On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:02:39 +1100. Steffen Kluge waffled thusly: > On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 16:23 -0800, Benjamin Franz wrote: > > Try putting the following in a script and then run it using the script. > > Don't ask me why it works. > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /usr/bin/strace /usr/bin/gringotts 2> /dev/null > > Does *anyone* know why it works? I've been doing the strace trick ever > since it broke (I know it worked fine in FC2). What would make gringotts > reliably fail (segfault) when run directly, but reliably succeed when > run under strace? Some sort of race condition? I've done a great many > builds of gringotts and its libs, using different combinations of > compiler switches, but they all segfault eventually. Anyone tried applying this patch? http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/bits-and-bobs/gringotts-patch/ > Gringotts looks like a fine secure container for those who don't need a > whole encrypted filesystem. There don't seem to be any work-alikes in > Fedora, so I'd be very pleased if it started working properly again. I've found Revelation (in Extras) to be a fair replacement (the Gnome applet is a really nice addition too for frequent users) Michael. -- Michael Fleming <mfleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "Bother" said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh!"
