VBoxQtconfig dumps core on OpenSolaris

[Matt Lewandowsky]

Using OpenSolaris (SXCE) snv_117, VirtualBox 3.0.2 and 3.0.4 dump core with a memory fault when you attempt to run VBoxQtconfig. (Earlier versions are untested.)

Attached is a demangled stack trace (for some value of demangled...):

fffffd7fffdfd650 libglib-2.0.so.0.2000.1`g_utf8_validate+0x20()
fffffd7fffdfd6b0 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`gconf_value_from_corba_value+0x2d4()
fffffd7fffdfd780 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`gconf_engine_get_fuller+0x24c()
fffffd7fffdfd7f0 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`gconf_engine_get_entry+0x89()
fffffd7fffdfd830 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`get+0x10b()
fffffd7fffdfd870 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`gconf_client_get_full+0x93()
fffffd7fffdfd8a0 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`gconf_client_get+0x46()
fffffd7fffdfd8f0 libgconf-2.so.4.1.5`gconf_client_get_string+0x71()
fffffd7fffdfd950 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`QCleanlooksStylePrivate::lookupIconTheme() const+0x335()
fffffd7fffdfdb60 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`QCleanlooksStyle::standardPixmap(QStyle::StandardPixmap) const
PK12QStyleOptionPK7QWidget+0x98()
fffffd7fffdfdcc0 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`_ZNK16QCleanlooksStyle26standardIconImplementationEN6QStyle14Sta
ndardPixmapEPK12QStyleOptionPK7QWidget+0x99()
fffffd7fffdfdd00 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`QCleanlooksStyle::qt_metacall(QMetaObject::Call(int, void**))+0x77
()
fffffd7fffdfe0c0 
libQtCoreVBox.so.4`QMetaObject::invokeMethod(QObject*, const char*, Qt::ConnectionType)
E22QGenericReturnArgument16QGenericArgumentS7_S7_S7_S7_S7_S7_S7_S7_S7_+0x5dd()
fffffd7fffdfe290 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`_ZNK6QStyle12standardIconENS_14StandardPixmapEPK12QStyleOptionPK
7QWidget+0x218()
fffffd7fffdfe310 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`QMdiSubWindowPrivate::createSystemMenu()+0xc2()
fffffd7fffdfe3b0 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`QMdiSubWindow::QMdiSubWindow(QWidget*, QFlags<Qt::WindowType>)+0x7e()
fffffd7fffdfe430 
libQtGuiVBox.so.4`QMdiArea::addSubWindow(QWidget*, QFlags<Qt::WindowType>)+0
x153()                                
fffffd7fffdfe490 PreviewFrame::PreviewFrame(QWidget*, const char*)+0x101()
fffffd7fffdfe560 Ui_MainWindowBase::setupUi(Q3MainWindow*)+0xeef()
fffffd7fffdfe590 MainWindowBase::MainWindowBase(QWidget*, const char*, QFlags<Qt::WindowType>)+0x40
()
fffffd7fffdfe850 MainWindow::MainWindow()+0x39()
fffffd7fffdfed60 main+0x4f()
fffffd7fffdfed70 _start+0x6c()

[Ramshankar Venkataraman]

Thanks for the bug report, this is a bug with Qt choosing a style that's not compatible with the system (missing files etc.). To workaround this run it as

VBoxQtconfig -style plastic

[Matt Lewandowsky]

It appears that Plastique is the default theme for VirtualBox on Solaris. I attempted to switch to Cleanlooks to better match the default OS theme, and this kills the app (VBoxQtconfig, if I keep poking in it; else, VirtualBox itself when I go to do anything "useful" in it) with an error akin to:

X Error: BadName (named color or font does not exist) 15
  Major opcode: 45 (X_OpenFont)
  Resource id:  0x58000ba

To eliminate the need for us (Open)Solaris users (who ought to be using JDS/Gnome rather than CDE these days...) to make the app look like it's not from 10 or 15 years ago (and stick out like a sore thumb...), would it be unreasonable to request that the default theme be changed to Cleanlooks with colors more in-line with the operating system's default themes?

I'm using color values of:

Palette	HSV	RGB
3-D Effects	225 4 247	243 244 247
Window Background	228 5 237	232 233 237

I realise the colors don't quite match the Solaris and OpenSolaris GNOME themes, but they "look" "right". And that's all that really matters. ;)

In some hours, I can poke at the core I'm getting ater changing the theme, if you wish.

[Ramshankar Venkataraman]

Re-open if this is still relevant with latest VBox versions and Solaris.