180654 - Starting galeon as user with write-access to $mozilla_prefix/lib/mozilla-1.2b causes loop

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Core Graveyard :: Embedding: APIs, defect)

Description

[Alex de Landgraaf]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021028
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021028

forwarded from: 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97678
and http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=167781
---
After running galeon as root, starting galeon as a user will cause a loop,
opening endless numbers of windows. Seems like a problem with mozembed.It
repeatedly opens new windows without fully loading the homepage url.
Left to its own devices, it seems to open endless numbers of windows.

I am able to use galeon-snapshot without any trouble as long as I don't
run it once as root.  After logging back into gnome as root, I run
galeon-snapshot.  The first run doesn't have a problem.  It seems then
any subsequent runs as root exhibit the problem.  Then any subsequent
runs as the user sees the problem.

[woodwardj@thunderbird ~] 04:01 PM $ galeon-snapshot

** (galeon-snapshot-bin:28322): CRITICAL **: file
../../mozilla/mozilla-embed-shell.cpp: line 226 (void
mozilla_load_proxy_prefs(MozillaEmbedShell *)): assertion `tmp != NULL'
failed
trying to load bookmarks from
/home/woodwardj/.galeon-snapshot2/bookmarks.xbel

** (galeon-snapshot-bin:28322): WARNING **: I could not load the
bookmarks file, will load the default bookmarks.
Detected version of bookmarks file: galeon2

** (galeon-snapshot-bin:28322): CRITICAL **: file
../../mozilla/mozilla-embed.cpp: line 529 (enum gresult
impl_can_go_up(GaleonEmbed *)): assertion `location != NULL' failed

** (galeon-snapshot-bin:28322): CRITICAL **: file
../../mozilla/mozilla-embed.cpp: line 529 (enum gresult
impl_can_go_up(GaleonEmbed *)): assertion `location != NULL' failed

etc




------- Additional Comments From Christophe Fergeau 2002-11-06 07:53 -------

The problem is not running as root, the problem is running as a user
who is allowed to write in $mozilla_prefix/lib/mozilla-1.2b
Removing $mozilla_prefix/lib/mozilla-1.2b/components/compreg.dat will
fix this problem. I think the mozilla guys should be consulted to know
if it is a bug, and what it the best way to fix this problem if it's
not a bug
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Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Galeon2 as root once
2. Start Galeon2 as user


Actual Results:  
It repeatedly opens new windows without fully loading the homepage url.

Expected Results:  
open one window *duh* ;)

forwarded from galeon and debian bugreports:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97678
and http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=167781

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

ccing dougt for compreg fun...

Comment 2

[Adam Lock]

Reassign for further analysis

Comment 3

[Alexander Opitz]

Reporter can you reproduce this bug with a newer build (1.4 final or newer
galeon's)?
If not, then please close this bug as worksforme. Thanks.

Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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