptor, are you on Win32?

I have changed my fonts around in Code::Blocks and to no avail.

This bug is a real challenge and it will feel great when it is squashed.

Kip

[Encryptor]

No, I am using Ubuntu Linux 6.06.1

[crzysdrs]

I am also seeing this issue, Gentoo Linux. I coincidentally also have a dual core system. This cairo bug makes code blocks completely unusable due to the consistency of crashes.

[mandrav]

I think we can now safely attribute this bug to libcairo on dual core CPUs...
I know this doesn't make you feel any better, but at least it will be a starting point when the libcairo devs decide to look into it. I will try to nag them a bit...

(I haven't taken out the wx factor though)

[kip]

I'm glad everyone's acknowledged the bug now. I've been in #cairo on freenode a few times. They are aware of it, but no one seems to care to fix it yet. If everyone who has noted the bug can confirm it with a note here:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8104

...it may be enough to get the process in motion.

Kip

[DrLock]

I have posted a few more details to the cairo bug report, this may even be a FreeType problem (It is a FT function that is returning the errors).

In the meantime here is a .deb for AMD64 machines that has the assert() commented out (and debugging printf added).  There is another assert at line 563 that fails once in a while, but I haven't taken it out.

http://www.drlock.com/projects/libcairo2_1.0.4-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

[kip]

Thanks DrLock. I've already tried rebuilding with the assert removed. Checkout the bug report and follow the comments. I did some debugging and I think I've narrowed it down to a possible culprit font.

Kip