[Users] [Bug 4385] Fedora reporting kernel crashes related to Claws Mail

[edwardp at gmx.com]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:14:32 +0200
Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:27:09 +0000, noreply at thewildbeast.co.uk wrote:
>
> > https://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4385
> >
> > --- Comment #9 from Paul <paul at claws-mail.org> ---
> > try to a (text) backtrace rather than those images.
> >
> > gdb
> > file /usr/bin/claws-mail
> > run --debug
> > [CRASH HERE]
> > bt full
> >
> > Attach the tailend of the debug output and the bt
>
> That is automated with Fedora running ABRT, the Automatic Bug
> Reporting Tool. The tool records a backtrace automatically and also
> offers adding any needed '*-debuginfo' RPM packages that would add
> backtrace details. Taking truncated screenshots isn't helpful.

Unfortunately, Fedora's bug reporting server (retrace) has been offline
for quite a while now, due to a data center move. The crash reports are
still in the ABRT queue on my system.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/2020-post-datacenter-move-known-issues

I am pleased that Paul's instructions above, worked and was able to
obtain the necessary crash and backtrace info.