abiword crash on stratup (was: Re: GNOME's newbiew woes andrantings)

[Steiner, Bernard]

[JMC suggested trying gdb backtrace on abiword]

Here we go...
gdb /usr/local/bin/abiword
(gdb) break gr_UnixGraphics.cpp:1198
Breakpoint 1 at 0x6e6e54: file gr_UnixGraphics.cpp, line 1198.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/local/bin/abiword 
warning: Unable to get location for thread creation breakpoint: generic error
[New LWP 100126]
DEBUG: SEVIOR: Building menus and toolbars 
[New Thread 0xdd4000 (LWP 100126)]

Dang. I have never debugged threads (and no C++, come to that, either)....

blurb from abiword deleted...

[Switching to Thread 0xdd4000 (LWP 100166)]

Breakpoint 1, GR_UnixGraphics::getGUIFont (this=0x1377c00) at gr_UnixGraphics.cpp:1198
1198			UT_ASSERT(font);
(gdb) where
#0  GR_UnixGraphics::getGUIFont (this=0x1377c00) at gr_UnixGraphics.cpp:1198
#1  0x00000000006e5d3e in GR_UnixGraphics::setZoomPercentage (this=0x1377c00, iZoom=100)
    at gr_UnixGraphics.cpp:754
#2  0x000000000054136c in AP_UnixFrame::_createViewGraphics (this=0xf3e800, pG=@0x7fffffffe560, 
    iZoom=100) at ap_UnixFrame.cpp:484
#3  0x0000000000574092 in AP_Frame::_showDocument (this=0xf3e800, iZoom=100) at ap_Frame.cpp:494
#4  0x000000000057399e in AP_Frame::loadDocument (this=0xf3e800, szFilename=0x0, ieft=0, createNew=false)
    at ap_Frame.cpp:340
#5  0x0000000000573a23 in AP_Frame::loadDocument (this=0xf3e800, szFilename=0x0, ieft=0)
    at ap_Frame.cpp:345
#6  0x0000000000545e28 in AP_App::openCmdLineFiles (this=0xde2000, args=0x7fffffffe760) at ap_App.cpp:92
#7  0x000000000053c64c in AP_UnixApp::main (szAppName=0x8cdeac "AbiWord", argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe840)
    at ap_UnixApp.cpp:1529
#8  0x0000000000538790 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe840) at UnixMain.cpp:26
(gdb) print font
$1 = (XAP_UnixFont *) 0x0
(gdb) next

**** (1) Assert ****
**** (1) font at gr_UnixGraphics.cpp:1198 ****
**** (1) Continue ? (y/n) [y] : 


Now what ?

Thanks,
 Bernard