Inkscape-0.47pre2-1.win32 crashes if its working path has non-latin characters

[user]

It even doesn't start. Crashes when launching the application.

Seems that bug is similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/165650

Thanks.

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

could you try to trap the exit messages that may be generated, using the inkscapec.exe utility which is available at:

http://kaioa.com/node/63

This will involve running inkscapec.exe from a DOS prompt in your inkscape directory.

[user (me-at-mail)]

Cool utility!

It says:

(inkscape.exe:2060): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_setenv_utf8: assertion `g_utf8_validate
 (value, -1, NULL)' failed

(inkscape.exe:2060): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file_utf8: asser
tion `filename != NULL' failed

That's all.

Thank you, Alvin.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Not reproduced on Windows XP, Inkscape 0.47 final.
inkscapec.exe returns the following errors:
----
(inkscape.exe:3704): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_setenv_utf8: assertion `g_utf8_validate
 (value, -1, NULL)' failed
** (inkscape.exe:3704): CRITICAL **: Inkscape::XML::Document* sp_repr_read_file(
const gchar*, const gchar*): assertion `Inkscape::IO::file_test( filename, G_FIL
E_TEST_EXISTS )' failed
----
but I get no crash.
Instead, Inkscape launches with almost all icons replaced with a default X icon (but it may be due to the fact that I didn't install Inkscape in a path containing a non-latin character, but renamed the existing install path...)

Could you please confirm that a fresh install of 0.47 final doesn't crash on your computer?
Thanks!

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

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