Confirmed on gutsy with the latest updates (Kubuntu). I traced it with gdb and this is the place where it loops endlessly:
(gdb) where #0 0xb5c354c6 in g_slist_find () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #1 0xb5c3c3b3 in g_once_init_enter_impl () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0xb5e130af in gdk_screen_get_type () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 #3 0xb5e1327f in gdk_screen_get_font_options () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 #4 0xb699177a in psp::PrintFontManager::getFontConfigHints () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libpsp680li.so #5 0xb4c5f859 in X11SalGraphics::GetFontHints () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so #6 0xb7d89950 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #7 0xb7f6391d in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #8 0xb7f63c43 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #9 0xb7f5a701 in GlyphCache::CacheFont () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #10 0xb4c5df00 in X11SalGraphics::setFont () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so #11 0xb4c5dfd3 in X11SalGraphics::SetFont () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so #12 0xb7d89dd0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #13 0xb7d973d8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #14 0xb7d9c8b8 in OutputDevice::GetTextHeight () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so #15 0xaf3df5fe in SvxFont::GetPhysTxtSize () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #16 0xaf468d19 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #17 0xaf46ed83 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #18 0xaf46f21f in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #19 0xaf47296a in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #20 0xaf4729ef in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #21 0xaf42fafd in EditEngine::SetUpdateMode () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #22 0xaf4925ed in Outliner::ImplInitDepth () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #23 0xaf493ff0 in Outliner::Init () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #24 0xaf494556 in Outliner::Outliner () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #25 0xaf8ca121 in SdrOutliner::SdrOutliner () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #26 0xaf8f1013 in SdrMakeOutliner () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #27 0xaf90799f in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #28 0x00000001 in ?? () #29 0x086ce460 in ?? () #30 0x00000001 in ?? () #31 0xbfab175c in ?? () #32 0x01005f21 in ?? () #33 0xb73b1c40 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libuno_sal.so.3 #34 0x086ce8b8 in ?? () #35 0xafdb2b88 in vtable for SvxAsianConfig () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #36 0x086ce310 in ?? () #37 0x086cf288 in ?? () #38 0x086ce9ec in ?? () #39 0x086ce450 in ?? () #40 0x086ce948 in ?? () #41 0x00000001 in ?? () ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #42 0x00000001 in ?? () #43 0xafdee418 in ?? () from /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvx680li.so #44 0x086ce460 in ?? () #45 0x00000000 in ?? () (gdb) -- [gutsy]Open Office applications don't start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs