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Re: Re: pthread error when switching VLC skin



On Fri, Mar 21 2008 - 23:27, Adam Hoka wrote:
> Hello Joel!
> 
> > I wanted to change my VLC skin.
> > When selecting "Settings / Switch interface / Skins 2" it just cores
> > saying:
> > VLC media player 0.8.6d Janus
> > 
> > (.:3424): Gdk-WARNING **: shmget failed: error 12 (Cannot allocate
> > memory)
> > vlc: Error detected by libpthread: Unlocking unlocked mutex.
> > Detected by file
> > "/home/builds/ab/HEAD/src/lib/libpthread/pthread_mutex.c", line 412,
> > function "pthread__mutex_unlock_slow".
> > See pthread(3) for information.
> > Abort trap (core dumped)
> > 
> > This is NetBSD 4.99.55 / i386, modular Xorg with DRM on Intel i965PM.
> > 
> > Any idea ?
> 
> Only a workaround:
> export PTHREAD_DIAGASSERT=A
> You can put this in your .profile, or just alias vlc to "PTHREAD_DIAGASSERT=A 
> vlc"
> 
> The problem is in VLC and this problem remains unnoticed on Linux,
> because of glibc's permissive behaviour, so there are some hiding bugs can be 
> triggered under NetBSD.
> 
> I should compile their HEAD and nag them with bugreports in the near future. 
> :)
> (they use qt4 in the latest development  version btw)
> 
> Hope that helps.

YES, a lot as I could set my theme.
Thanks a lot !

        Jo

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