Re: [platform-swt-dev] Crashes on linux gtk

["Daniel Megert" <daniel_megert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Does anyone know of when a new release with this
patch will be available 
> and whether this is available as a patch on 4.3.2
?

This will be in our next milestone build
Oxygen (4.7) M2 that is about to be released next week on Friday.

We will backport this to 4.6.2 but no
other older version.

Dani



From:      
 Gurmeen Bindra <gurmeen.bindra@xxxxxxxxx>
To:      
 platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date:      
 06.09.2016 14:36
Subject:    
   Re: [platform-swt-dev]
Crashes on linux gtk
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I note that https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=312451is fixed.

Does anyone know of when a new release with this patch will be available
and whether this is available as a patch on 4.3.2 ?

On 10/08/16 11:33, Markus Keller wrote:
> In the most general sense of API, it can be considered an API change,
> but for an Eclipse API, it's not a change.
>
> http://help.eclipse.org/neon/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/api-usage-rules.htmlexplains:
> "Do not pass null as a parameter to an API method unless the
parameter
> is explicitly documented as allowing null."
>
> Since the API didn't allow null before, the change is just a clarification.
>
> More information about APIs in Eclipse:
> https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse/API_Central
>
> Markus
>
>
>
> From:        Daniel Megert/Zurich/IBM@IBMCH
> To:        "Eclipse Platform SWT component
developers list."
> <platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:        2016-08-10 10:12
> Subject:        Re: [platform-swt-dev] Crashes
on linux gtk
> Sent by:        platform-swt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> Hi Leo
>
> It's changing the API but in a binary compatible way. I'm fine with
this.
>
> Dani
>
>
>
> From:        Leo Ufimtsev <lufimtse@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To:        "Eclipse Platform SWT component
developers list."
> <platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:        09.08.2016 18:01
> Subject:        Re: [platform-swt-dev] Crashes
on linux gtk
> Sent by:        platform-swt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I added null checks around the public API that could potentially lead
to
> a null  target. (see gerrit review in bug).  This way we
could tell what
> adds null objects before they lead to a crash.
> This also allows clients to put the addRelation() and removeRelation()
> calls into try/catch clauses to prevent crashes.
>
> I'm not sure if this can be classified as api change. This may be
an
> *implicit* api change, in that it throws an unchecked exception:_
> __https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/runtime.html_
> I.e, previous code doesn't have to be modified, but new code can add
> try/catch around a call to that api. Does anyone know if this is
> considered api change?
>
> Thank you
>
> Leo
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 6:29 AM, Gurmeen Bindra
> <_gurmeen.bindra@isode.com_ <mailto:gurmeen.bindra@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am seeing Null Pointer exceptions causing my applications using
SWT to
> crash for 4.3 to 4.5 versions of SWT linux gtk 64 bit (ubuntu 16.04
gnome).
> This happens in instances when I try to dispose widgets or getClipboard
> types.
>
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>        at
> org.eclipse.swt.accessibility.AccessibleObject.addRelation(Unknown
Source)
>        at org.eclipse.swt.accessibility.Accessible.addRelations(Unknown
> Source)
>        at
> org.eclipse.swt.accessibility.AccessibleFactory.atkObjectFactory_create_accessible(Unknown
> Source)
>        at
> org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.OS._g_main_context_iteration(Native Method)
>        at
> org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.OS.g_main_context_iteration(Unknown Source)
>        at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown
Source)
>
>
> Anyone has any idea on how to fix this ?
>
> I note that there is a bug open for this but no updates._
> __https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=312451_
>
> Thanks,
> Gurmeen
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