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emacs-28 9bdb1d0 2/2: ; * etc/PROBLEMS: Describe a crash in xwidgets due
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
emacs-28 9bdb1d0 2/2: ; * etc/PROBLEMS: Describe a crash in xwidgets due to Bubblewrap. |
Date: |
Sat, 6 Nov 2021 04:50:51 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: emacs-28
commit 9bdb1d0dcc5a98793683d2086ba874e51dfbfefa
Author: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
; * etc/PROBLEMS: Describe a crash in xwidgets due to Bubblewrap.
---
etc/PROBLEMS | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
index 6e4dcc2..2c58546 100644
--- a/etc/PROBLEMS
+++ b/etc/PROBLEMS
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ The relevant bug report is here:
A workaround is to set XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 in the environment
before starting Emacs, or run Emacs as root.
+** Emacs crashes with SIGTRAP when trying to start a WebKit xwidget.
+
+This could happen if the version of WebKitGTK installed on your system
+is buggy, and errors out trying to start a subprocess through
+Bubblewrap sandboxing. You can avoid the crash by setting the
+environment variables SNAP, SNAP_NAME and SNAP_REVISION, which will
+make WebKit use GLib to launch subprocesses instead.
+
** Emacs crashes when you try to view a file with complex characters.
One possible reason for this could be a bug in the libotf or the