[BRLTTY] brltty 6.4 often crashes how to debug?

Sun Dec 19 13:21:20 EST 2021

I tried that, no crash.

Maybe because I didn't use a real device?

Please brltty developers, can you shed do light?

Cheers,
Didier

Le 19/12/2021 à 03:48, 高生旺 a écrit :
> Please copy attached file to /var/lib/brltty/ then restart brltty and try again.
> Thank you!
> 
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2021, Didier Spaier wrote:
> 
>> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:46:33 +0100
>> From: Didier Spaier <didier at slint.fr>
>> Reply-To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.
>>     <brltty at brltty.app>
>> To: brltty at brltty.app
>> Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] brltty 6.4 often crashes how to debug?
>>
>> What is this preferences menu you are talking about? I don't see that in your
>> brltty.conf. If it is the menu of your braille display I am not able to test
>> that as I do not have no braille display (and would not know how to use it).
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Didier
>>
>> Le 17/12/2021 à 02:21, 高生旺 a écrit :
>>> An important setting in preference menu: braille variant: 8 dots contracted
>>> Thank your test.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 16 Dec 2021, Didier Spaier wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:27:54 +0100
>>>> From: Didier Spaier <didier at slint.fr>
>>>> Reply-To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.
>>>>     <brltty at brltty.app>
>>>> To: brltty at brltty.app
>>>> Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] brltty 6.4 often crashes how to debug?
>>>>
>>>> In the attached file only these two lines are not commented:
>>>>
>>>> contraction-table    zh-tw    # Chinese (Taiwan, uncontracted)
>>>> keyboard-table    pc    # bindings for braille keyboards
>>>>
>>>> Using this config file brings no issue at all.
>>>> 1) start brltty as root or as regular user
>>>> 2) check the process typing:
>>>> ps -C brltty
>>>> 3) type: brltty -V
>>>> 4) type again:
>>>> ps -C brltty
>>>> The brltty process is still there.
>>>>
>>>> So, no issue here.
>>>>
>>>> Did you try other settings or command options than the one in the attached
>>>> brltty.conf and if yes which ones exactly?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Didier
>>>>
>>>> Le 16/12/2021 à 11:19, 高生旺 a écrit :
>>>>> Attached.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 16 Dec 2021, Didier Spaier wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:18:17 +0100
>>>>>> From: Didier Spaier <didier at slint.fr>
>>>>>> Reply-To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.
>>>>>>     <brltty at brltty.app>
>>>>>> To: brltty at brltty.app
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] brltty 6.4 often crashes how to debug?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am not sure to understand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please attach your /etc/brltty.conf to your next message.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Didier
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Le 16/12/2021 à 03:01, 高生旺 a écrit :
>>>>>>> How about to set braille variant to contracted table and braille table =
>>>>>>> zh-tw.ctb?
>>>>>>> If it works then run brltty -V.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 15 Dec 2021, Didier Spaier wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:43:15 +0100
>>>>>>>> From: Didier Spaier <didier at slint.fr>
>>>>>>>> Reply-To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY.
>>>>>>>>     <brltty at brltty.app>
>>>>>>>> To: brltty at brltty.app
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] brltty 6.4 often crashes how to debug?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Le 15/12/2021 à 18:23, Dave Mielke a écrit :
>>>>>>>>> [quoted lines by Didier Spaier on 2021/12/15 at 15:51 +0100]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dave has tagged 6.4.1 a few days ago. I will package it for Slint and see
>>>>>>>>>> what I
>>>>>>>>>> come up with.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Actually, please don't. It's for testing an experimental change.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OK, I won't. Nevertheless no issue here:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> LANG=zh_CN.utf8 brltty -V
>>>>>>>> BRLTTY 6.4.1 rev unknown [https://brltty.app/]
>>>>>>>> brltty: 記錄等級: 沒有
>>>>>>>> brltty: 訊息語言: zh_CN.utf8
>>>>>>>> brltty: 訊息種類: brltty
>>>>>>>> brltty: 訊息目錄: /usr/share/locale
>>>>>>>> brltty: Autospeak Threshold: none
>>>>>>>> brltty: 權限參數: path=/bin:/usr/bin
>>>>>>>> brltty: 權限參數: scfmode=
>>>>>>>> brltty: 權限參數: shell=/bin/bash
>>>>>>>> brltty: 權限參數: user=brltty
>>>>>>>> brltty: 切換到未授權使用者: brltty
>>>>>>>> brltty: 工作目錄變更: /var/lib/brltty
>>>>>>>> brltty: kernel module not installed: pcspkr
>>>>>>>> brltty: Copyright © 1995-2021 by The BRLTTY Developers
>>>>>>>> brltty: BrlAPI Server: release 0.8.3
>>>>>>>> brltty:    Copyright (C) 2002-2021 by Sébastien Hinderer
>>>>>>>> <Sebastien.Hinderer at ens-lyon.org>, Samuel Thibault
>>>>>>>> <samuel.thibault at ens-lyon.org>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> same for zh_TW.utf8, also tried other locales and started as didier.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Didier
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