Faulting application name: palemoon.exe, version: 6.8.1.9615, time stamp: 0x69f22be1
Faulting module name: xul.dll, version: 6.8.1.9615, time stamp: 0x69f22c90
Exception code: 0x80000003
Fault offset: 0x015246a3
Faulting process id: 0x1568
Faulting application start time: 0x01dceeda1b09aee8
Faulting application path: C:\Pale Moon\palemoon.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Pale Moon\xul.dll
Several crashes on exit. Every crash has this specific address: 0x015246a3. Version 34.2.2 (32-bit) on Windows 10 1809 LTSC. Not 100% chance but I had this twice in a row right now.
What can cause this crash on exit?
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andyprough
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Re: What can cause this crash on exit?
If you could post your Help - Troubleshooting info it could help, as those crashes could possibly be related to Extensions or Plugins from what I'm reading.
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Re: What can cause this crash on exit?
A code 0x80000003 means it's a deliberate breakpoint, so whatever is causing this is doing so on purpose. If it happens after about a minute, then it's the process watchdog killing Pale Moon after it had failed to shut down normally; this can happen if you've visited a site that causes the JS garbage collector to become "stuck" with a huge blob of uncleanable objects. There's no real solution for that particular problem yet. I've been experimenting with some ways around it but haven't found anything that works well, yet.
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Re: What can cause this crash on exit?
So it's GC timeout actually. Explains, why it crashes when palemoon.exe persists in process list even after exiting. And its seemingly random nature comes from sites visited in specific session. I hope something could be done for this JS engine, then...
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Re: What can cause this crash on exit?
Perhaps a list of the visited sites you think affect this the most would be appropriate, to affect changes (here or there)?
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Re: What can cause this crash on exit?
Next crash, I will try to identify them...