Re: firefox crashes X server

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Mar 12, 2008, at 13:48, Jukka Salmi wrote:

> I finally found the culprit: it's the recent change to
> xsrc/xfree/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/xaa/xaaCpyArea.c (rev 1.1- 
> >1.2).
> Using /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a built using sources from before
> that commit works fine, i.e. starting firefox does not crash the X
> server. Comparing the contents of old and new libxaa.a shows that only
> xaaCpyArea.o differs.

> Please tell what additional information I should provide to help  
> fixing
> this problem.

Where and how exactly does the Xserver crash there? The change in  
XAACopyArea should only allow XAA to use image uploads to off-screen  
locations as well instead of only to visible areas.
Hmm, looking at the diffs I seem to have changed more than intended -  
I'll fix this right away.

have fun
Michael

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