Bug#608856: iceweasel: Freeze while trying to open a linked file

Dmitry Semyonov linulin at gmail.com
Mon Sep 26 00:25:29 UTC 2011


Hello Mike,

On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 12:51, Mike Hommey <mh at glandium.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 05:57:56AM +0300, Dmitry Semyonov wrote:
>> Package: iceweasel
>> Severity: important
>>
>> First of all, the workaround for those, seeking for quick solution:
>>
>>   1. Execute the following commands:
>>
>> sudo cp /etc/mailcap /etc/mailcap.iceweasel
>> sudo sed -i 's/; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"//' /etc/mailcap.iceweasel
>> sudo sed -i 's/; test=test "$DISPLAY"//' /etc/mailcap.iceweasel
>> sudo sed -i 's/; test=test -n "$ALSA_OUTPUT_PORTS"//' /etc/mailcap.iceweasel
>>
>>   2. Open "about:config" page in Iceweasel, and change
>> "helpers.global_mailcap_file" from "/etc/mailcap" to
>> "/etc/mailcap.iceweasel"
>>
>>
>> The workaround disables all useless (to Iceweasel) test commands before
>> execution of actual helper applications. I have yet to verify it during
>> a week or two to be 100% sure that the issue is really solved, but after
>> a bit of meditation over frozen Iceweasel's backtrace I believe that it
>> should be.
>>
>> Note that I deliberately deleted the version information. While I'm
>> currently using 3.6.13-1, I encountered the issue with previous 3.x
>> versions too.
>
> Does it still happen for you with a more recent iceweasel?

Trying it now with 6.0.2. If no problems are encountered within  three
weeks, the bug should be closed.

-- 
...Bye..Dmitry.





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