STEAM_RUNTIME=0 crash when receiving a message

[funghetto]

Does it work for you? What could be the cause?

[chewi]

I don't really use the messenger. Some console output would be helpful.

[funghetto]

assert_20170604195212_1.dmp[6005]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20170604195212_1.dmp
/home/michele/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 727:  5861 Segmentation fault      $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"
assert_20170604195212_1.dmp[6005]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20170604195212_1.dmp[6005]: response: CrashID=bp-6f4979ef-e567-4e7c-8852-e3b532170604
assert_20170604195212_1.dmp[6005]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20170604195212_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-6f4979ef-e567-4e7c-8852-e3b532170604''
Assert( CClientPipe::BWriteAndReadResult: BWaitResult failed, disconnected ):../common/pipes.cpp:765

crash_20170604195349_2.dmp[6008]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/crash_20170604195349_2.dmp
crash_20170604195349_2.dmp[6008]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
crash_20170604195349_2.dmp[6008]: response: Discarded=1
crash_20170604195349_2.dmp[6008]: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20170604195349_2.dmp'', upload yes: ''Discarded=1''../common/pipes.cpp (765) : CClientPipe::BWriteAndReadResult: BWaitResult failed, disconnected
steamclient.cpp (714) : Assertion Failed: bufRet.TellPut() == sizeof(uint8)

../common/pipes.cpp (765) : CClientPipe::BWriteAndReadResult: BWaitResult failed, disconnected
steamclient.cpp (714) : Assertion Failed: bufRet.TellPut() == sizeof(uint8)
../common/processpipe_posix.cpp (492) : Assertion Failed: CCrossProcessPipe::BWrite: 32 (Broken pipe)

[anyc]

Does it segfault if you start with STEAM_RUNTIME=1? Maybe it's something audio/notification related if everything else works. But I can only guess.

[funghetto]

No it works with STEAM_RUNTIME=1.

[funghetto]

I would like to use gdb to give more detailed informations but it crashes if I open it with gdb:

../vgui_surfacelib/FontManager.cpp (276) : Assertion Failed: descs.Count() >= 1
../vgui_surfacelib/FontManager.cpp 276 Assertion Failed: descs.Count() >= 1
Program received signal SIGTRAP, Trace/breakpoint trap.
0xf508ece3 in AssertMsgImplementation ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/libtier0_s.so

[Tele42]

This assert is most likely not the failure point, you can continue through this at the gdb prompt.

[funghetto]

Thank you,

Thread 1 "steam" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xf01a1289 in ?? ()
from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/vgui2_s.so

[Tele42]

Does a bt full give a better hint as to what's being used when it dies?

[funghetto]

#0  0xf01a1289 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/vgui2_s.so
No symbol table info available.
#1  0xf01a035b in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/vgui2_s.so
No symbol table info available.
#2  0xe9daa8fa in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#3  0xe9dab8bc in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#4  0xe9d93265 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#5  0xe9d8601e in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#6  0xe9d86245 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#7  0xe9d869fa in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#8  0xe9d7c4c1 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#9  0xe9debbd5 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/friendsui.so
No symbol table info available.
#10 0xf01ba05d in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/vgui2_s.so
No symbol table info available.
#11 0xf3b6f2df in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamui.so
No symbol table info available.
#12 0xf3b71bb6 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamui.so
No symbol table info available.
#13 0xf3b73193 in ?? ()
   from /home/michele/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamui.so
No symbol table info available.
#14 0x5658d790 in RunSteam(int, char**, bool) ()
No symbol table info available.
#15 0x565798f9 in ?? ()
No symbol table info available.

It seems the same issue as ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3799 .

[Tele42]

USE="-steamruntime" should be pulling in all the dependencies needed, including either pulseaudio or apulse at https://github.com/anyc/steam-overlay/blob/master/games-util/steam-client-meta/steam-client-meta-0-r20161126.ebuild#L87-L88. Without disabling this use flag, then the steam package isn't expected to do a full set of system dependencies for steam.

[chewi]

PulseAudio may be installed but that doesn't mean it is running.

[funghetto]

games-util/steam-client-meta-0-r20160828::steam-overlay was built with the following:
USE="trayicon -flash -pulseaudio -steamfonts (-steamruntime) -streaming" ABI_X86="(64)" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -intel"