I've confirmed that updating fixes this. Thank you! -Nate On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:10 AM, Andrea Carpineti <carpineti....@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi Konstantin, > just upgrade your system. You can use the command: > sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade > > More details can be found at > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto > If you don't update your system from a while the libgl1-mesa-glx package > will be updated and this bug will be fixed (thank to Chris!!! :D ). > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug (734402). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259219 > > Title: > Broken TLS support in libGL.so AKA: software-center crashed with > SIGSEGV in __cxa_allocate_exception() > > Status in “mesa” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “mesa” source package in Natty: > Fix Released > Status in “software-center” source package in Natty: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: libgl1-mesa-dri > > --- > Software Center error description from apport is: software-center crashed > with SIGSEGV in __cxa_allocate_exception() > WORKAROUND for the software-center crash: > > Launch Software Center from the command line as: > > LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 software-center > > For more details about the software-center crash, please see bug 731724. > --- > > The package libgl1-mesa-dri in Intrepid seems to have been compiled with > the option --enable-glx-tls. This triggers a bug in src/glx/x11/glxcurrent.c > : > The TLS variable __glX_tls_Context is compiled with the TLS model > initial-exec, which is only ment for executables. Used in shared libraries, > it can break TLS usage in other shared libraries. > One example is when libGL is linked beforce libstdc++ in another library, > which is then loaded via dlopen(). In this case, the TLS variables in > libstdc++ aren't properly initialized, and it will segfault when trying to > allocate an exception. > I think there are 2 possible solutions: > 1. Do not compile with --enabgle-glx-tls > 2. Patch mesa to remove the tls-model attribute. I assume this will eat up > the performance gain of TLS, since initial-exec is meant as an optimisation > for apps not using the GL over dlopen directly or indirectly. > > Policy information about my libGL package: > libgl1-mesa-dri: > Installiert: 7.1~rc3-1ubuntu4 > Kandidat: 7.1~rc3-1ubuntu4 > Versions-Tabelle: > *** 7.1~rc3-1ubuntu4 0 > 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/259219/+subscribe > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259219 Title: Broken TLS support in libGL.so AKA: software-center crashed with SIGSEGV in __cxa_allocate_exception() _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
