Re: [Pan-users] Pan core-dumping under Linux Mint

[Brian]

On 5/8/22 10:56, Dominique Dumont wrote:
> On Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:47:34 CEST Brian wrote:
> > I run 64-bit Linux Mint 20.3 (LTS version) with an XFCE desktop. When
> > I install Pan from the Mint/Ubuntu repositories, it appears to install
> > successfully, but running from the desktop results in a immediate
> > crash with no input.
> >
> > So, I tried running from a terminal. This also crashed immediately,
> > unsurprisingly, but it did get me the following output
>
> Pan 0.146 has some bugs related to unicode characters. I suggest you stick to
> English only groups.

Unless I tried to resurrect my schoolboy French and German from 50 
years ago, that's unfortunately the only language I speak.

<...>

> > Can anybody suggest a way of fixing the above problem. I don't use NZB
> > files, I'm just trying to read some plain old text newsgroups.
>
> You should discuss with people knowing Mint to find a way to compile a more
> recent version of Pan.

I think the version mismatches are fairly final, unless I'm going to 
start upgrading a number of libraries myself, in advance of the 
distro. That can obviously cause its own problems.

> Or you should upgrade to a more recent version of Mint. On Ubuntu side, you
> need 22.04 to get pan 0.149.

I usually like to stick with the LTS versions of Mint. Thanks for the 
info about needing 22.04, though, that's useful confirmation of the 
problem.

> HTH

In a way, it did. I think you've convinced me that the trouble 
involved in running Pan is just too great (that's coupled with the 
response I got to my bug report) and I'm just going to stick with my 
abandonware Forte Agent for as long as it's usable.


Brian.