[gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[thelma]

After upgrading to firefox-bin-38.3.0 when I try to start one of the profiles I get an error message:

(process:17154): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

(process:17154): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed
console.error: 
  [CustomizableUI]
  Custom widget with id loop-button does not return a valid node
console.error: 
  [CustomizableUI]
  Custom widget with id loop-button does not return a valid node
Terminated

The CPU goes 100% and I have to kill the process.
I was trying to downgrade to the version that worked OK for me: Firefox-bin-38.1.1
but it is no longer in portage.  When I try to pull it down from attic and make a manifest it failed as well:

ebuild /usr/local/portage/www-client/firefox-bin/firefox-bin-38.1.1.ebuild manifest
>>> Downloading 'ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases//38.1.1esr/linux-i686/xpi/gl.xpi'
--2015-11-11 11:24:12--  ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases//38.1.1esr/linux-i686/xpi/gl.xpi
           => ‘/usr/portage/distfiles/firefox-38.1.1esr-gl.xpi’
Resolving ftp.mozilla.org... 54.230.143.163

It seems to me it can not find: firefox-38.1.1esr-gl.xpi

Is "www-client/chromium" good alternative to firefox?

-- 
Thelma

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:38:27 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:

> Is "www-client/chromium" good alternative to firefox?

I much prefer it, but that's all it is, personal preference. Try it and
decide for yourself. It's a long emerge so you may want to try with
chrome first, it's a binary package so much faster to install.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

WinErr 004: Erroneous error - Nothing is wrong

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[thelma]

On 11/11/2015 12:58 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:38:27 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> 
>> Is "www-client/chromium" good alternative to firefox?
> 
> I much prefer it, but that's all it is, personal preference. Try it and
> decide for yourself. It's a long emerge so you may want to try with
> chrome first, it's a binary package so much faster to install.

I was just checking out on other forums; chromium is an open source and
not very well maintain. www-client/google-chrome suppose to be better.

--
Thelma

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:07:20 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:

> >> Is "www-client/chromium" good alternative to firefox?  
> > 
> > I much prefer it, but that's all it is, personal preference. Try it
> > and decide for yourself. It's a long emerge so you may want to try
> > with chrome first, it's a binary package so much faster to install.  
> 
> I was just checking out on other forums; chromium is an open source and
> not very well maintain. www-client/google-chrome suppose to be better.

On what is that claim based? Chromium used the chrome source code with
the proprietary bits removed and the same versions of both are available
in portage.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

This is as bad as it can get-but don't bet on it.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[Peter Humphrey]

On Wednesday 11 Nov 2015 20:46:45 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:07:20 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> > >> Is "www-client/chromium" good alternative to firefox?
> > > 
> > > I much prefer it, but that's all it is, personal preference. Try it
> > > and decide for yourself. It's a long emerge so you may want to try
> > > with chrome first, it's a binary package so much faster to install.
> > 
> > I was just checking out on other forums; chromium is an open source and
> > not very well maintain. www-client/google-chrome suppose to be better.
> 
> On what is that claim based? Chromium used the chrome source code with
> the proprietary bits removed and the same versions of both are available
> in portage.

...and I'm for ever having to recompile chromium as it seems to change about 
once a week. Not what you would call poorly supported.

-- 
Rgds
Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[Alan McKinnon]

On 12/11/2015 18:40, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 Nov 2015 20:46:45 Neil Bothwick wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:07:20 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>>>> Is "www-client/chromium" good alternative to firefox?
>>>>
>>>> I much prefer it, but that's all it is, personal preference. Try it
>>>> and decide for yourself. It's a long emerge so you may want to try
>>>> with chrome first, it's a binary package so much faster to install.
>>>
>>> I was just checking out on other forums; chromium is an open source and
>>> not very well maintain. www-client/google-chrome suppose to be better.
>>
>> On what is that claim based? Chromium used the chrome source code with
>> the proprietary bits removed and the same versions of both are available
>> in portage.
> 
> ...and I'm for ever having to recompile chromium as it seems to change about 
> once a week. Not what you would call poorly supported.
> 


Well the OP did say that the info came from "other forums" and we know
how reliable those can be.

I'd trust my mother-in-law's opinion on the state of Chromium before I
trust $RANDOM_ARB_FORUM_ON_TEH_INTARWEBZ


-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox-bin GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:47:44 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> >>> I was just checking out on other forums; chromium is an open source
> >>> and not very well maintain. www-client/google-chrome suppose to be
> >>> better.  
> >>
> >> On what is that claim based? Chromium used the chrome source code
> >> with the proprietary bits removed and the same versions of both are
> >> available in portage.  
> > 
> > ...and I'm for ever having to recompile chromium as it seems to
> > change about once a week. Not what you would call poorly supported.

> Well the OP did say that the info came from "other forums" and we know
> how reliable those can be.

Exactly, that's why I asked for some detail.

> I'd trust my mother-in-law's opinion on the state of Chromium before I
> trust $RANDOM_ARB_FORUM_ON_TEH_INTARWEBZ

This is just a random claim without even a citation from such a forum.
Hell, it even implies that being open source is bad, it's a good thing we
have closed source alternatives like Firefox...


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Politics: Poli (many) - tics (blood sucking parasites)

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