[Inkscape-devel] Inkscape hangs; create rectangle, lock layer, select (root)

Can someone confirm the following issue?

I'm using Inkscape 0.41 (Feb 10 2005), installed via Debian package, in Debian with a dual-CPU Tyan motherboard.

I can reliably cause this hang by doing the following steps:

* launch Inkscape, and in the default new document, choose the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle

* with the rectangle still selected and its handles visible, click the "lock layer" icon on the status bar at the bottom of the window

* click the layer menu on the status bar next to the lock icon, and select "(root)"

At this point Inkscape hangs and begins to monopolize the CPU(s).

Thank you,

Steve D, New Mexico, US