User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040914 Firefox/0.10 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040914 Firefox/0.10 $ LC_ALL=C ./firefox-installer -h ./firefox-installer: line 56: 19225 Segmentation fault ./${BINNAME}-bin $@ It crashed on my system and also many others, so does not look like distribution specific problem. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. ./firefox-installer -h or ./firefox-installer --help Actual Results: Segmentation fault Expected Results: print help Here is strace of crash: LC_ALL=C strace ./firefox-installer -h execve("./firefox-installer", ["./firefox-installer", "-h"], [/* 35 vars */]) = 0 uname({sys="Linux", node="holly", ...}) = 0 brk(0) = 0x80f0000 old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40000000 access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=81106, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 81106, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x40001000 close(3) = 0 access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/lib/libncurses.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 3 read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220\342"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=252592, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 257868, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x40015000 old_mmap(0x4004b000, 36864, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x35000) = 0x4004b000 close(3) = 0 access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/lib/tls/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220\312"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=10944, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40054000 old_mmap(0x4117b000, 12288, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x4117b000 old_mmap(0x4117d000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x1000) = 0x4117d000 close(3) = 0 access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/lib/tls/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3 read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\340\350"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=1281968, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(0x41019000, 1289452, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x41019000 old_mmap(0x41149000, 36864, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x12f000) = 0x41149000 old_mmap(0x41152000, 7404, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x41152000 close(3) = 0 set_thread_area({entry_number:-1 -> 6, base_addr:0x40054b80, limit:1048575, seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0, limit_in_pages:1, seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0 munmap(0x40001000, 81106) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 close(3) = 0 brk(0) = 0x80f0000 brk(0) = 0x80f0000 brk(0x80f1000) = 0x80f1000 brk(0) = 0x80f1000 brk(0x80f2000) = 0x80f2000 getuid32() = 1000 getgid32() = 1000 geteuid32() = 1000 getegid32() = 1000 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 time(NULL) = 1097677295 brk(0) = 0x80f2000 brk(0x80f3000) = 0x80f3000 brk(0) = 0x80f3000 brk(0x80f4000) = 0x80f4000 open("/etc/mtab", O_RDONLY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=237, ...}) = 0 mmap2(NULL, 131072, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40055000 read(3, "/dev/hda2 / reiserfs rw,notail 0"..., 131072) = 237 close(3) = 0 munmap(0x40055000, 131072) = 0 open("/proc/meminfo", O_RDONLY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=0, ...}) = 0 mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40055000 read(3, "MemTotal: 499388 kB\nMemFre"..., 1024) = 572 close(3) = 0 munmap(0x40055000, 4096) = 0 brk(0) = 0x80f4000 brk(0x80f5000) = 0x80f5000 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 uname({sys="Linux", node="holly", ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/kepi/prac/czilla/firefox-1.0PR/firefox-installer-cz", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=312, ...}) = 0 stat64(".", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=312, ...}) = 0 getpid() = 19316 getppid() = 19315 brk(0) = 0x80f5000 brk(0x80f6000) = 0x80f6000 brk(0) = 0x80f6000 brk(0x80f7000) = 0x80f7000 getpgrp() = 19315 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807ac80, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 open("./firefox-installer", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 ioctl(3, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or TCGETS, 0xbffff660) = -1 ENOTTY (Inappropriate ioctl for device) _llseek(3, 0, [0], SEEK_CUR) = 0 read(3, "#!/bin/sh\n#\n# The contents of th"..., 80) = 80 _llseek(3, 0, [0], SEEK_SET) = 0 getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, {rlim_cur=1024, rlim_max=1024}) = 0 dup2(3, 255) = 255 close(3) = 0 fcntl64(255, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0 fcntl64(255, F_GETFL) = 0x8000 (flags O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) fstat64(255, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1699, ...}) = 0 _llseek(255, 0, [0], SEEK_CUR) = 0 brk(0) = 0x80f7000 brk(0x80f8000) = 0x80f8000 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "#!/bin/sh\n#\n# The contents of th"..., 1699) = 1699 brk(0) = 0x80f8000 brk(0x80f9000) = 0x80f9000 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 brk(0) = 0x80f9000 brk(0x80fa000) = 0x80fa000 pipe([3, 4]) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [INT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -169, [1530], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0x40054bc8) = 19317 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], WNOHANG) = 19317 waitpid(-1, 0xbfffeffc, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807ac80, [], 0}, {0x807ac80, [], 0}, 8) = 0 close(4) = 0 read(3, ".\n", 128) = 2 read(3, "", 128) = 0 close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x8079bd0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x8079bd0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "BINNAME=`basename $0`\n\nif [ \"$BA"..., 1699) = 169 pipe([3, 4]) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [INT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -147, [1552], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0x40054bc8) = 19318 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], WNOHANG) = 19318 waitpid(-1, 0xbfffeffc, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807ac80, [], 0}, {0x807ac80, [], 0}, 8) = 0 close(4) = 0 read(3, "firefox-installer\n", 128) = 18 read(3, "", 128) = 0 close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x8079bd0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x8079bd0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "\nif [ \"$BASEDIR\" = \"\" ]; then\n "..., 1699) = 147 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 stat64("/home", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|S_ISGID|0775, st_size=120, ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/kepi", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4120, ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/kepi/prac", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=624, ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/kepi/prac/czilla", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=320, ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/kepi/prac/czilla/firefox-1.0PR", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=656, ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/kepi/prac/czilla/firefox-1.0PR/firefox-installer-cz", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=312, ...}) = 0 chdir("/home/kepi/prac/czilla/firefox-1.0PR/firefox-installer-cz") = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [INT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -1, [1698], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0x40054bc8) = 19319 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x8079bd0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 waitpid(-1, [{WIFSIGNALED(s) && WTERMSIG(s) == SIGSEGV}], 0) = 19319 write(2, "./firefox-installer: line 56: 19"..., 80./firefox-installer: line 56: 19319 Segmentation fault ./${BINNAME}-bin $@ ) = 80 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, 0xbffff18c, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x8079bd0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "\n", 1699) = 1 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "", 1699) = 0 exit_group(139) = ?

Marking NEW as users complain on this bug.

straces are useless. please get a stack trace. use gdb or dbx.

This seems to be duplicate of bug 261734 anyway, see the 1.1.6.1 revision of mozilla/toolkit/mozapps/installer/unix/wizard/nsXInstaller.cpp in the firefox branch. If Ondra agrees with me, he should change the status of the bug to duplicate of #261734

yup *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 261734 ***

v=aha