[1.7.0] Startup crash on Arch Linux

[JohanLorenzo]

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Description

Startup crash on Arch Linux.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Upgrade atom-editor (1.6.2-1 -> 1.7.0-1) thanks to the AUR.
2. atom --safe --clear-window-state --foreground. Regular atom . from whatever directory also fails.

Actual behavior:

[11167:0413/115113:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(203)] Running without the SUID sandbox! See https://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/LinuxSUIDSandboxDevelopment for more information on developing with the sandbox on.
[11167:0413/115116:WARNING:accelerator_util.cc(118)] Invalid accelerator token: command
[11167:0413/115116:WARNING:accelerator_util.cc(118)] Invalid accelerator token: command
[11167:0413/115116:WARNING:accelerator_util.cc(118)] Invalid accelerator token: command
[11167:0413/115116:WARNING:accelerator_util.cc(118)] Invalid accelerator token: command
App load time: 1910ms
[11167:0413/115117:INFO:CONSOLE(52)] "Window load time: 1199ms", source: file:///usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/static/index.js (52)
[11167:0413/115118:INFO:CONSOLE(0)] "/deep/ combinator is deprecated. See https://www.chromestatus.com/features/6750456638341120 for more details.", source:  (0)
Failed to get crash dump id.
Report Id: 

Versions

OS: Arch Linux, with the most recent packages.

atom --version
Atom    : 1.7.0
Electron: 0.36.8
Chrome  : 47.0.2526.110
Node    : 5.1.1

apm --version 
apm  1.9.2
npm  2.13.3
node 0.10.40
python 3.5.1
git 2.8.0

[Nikki1993]

This most likely related to Font Config issue that has been reported and requires update to Electron component in order to fix. See relevant issues here #11348
#10983

[dundee]

Quick fix:

sed -i -e "s/"electronVersion":\ "0.36.8"/"electronVersion":\ "0.36.12"/" package.json

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/atom-editor

[marcopompili]

@dundee

sed -i -e "s/"electronVersion":\ "0.36.8"/"electronVersion":\ "0.36.12"/" package.json

This line goes into the prepare function of the PKGBUILD, right ?

Just to be sure, building atom takes a while. 🕐

[conraid]

@dundee

In Slackware -current 64bit this fix the crash. Thanks

[dundee]

@marcopompili Yep

[50Wliu]

Closing in favor of #11198.

[JohanLorenzo]

Fixed in AUR by jugs with 1.7.0-2. Thank you all for the details :)

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