From 9bdb1d0dcc5a98793683d2086ba874e51dfbfefa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 10:49:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] ; * 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 6e4dcc2f8ed..2c585464e16 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 -- 2.39.2