[ffe] k3dsurf doesn't start (minor revision upgrade)

[Lars]

Binary package hint: k3dsurf

k3dsurf segfaults on startup (see duplicate bugs for stack traces)

@motu-release:
please see the attached branch and merge proposal to upgrade k3dsurf from 0.6.2 to 0.6.2.4. This minor revision fixes the bug described here. Attached is a build log file.

[Lars (lars-sjostrand-hotmail)]

Med vänliga hälsningar-------------------------------------------Lars SjöstrandBredehall 58443 38 LerumTel 0302-125 64, 070-207 85 <email address hidden>> From: <email address hidden>> To: <email address hidden>> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:22:18 +0000> Subject: [Bug 295140] Re: k3dsurf doesn't start>> ** Description changed:>> Binary package hint: k3dsurf>> - I can see the program icon in the panel trying to start but it just disappears.> + I can see the k3dsurf icon in the panel trying to start but it just disappears.> Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex>> --> k3dsurf doesn't start> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295140> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber> of the bug.>> Status in “k3dsurf” source package in Ubuntu: New>> Bug description:> Binary package hint: k3dsurf>> I can see the k3dsurf icon in the panel trying to start but it just disappears.> Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex

[Morten Kjeldgaard (mok0)]

k3dsurf works fine for me, running Ubuntu 8.10 on amd64.

[Iulian Udrea (iulian)]

What do you mean by "it just disappears"? Which version of k3dsurf you have installed on your system? Can you please run k3dsurf from a terminal and see if it works?

[Lars (lars-sjostrand-hotmail)]

K3dsurf's icon is visible for about 10 seconds in the panel but then it disappears without K3dsurf starts.
If I try to start it from a terminal I receave the message "Segmenteringsfel" it would be "segment erroe" or something in English.

[Morten Kjeldgaard (mok0)]

This is a longshot, but check if you have a (possibly corrupt) file ~/K3DSurfConfig ...

[Lars (lars-sjostrand-hotmail)]

Hello!

How do I check if the file is corrupt?

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Lars Sjöstrand

> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:57:19 +0000
> Subject: [Bug 295140] Re: k3dsurf doesn't start
>
> This is a longshot, but check if you have a (possibly corrupt) file
> ~/K3DSurfConfig ...
>
> --
> k3dsurf doesn't start
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295140
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “k3dsurf” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: k3dsurf
>
> I can see the k3dsurf icon in the panel trying to start but it just disappears.
> Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex

[Hew (hew)]

Lars, you can remove (or rename to keep a backup) the file / folder, which should create a fresh profile for you, ruling out any potential problems with your configuration.

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

I just wanted to inform you that this problem persists in jaunty i386, at least at my two boxes. ~/K3DSurfConfig is not even existent.

[Hew (hew)]

Thomas, what output do you get when you run it from a terminal? Is there a relevant .crash file in /var/crash ?

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

In console, the output is just:

$ k3dsurf
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

That's it. Yesterday, it also complained about /etc/qt3/qt_plugins_3.3rc being not readable. I gave read permissions go+rX to /etc/qt3 recursively and the problem vanished.

I have indeed something relevant in /var/crash. Didn't know this folder exists until now. The file is attached.

Perhaps you are interested in this: I downloaded the sourcecode and tried to compile it:

$ tar xzf k3dsurf-0.6.2.tar.gz
$ cd k3dsurf-0.6.2
$ ls
bin Doxyfile k3dsurf.kdevelop k3dsurf.kdevses readme
copying icon k3dsurf.kdevelop.pcs k3dsurf.pro src
$ qmake
$ make
cd src/ && /usr/bin/qmake src.pro -unix -o Makefile
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
cd src/ && make -f Makefile
make[1]: Betrete Verzeichnis '/home/thomas/k3dsurf-0.6.2/src'
/usr/bin/uic-qt4 k3dsurf.ui -o ui_k3dsurf.h
uic: File generated with too old version of Qt Designer (3.3)
File 'k3dsurf.ui' is not valid
make[1]: *** [ui_k3dsurf.h] Fehler 1
make[1]: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/home/thomas/k3dsurf-0.6.2/src'
make: *** [sub-src-make_default] Fehler 2

[Hew (hew)]

Thanks for the information Thomas. .crash files should be submitted with apport rather than attached to existing reports, so I have removed it from this report.

Please follow these instructions to have apport report a new bug about your crash that can be dealt with by the automatic retracer.

If you are using Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop environment - launch nautilus and navigate to your /var/crash directory and double click on the crash report you wish to submit.
If you are using Kubuntu or Xubuntu you can file the crash using /usr/share/apport/apport-qt --crash-file=/var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash in a terminal - where _my_crash_report.crash is the crash you would like to report.

Please note the bug number of the new report that is opened in this report for our reference. Thanks again!

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

I sumbitted the apport report as:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3dsurf/+bug/341692

is there a way to submit apport information without the need to open a new (and therefore duplicate) bug? Anyway, there are three bug reports concerning the same thing by now:

267544
295140
341692

IMHO, they should be merged.

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

I just marked the other bugs (the one created by me via apport and the other one, looking the same) as duplicates of this bug. I hope my decision was right.

[Hew (hew)]

Thanks for that. You're right, it does look like the same issue. I have attached the stacktrace here and marked the report as triaged since it looks complete.

[NoBugs! (luke32j)]

I tried several binary files, and compiling from source, the only way I found to run this program successfully was to load the windows (.exe) version inside linux.

[Morten Kjeldgaard (mok0)]

Can't reproduce this failure. K3dsurf still runs fine for me, on 9.04/amd64. Please add some details about your system.

[nextstep (taha-ab)]

Hi,
I have installed Ubuntu9.4 and I have the same issue even when recompiling from source works fine. I have made some changes to the code and noticed that K3DSurf always crashes with the first OpenGL function call: Adding a dummy glEnable() to the top of glLightf() will produce a crash due to glEnable().
It looks like it has something to do with my Graphic driver/Mesa 7.4: I'm not sure about that because not all OpenGL programs crash (glxgears, for instance, works fine for me) !
I'll try to investigate more in depth this issue and report any valuable result.
Cheers,
Taha (K3DSurf developer)

[nextstep (taha-ab)]

Hi,
There is a new package for K3DSurf (Linux Binary+source code). The binary was compiled/tested under Ubuntu 9.4.
Please report any malfunction with this testing release.
Cheers,
Taha
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=50062

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

Hi there,
the version from kde-apps starts. The gui seems to work. But: I only see a black box, where the surfaces should be. The surfaces appear for short moments while moving the mouse above the black box and doing a click-and-move (rotating the "invisible" surface behind the black box)
I hope you can understand me. I'm not a native and not fully awake yet.
Greets,
laucky

[nextstep (taha-ab)]

Hi,
Please try to compile and test the new version of K3DSurf and report changes between this code and the last one. I think we can make it work however it's difficult to fix since I can't reproduce this behaviour. Also I would like to have some screenshots.
Cheers,
Taha
Source Code: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=50062

[NoBugs! (luke32j)]

K3DSurf 0.6.2.4 works fine on 9.04. You can download it here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/k3dsurf/files/
Just extract the /bin/ folder and run the binary in it.

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

Hi,
sorry for my late answer. I had Hardy for a while, but now i swiched back to Jaunty.

Facts @ my system:
1. jaunty's current version of k3dsurf, namely 0.6.2-3, segfaults immediately
2. k3dsurf-0.6.2.4, downloaded from sourceforge, runs smoothly.

Nice one. I'd love if k3dsurf is upgraded in jaunty.

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

comment to my post @2009-05-25: Perhaps another driver was broken, too. I have a really fresh install now and one and a half months of updates went by. Dunno what happened in this time, but take my post from a few seconds ago as status-quo.

[quantenemitter (quantenemitter)]

Additionally to the use of "this bug affects me too", I post a comment in here to post the status in karmic:
The bug persists (it also uses 0.6.2-3), the more recent version from sourceforge works fine.
IMHO, Karmic should update it before going stable.

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

Debian has 0.6.2-3, we'd need a freeze exemption [1] and the new
version (0.6.2.4) [2,3] packaged. If no one does it soon I'll give it
a shot since beta freeze is coming.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess
[2] http://sourceforge.net/projects/k3dsurf/files/
[3] http://sourceforge.net/projects/k3dsurf/files/k3dsurf_Linux/0.6.2/k3dsurf-0.6.2.4.tar.gz/download

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Thomas Lauckner<email address hidden> wrote:
> Additionally to the use of "this bug affects me too", I post a comment in here to post the status in karmic:
> The bug persists (it also uses 0.6.2-3), the more recent version from sourceforge works fine.
> IMHO, Karmic should update it before going stable.
>
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> k3dsurf doesn't start
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295140
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of MOTU
> Science, which is subscribed to k3dsurf in ubuntu.
>

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

@motu-release:
please see the attached branch and merge proposal to upgrade k3dsurf from 0.6.2 to 0.6.2.4. This minor revision fixes the bug described here. Attached is a build log file.

@those interested in k3dsurf:
the new package for karmic is available here for testing:
https://launchpad.net/~showard314/+archive/ppa

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

screenshot of working program and install log are attached

showard@s-desktop:~/k3dsurf_ubuntu$ sudo dpkg --install k3dsurf_0.6.2.4-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 231126 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace k3dsurf 0.6.2-3 (using k3dsurf_0.6.2.4-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement k3dsurf ...
Setting up k3dsurf (0.6.2.4-0ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
showard@s-desktop:~/k3dsurf_ubuntu$

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

From Martin Pitt's email to ubuntu-devel's ML, we don't need a freeze exception for this - just a sponsor for the merge/upload. I can't unsubscribe motu-release, however.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package k3dsurf - 0.6.2.4-0ubuntu1

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k3dsurf (0.6.2.4-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * New upstream release includes fix for crash on startup (LP: #295140)
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    - MOTU maintainers

 -- Scott Howard <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:47:08 -0400