Bug#639616: iceweasel 6: Couldn't load XPCOM

[Geert Stappers]

Package: iceweasel
Version: 6.0-4
Severity: important


When starting iceweasel, I get: "Couln't load XPCOM"

$ iceweasel
Couldn't load XPCOM.

$ iceweasel -safe-mode
Couldn't load XPCOM.

$ MOZILLA_DISABLE_PLUGINS=1 iceweasel -safe-mode
Couldn't load XPCOM.


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-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-powerpc
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages iceweasel depends on:
ii  debianutils                   4.0.2      Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  fontconfig                    2.8.0-3    generic font configuration library
ii  libc6                         2.13-10    Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.6.1-4  GCC support library
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0            2.23.5-3   GDK Pixbuf library
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.28.6-1   The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.24.5-4   GTK+ graphical user interface libr
ii  libnspr4-0d                   4.8.9-1    NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii  libstdc++6                    4.6.1-4    GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  procps                        1:3.2.8-11 /proc file system utilities
ii  xulrunner-6.0                 6.0-4      XUL + XPCOM application runner

iceweasel recommends no packages.

Versions of packages iceweasel suggests:
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2            1.9.1+dfsg-2 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - k
ii  libkrb53                    1.9.1+dfsg-2 transitional package for MIT Kerbe
pn  mozplugger                  <none>       (no description available)
pn  ttf-lyx | latex-xft-fonts   <none>       (no description available)
pn  ttf-mathematica4.1          <none>       (no description available)
pn  xfonts-mathml               <none>       (no description available)

Versions of packages xulrunner-6.0 depends on:
ii  libasound2              1.0.24.1-3       shared library for ALSA applicatio
ii  libatk1.0-0             2.0.1-2          ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbz2-1.0              1.0.5-6          high-quality block-sorting file co
ii  libc6                   2.13-10          Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.10.2-6.1       The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-3             1.4.14-1         simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libevent-1.4-2          1.4.14b-stable-1 asynchronous event notification li
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-3          generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.4.6-2          FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.6.1-4        GCC support library
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0      2.23.5-3         GDK Pixbuf library
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.28.6-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.24.5-4         GTK+ graphical user interface libr
ii  libhunspell-1.2-0       1.2.14-4         spell checker and morphological an
ii  libjpeg8                8c-2             Independent JPEG Group's JPEG runt
ii  libmozjs6d              6.0-4            Mozilla SpiderMonkey JavaScript li
ii  libnspr4-0d             4.8.9-1          NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii  libnss3-1d              3.12.11-1        Network Security Service libraries
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.28.4-3         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpixman-1-0           0.22.2-1         pixel-manipulation library for X a
ii  libreadline6            6.2-4            GNU readline and history libraries
ii  libsqlite3-0            3.7.7-2          SQLite 3 shared library
ii  libstartup-notification 0.12-1           library for program launch feedbac
ii  libstdc++6              4.6.1-4          GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libvpx0                 0.9.7.p1-1       VP8 video codec (shared library)
ii  libx11-6                2:1.4.4-1        X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6                2:1.3.0-3        X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxrender1             1:0.9.6-2        X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxt6                  1:1.1.1-2        X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages xulrunner-6.0 suggests:
ii  libcanberra0                  0.28-1     a simple abstract interface for pl
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2              0.94-4     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4                   2.32.4-1   GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgnomeui-0                  2.24.5-1   GNOME user interface library - run
ii  libgnomevfs2-0                1:2.24.4-1 GNOME Virtual File System (runtime
ii  libnotify4                    0.7.3-2    sends desktop notifications to a n

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