No need to wait for the next crash, you can use "apport-retrace" on the crash file after installing gaim-dbg to get a debug backtrace. Debug backtrace from that crash:
#0 IA__g_utf8_validate (str=0x616d746f <Address 0x616d746f out of bounds>, max_len=-1, end=0x0) at gutf8.c:1561 #1 0xb788c6cf in strdup_len (string=0x616d746f <Address 0x616d746f out of bounds>, len=-1, bytes_written=0x616d746f, bytes_read=0x0, error=0x0) at gconvert.c:984 #2 0xb788cea1 in IA__g_filename_to_utf8 (opsysstring=0x616d746f <Address 0x616d746f out of bounds>, len=-1, bytes_read=0x0, bytes_written=0x0, error=0x0) at gconvert.c:1299 #3 0x080896a2 in gaim_xfer_show_file_error (xfer=0x861c668, filename=0x616d746f <Address 0x616d746f out of bounds>) at ../../src/ft.c:186 #4 0x08089811 in begin_transfer (xfer=0x861c668, cond=GAIM_INPUT_READ) at ../../src/ft.c:903 #5 0x08098f1c in try_connect (phb=0x8a03800) at ../../src/proxy.c:2235 #6 0x08099589 in no_one_calls (data=0x8a03800, source=18, cond=3) at ../../src/proxy.c:971 #7 0x080fafe3 in gaim_gtk_io_invoke (source=0x89d37a8, condition=24, data=0x89a5cb0) at ../../src/gtkeventloop.c:74 ... -- crash when clicking an http link (IRC chan) https://launchpad.net/bugs/79483 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs