Control: reassign -1 xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.1-4 Control: affects -1 vim-gtk
Reassigning to xserver-xorg-core. Vim's gtk2 code hasn't changed significantly in some time, so it's more likely an issue with the glamor driver. On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:54:21PM -0500, Bruno Dantas wrote: > Either command in a terminal consistently crashes the X server: > # gvim foo.txt > $ gksudo gvim foo.txt > > I upgraded from Jessie to Stretch, which is when the problem started. The > error > message in the text console that appears after the crash is this: > "glamor_largepixmap.c:1448: glamor_composite_largepixmap_region: Assertion `0' > failed. xinit: connection to X server lost" > > Interestingly, starting gvim from within the file manager running as root (via > context menu's "Open with") works fine. Also, these work fine: > > # pluma foo.txt > $ gksudo pluma foo.txt > $ gvim foo.txt > > It seems the problem is isolated to launching gvim as root from the command > line. glamor_largepixmap.c is part of the xorg-server source package. If I > should report the bug there instead/in addition to here, please let me know. I > don't want to create noise. > > These are my package versions: > vim-gtk 2:8.0.0197-2 > xorg 1:7.7+18 > > If you need any further information, please let me know. gvim is my favorite > editor and I'm in a terminal most of the time, so I'm highly motivated to > help. -- James GPG Key: 4096R/91BF BF4D 6956 BD5D F7B7 2D23 DFE6 91AE 331B A3DB
