[gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault

[gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault

[Tim]

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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!

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Re: [gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault

[Nilesh Govindrajan]

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.

The open source PDF readers like evince, okular, pdf.js
(firefox/chromium) are decent enough.

Re: [gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault

[Alan McKinnon]

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.
> 
> 
> 


-- 
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alan.mckinnon@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] acroread 9.5.5 segfault

[Tom Wijsman]

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:36:27 -0500
Tim <tjones01@gmail.com> 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".

Relevant bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488918

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