Comment 84 for bug 978333

Hi,

I have almost the same problem since I started using XFCE few months ago (Gnome3 convinced me). Debian sid here (3.1.0-1-amd64).

On my side, I could not figure out exactly when it happens... maybe like 1/3 of the times. I don't think it's related to the number of open windows and/or workspaces, I would have noticed it. I guess its crashing at logout since there is no xfwm4 entry in ~/.cache/sessions (well, at least in the affected session). Also, my workspace count is not reduced to 1, but to 2 (instead of my usual 4).

It's getting pretty annoying to "ALT-F2 -> xfwm4" each time, so I'd like to help. I cannot reproduce it at command, though I think I could manage it anyway.

I've read http://spurint.org/projects/xfce4-debugging/. Good stufs, but before I did into building a reliable debug version, I wonder if there is a simpler way. If I install the xfwm4-dbg package provided in the Debian repository, isn't it enough? Then what should I do to make use of it? I'm a developper, but not very used to Linux dev, though I know how to use gdb. Can I launch xfwm4 in gdb with some arguments to make it use the xfwm4-dbg symbolic infos? Could you give me a hint or two?