From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:28:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <52FC65F5.6040108@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <52FC258D.3010500@nileshgr.com>
On 13/02/2014 03:53, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote:
> On Thursday 13 February 2014 07:06 AM, Tim wrote:
>> I am trying to use acroread 9.5.5 only for its ability to display
>> animations. If I run:
>>
>> $ ACRODEBUG=1 ACRO_CRASHLOG=1 acroread
>>
>> and then try to open a file (or include the filename on the command
>> line), I simply get "Segmentation fault". If I try
>>
>> $ acroread -DEBUG acroread
>>
>> I get:
>>
>> Loading PlugIn /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/plug_ins/Annots.api
>> ... [dlopen success for Annots.ap940]
>> Loading PlugIn /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/intellinux/plug_ins/EScript.api
>> ... [dlopen success for EScript.api, handle = 0xc60bf80]
>> Crashlog has been dumped in /tmp/acroCrashLogs/0212_2024_DKRaHb
>>
>> where the contents of the crashlog is
>>
>> /opt/bin/acroread [0x850ab41] [@0x8048000]
>> linux-gate.so.1(__kernel_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb77cd400] [@0xb77cd000]
>>
>> I noticed a bug concerning the use of glibc-2.18, but I am using 2.17.
>> I've run 'emerge @preserved-rebuild', nothing was built. I got a
>> confirmation from someone on IRC about a working, standard setup, so I'm
>> asking here rather than on the Adobe forums.
>>
>> Help!
>
> I shouldn't be saying this, but is there any specific reason you're
> using acroread? It hasn't been updated for over 2 years now -- even if
> you manage to fix it now, it'll definitely break again in future when
> all dependencies move forward.
From the OP:
"I am trying to use acroread 9.5.5 only for its ability to display
animations."
He wants acroread to get something acroread offers. That something is
not merely reading pdfs.
>
> The open source PDF readers like evince, okular, pdf.js
> (firefox/chromium) are decent enough.
>
>
>
--
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-13 6:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-02-13 1:36 [gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault Tim
2014-02-13 1:53 ` Nilesh Govindrajan
2014-02-13 6:28 ` Alan McKinnon [this message]
2014-03-19 9:07 ` Tom Wijsman
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