When I try to use the openoffice 'file' menu (in either writer or impress), X jumps into a busy loop of some sort.

strace from ooo:
poll( <unfinished ...>

ltrace from ooo is blank.


strace from X:
--- SIGALRM (Alarm clock) @ 0 (0) ---
sigreturn()                             = ? (mask now [])
clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7c40708) = ? ERESTARTNOINTR (To be restarted)
--- SIGALRM (Alarm clock) @ 0 (0) ---
sigreturn()                             = ? (mask now [])
clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7c40708) = ? ERESTARTNOINTR (To be restarted)
...

ltrace from X:
31477 __errno_location()                         = 0xb7c4068c
31477 --- SIGALRM (Alarm clock) ---
31477 __errno_location()                         = 0xb7c4068c
31477 --- SIGALRM (Alarm clock) ---
31477 __errno_location()                         = 0xb7c4068c
...


Seems there's two bugs: first, that X is brittle in the face of application behaviour, second that OOo's application behaviour is so hostile.

What else can I provide? Thanks