gEDA-user: PCB+GL crashes (workaround)

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys,

I've had a few reports of crashing due to the tool-tip code in the PCB
+GL branch. As a workaround for now, apply this bandaid in
src/hid/gtk/gui-output-events.c:

diff --git a/src/hid/gtk/gui-output-events.c b/src/hid/gtk/gui-output-events.c
index 4922cb4..346a6db 100644
--- a/src/hid/gtk/gui-output-events.c
+++ b/src/hid/gtk/gui-output-events.c
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ describe_location (LocationType X, LocationType Y)
       GetLayerNumber (PCB->Data, (LayerTypePtr) ptr1) >= max_layer)
     return NULL;
 
-  elename = UNKNOWN (NAMEONPCB_NAME ((ElementTypePtr) ptr1));
+  elename = "DUMMY"; // UNKNOWN (NAMEONPCB_NAME ((ElementTypePtr) ptr1));
   pinname = ConnectionName (type, ptr1, ptr2);
 
   if (pinname == NULL)



I'm rather busy at the moment, and I'm not able to chase the cause of
the crash. It might be a NULL pointer, but I thought the "UNKNOWN()"
macro was supposed to catch those.

Possibly I'm calling NAMEONPCB_NAME() on an object where the cast of
(ElementTypePtr) is incorrect on ptr1. I'm not entirely sure - just
guessing.

Regards,

-- 
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)
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