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sra · Jun 16, 2003, 05:59 PM

Recently my machine has begun to display a strange symptom: in certain applications, if I right-click on something, it kills the application. This happens if I click on a filename or on the background in the Finder, or in Internet Explorer (including the new one that just came out). In other apps, however (e.g., Mail.app and Safari), right clicks work as they should.

What's up? The CrashReporter log for a recent finder crash of this sort is attached.

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Stephen R. Anderson

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Date/Time: 2003-06-10 20:56:31 -0400
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)
Host: Edgerton.local.

Command: Finder
PID: 392

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x3b9aca06

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x90131b60 in CFGetAllocator
#1 0x9014a5cc in CFURLCopyFileSystemPath
#2 0x0290f834 in LaunchApp::checkApp()
#3 0x02900360 in CMPluginExamineContext
#4 0x96bd4040 in TContextualMenuPlugin::ExamineContext(AEDesc const*, TPluginCommandList&, unsigned long, unsigned char&

#5 0x96bd9f18 in TContextualMenuPluginList::ExamineContext(AEDesc const*, TPluginCommandList&, long)
#6 0x96a907cc in ContextualMenuSelect
#7 0x0009f6fc in 0x9f6fc
#8 0x00086b80 in 0x86b80
#9 0x0004e4c0 in 0x4e4c0
#10 0x0004e350 in 0x4e350
#11 0x0004e27c in 0x4e27c
#12 0x0003f6f4 in 0x3f6f4
#13 0x00023544 in 0x23544
#14 0x000232d4 in 0x232d4
#15 0x950298a8 in LEventDispatcher::EventMouseDown(EventRecord const&

#16 0x0003f5f0 in 0x3f5f0
#17 0x00004ad0 in 0x4ad0
#18 0x0000946c in 0x946c
#19 0x00028478 in 0x28478
#20 0x000274fc in 0x274fc
#21 0x0002737c in 0x2737c

Thread 1:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0xc0007758 in __ape_internal
#3 0xc0001160 in __ape_agent
#4 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 2:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x005cb1f8 in ah_serv_loop
#3 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 3:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x90148240 in CFRunLoopRun
#5 0x024abfb4 in thread_main
#6 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 4:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x94d9c1c0 in HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*)
#5 0x94d911b0 in CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*)
#6 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 5:
#0 0x90042668 in semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap
#1 0x9003e894 in _pthread_cond_wait
#2 0x9022f57c in MPWaitOnQueue
#3 0x90736fc4 in TNodeSyncTask::SyncTaskProc(void*)
#4 0x9025d924 in PrivateMPEntryPoint
#5 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

Thread 6:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0x901489f0 in __CFRunLoopRun
#3 0x90180f58 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific
#4 0x90148240 in CFRunLoopRun
#5 0x020fcfb4 in thread_main
#6 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x90131b60 srr1: 0x0200f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
xer: 0x20000000 lr: 0x90131b50 ctr: 0x9014a5b0 mq: 0x00000000
r0: 0x9014a5cc r1: 0xbffff0e0 r2: 0x24822282 r3: 0x3b9aca00
r4: 0x00000000 r5: 0xa0220e64 r6: 0x00000001 r7: 0x00000000
r8: 0x00000000 r9: 0xa0131b50 r10: 0x02b1b01c r11: 0x0291ac9c
r12: 0x9014a5b0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x013602e0 r21: 0xbffff390 r22: 0xbffff582 r23: 0xbffff580
r24: 0xbffff570 r25: 0xbffff4b0 r26: 0xbffff4b0 r27: 0xbffff570
r28: 0x00000000 r29: 0x3b9aca00 r30: 0xbffff180 r31: 0x90131b50

clarkgoble · Jun 16, 2003, 06:22 PM

Do you have a 3rd party mouse driver, such as what Microsoft supplies? How about a Macro kit like Quickkeys or iKey. Any of those may be corrupted and intercepting the clicks. Try reinstalling those.

mrgaskell · Jun 16, 2003, 08:14 PM

What apps do you have in the "other" bin in your System Preferences pane? I had one (can't remember the name of the app) that caused the exact same problem.

SMacTech · Jun 16, 2003, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by sra:

Thread 1:
#0 0x90073c28 in mach_msg_trap
#1 0x90005f70 in mach_msg
#2 0xc0007758 in __ape_internal
#3 0xc0001160 in __ape_agent
#4 0x90020d28 in _pthread_body

I would look at the APEs swinging around your tree!
Just a thought !!!!

eno · Jun 17, 2003, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by SMacTech:
I would look at the APEs swinging around your tree!
Just a thought !!!!

Yeah, the Ape is, but you'll see that in *every* application's stack trace.

This is how Ape works, you see.

But just because you see it in the list doesn't mean it's causing the problem. This has been covered numerous times at www.unsanity.org.

sra · Jun 17, 2003, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by clarkgoble:
Do you have a 3rd party mouse driver, such as what Microsoft supplies? How about a Macro kit like Quickkeys or iKey. Any of those may be corrupted and intercepting the clicks. Try reinstalling those.

I did have the Kensington Mouseworks driver installed, but that isn't the problem. I tried re-installing, and then completely uninstalled it, but right mouse clicks still kill the Finder or IE (and not Mail.app or Safari).

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Developer · Jun 17, 2003, 11:44 AM

Originally posted by sra:
I did have the Kensington Mouseworks driver installed, but that isn't the problem. I tried re-installing, and then completely uninstalled it, but right mouse clicks still kill the Finder or IE (and not Mail.app or Safari).

Do you have something in Library/Contextual Menu Items or ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items ?

wingdo · Jun 17, 2003, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by eno:
Yeah, the Ape is, but you'll see that in *every* application's stack trace.

This is how Ape works, you see.

But just because you see it in the list doesn't mean it's causing the problem. This has been covered numerous times at www.unsanity.org.

Nothing about it at the above site. However, www.unsanity.com has a bunch of information on the subject.

FWIW, I've had a ton of kernal panics and I've traced them to two items, PocketMac and Unsanity's APE. I know unsanity says there application enhancer causes no issues, but when it's running on my system I get hangs and panics. I remove it and they go away. It may not be a problem between OS X and Unsanity's APE, but there is an issue with APE and something

sra · Jun 17, 2003, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by Developer:
Do you have something in Library/Contextual Menu Items or ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items ?

This is the answer (no APEs involved, which I'm just as happy about, since I just finished writing a book that is largely about apes...).

I tried out an App called "JimZIP" but decided it didn't do anything useful for me, so I deleted it. It had (unbeknownst to me) installed a plugin in ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items, and as soon as I removed that, the problem went away. I presume the plugin was calling the App, and since I'd deleted it, producing a crash.

There are morals here, for both users and developers...