On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 12:46:48PM -0500, Richard Fuchs wrote: > Package: iceweasel > Version: 10.0~b2-1 > Severity: important > Tags: patch > > Dear Maintainer, > > When I follow a web link in Icedove and Iceweasel isn't running yet, Iceweasel > will start and load the requested page. However, this instance of Iceweasel > will then have a non-functional Flash plugin. Loading a page with an embedded > Flash element (in any window, any tab) will cause Iceweasel to freeze up for > >30 seconds and finally proceed loading the page without showing the Flash > element. This also happens after closing Icedove. > > Closing Iceweasel, restarting it manually (e.g. from the menu) and reloading > the same page (then, even if it's loaded by following the link in Icedove, > just > like before) results in a working Flash once again. > > My version of Icedove is 3.1.16-1. This bug is a result of library > interference > between Icedove and Iceweasel, so I'm not sure if it should be reported for > Icedove instead. However, since I'm seeing the effect in Iceweasel, I'm > reporting it here for now. Also, this isn't specific to Flash, other plugins > are likely to be affected as well. > > It's caused by Icedove setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to its own directory in > /usr/lib/icedove/run-mozilla.sh and not clearing the variable when launching > external programs. Since Iceweasel partially uses libraries with the same > names, it ends up loading the wrong ones (the ones from the Icedove directory) > which causes the symptoms. > > Workaround for me is to edit /usr/lib/iceweasel/iceweasel and add "export > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=" as first executed line. Alternatively, Icedove could clear > this variable before launching other programs.
Icedove should stop setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
