Closed Bug 1445405 Opened 7 years ago Closed 7 years ago

Infinite fork loop when clicking link (linux)

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Message Reader UI
Version:
52 Branch
Platform:
Unspecified
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: alexander.adler0, Unassigned)

References

Details

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 Build ID: 20180123215146 Steps to reproduce: Click a HTTP(s) link in an HTML email. Actual results: Nothing visible happens. In the background, several forks of /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird are started that die quickly. After a while, the computer freezes (apparently, the forks are cloned off faster than they die). Expected results: Link should have opened in the specified browser (which is the OS default, which is /usr/bin/firefox)
OS: Unspecified → Linux
Summary: Infinite fork loop when clicking link → Infinite fork loop when clicking link (linux)
This appears to be a setup problem. We haven't had such reports from other Linux users, and surely links in e-mail open correctly in the external browser. Richard?
Flags: needinfo?(richard.marti)
Yes, never had a problem with this on Linux. Tested again now with TB 61.
Flags: needinfo?(richard.marti)
see bug 1423634 comment 4
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
See Also: → 1453021
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