** Description changed: Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 # apt-cache policy libxml-libxml-perl libxml-libxml-perl: - Installed: 1.89+dfsg-1 - Candidate: 1.89+dfsg-1 - Version table: - *** 1.89+dfsg-1 0 - 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 1.89+dfsg-1 + Candidate: 1.89+dfsg-1 + Version table: + *** 1.89+dfsg-1 0 + 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status perl program testfail.pl: #!/usr/bin/perl use XML::LibXML; my $elt = XML::LibXML::Element->new("top"); my @nodes = $elt->findnodes("/"); print @nodes . "\n"; should ouput '1' and a newline. instead this will randomly either: - work as expected or, - emit something like "PmmREFCNT_dec: REFCNT decremented below 0 for 176c5b0!." and segfault with roughly equal probability. I have fixed this for myself by upgrading to the latest version of - XML::LibXML (1.92 at time of writing): + XML::LibXML (1.97 at time of writing): # cpanm XML::LibXML I thought it best to submit a bug report so this can be fixed in the distribution. Anyone with the same problem reading this should note that you'll need a few things first before the above 'cpanm' command will work: # apt-get install cpanminus, libxml2-dev, zlib1g-dev + + EDIT (it was obviously too late at night for me to be reporting bugs): + + 1) I typo'd the new version of XML::LibXML I installed (1.97 instead of + 1.92 as originally written). + + 2) The new version still doesn't work properly. The following script is + enough to cause the original error to reappear: + + #!/usr/bin/perl + + #use Machination::MPath; + use XML::LibXML; + my $elt = XML::LibXML::Element->new("top"); + print $elt->toString . "\n"; + my @nodes = $elt->findnodes("/"); + print @nodes . "\n"; + + Given that the latest version of XML::LibXML still has problems, perhaps + this is an upstream bug. It's still early here: I'll investigate later + and maybe send a report to the XML::LibXML maintainers.
** Description changed: Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 # apt-cache policy libxml-libxml-perl libxml-libxml-perl: Installed: 1.89+dfsg-1 Candidate: 1.89+dfsg-1 Version table: *** 1.89+dfsg-1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status perl program testfail.pl: #!/usr/bin/perl use XML::LibXML; my $elt = XML::LibXML::Element->new("top"); my @nodes = $elt->findnodes("/"); print @nodes . "\n"; should ouput '1' and a newline. instead this will randomly either: - work as expected or, - emit something like "PmmREFCNT_dec: REFCNT decremented below 0 for 176c5b0!." and segfault with roughly equal probability. I have fixed this for myself by upgrading to the latest version of XML::LibXML (1.97 at time of writing): # cpanm XML::LibXML I thought it best to submit a bug report so this can be fixed in the distribution. Anyone with the same problem reading this should note that you'll need a few things first before the above 'cpanm' command will work: # apt-get install cpanminus, libxml2-dev, zlib1g-dev EDIT (it was obviously too late at night for me to be reporting bugs): 1) I typo'd the new version of XML::LibXML I installed (1.97 instead of 1.92 as originally written). 2) The new version still doesn't work properly. The following script is enough to cause the original error to reappear: #!/usr/bin/perl - #use Machination::MPath; use XML::LibXML; my $elt = XML::LibXML::Element->new("top"); print $elt->toString . "\n"; my @nodes = $elt->findnodes("/"); print @nodes . "\n"; Given that the latest version of XML::LibXML still has problems, perhaps this is an upstream bug. It's still early here: I'll investigate later and maybe send a report to the XML::LibXML maintainers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995670 Title: XML::LibXML 1.89 + perl 5.14.2: segfault To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/+bug/995670/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
