[mythtv-commits] Ticket #11468: Libcec forces mythfrontend to segfault at startup

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#11468: Libcec forces mythfrontend to segfault at startup
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 Reporter:  jarlethorsen@…      |          Owner:
     Type:  Bug Report - Crash  |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  minor               |      Milestone:  unknown
Component:  MythTV - General    |        Version:  0.26-fixes
 Severity:  high                |     Resolution:  Upstream Bug
 Keywords:                      |  Ticket locked:  0
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Changes (by mdean):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => Upstream Bug


Comment:

 This is due to a bug in libcec version 1.6.2.  Version 1.6.3 was released
 shortly after 1.6.2 with a fix for this bug (it actually looks like 1.6.3
 was an "emergency bug fix release" because of this bug).

 Because the bug only exists in a single version of libcec, and that
 version is nearly a year old, it doesn't seem like it's worth adding a
 configure check to refuse to use libcec version 1.6.2.

 So, I think the best fix is to get your distro to either a) upgrade libcec
 or if that's not possible b) build MythTV without libcec support (so you
 don't use the buggy libcec) by specifying --disable-libcec at configure
 time.

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Ticket URL: <http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/11468#comment:1>
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