Inkscape crashs with big pictures

[Rafafouille]

(I'm French. Sorry for my poor English)

I try to open 2 big files .svg and the program crashes every times.
(That also crashed once, when I opened just one of both big files, modified it, and saved it, during the saving).
It seems to be a memory problem.

I work on Ubuntu 10.04 - Lynx Lucide
I installed Inkscape 0.48.1 by compiling the source file

Here is the GDB report :

raf@Rafafouille:conditionnement$ gdb /usr/local/inkscape/0.48.1/bin/inkscape
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Reading symbols from /usr/local/inkscape/0.48.1/bin/inkscape...done.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/local/inkscape/0.48.1/bin/inkscape
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb405ab70 (LWP 23205)]
[New Thread 0xb36ffb70 (LWP 23206)]
[New Thread 0xb2efeb70 (LWP 23207)]
[New Thread 0xb26fdb70 (LWP 23208)]
[Thread 0xb405ab70 (LWP 23205) exited]
[Thread 0xb2efeb70 (LWP 23207) exited]
[Thread 0xb36ffb70 (LWP 23206) exited]
[New Thread 0xb36ffb70 (LWP 23209)]
[New Thread 0xb2efeb70 (LWP 23210)]
[New Thread 0xb405ab70 (LWP 23211)]
[New Thread 0xb1efcb70 (LWP 23212)]
[New Thread 0xb16fbb70 (LWP 23213)]
[New Thread 0xb0cffb70 (LWP 23214)]
[New Thread 0xb04feb70 (LWP 23215)]
[Thread 0xb36ffb70 (LWP 23209) exited]
[Thread 0xb04feb70 (LWP 23215) exited]
[Thread 0xb26fdb70 (LWP 23208) exited]
[Thread 0xb405ab70 (LWP 23211) exited]
[Thread 0xb0cffb70 (LWP 23214) exited]
[Thread 0xb1efcb70 (LWP 23212) exited]
[Thread 0xb2efeb70 (LWP 23210) exited]

** (inkscape:23202): WARNING **: GC Warning: Out of Memory! Returning NIL!

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
  what(): std::bad_alloc

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0xb7fe2430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0xb7fe2430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb6435651 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb6438a82 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#3 0xb665c52f in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() ()
   from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#4 0xb665a465 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#5 0xb665a4a2 in std::terminate() () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#6 0xb665a5e1 in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#7 0x083788bb in operator new (this=0x8f45850, name=0xbfffdf2c "svg:path")
    at ./gc-core.h:160
#8 Inkscape::GC::Managed<(Inkscape::GC::ScanPolicy)0, (Inkscape::GC::CollectionPolicy)0>::operator new (this=0x8f45850, name=0xbfffdf2c "svg:path")
    at ./gc-managed.h:35
#9 Inkscape::XML::SimpleDocument::createElement (this=0x8f45850,
    name=0xbfffdf2c "svg:path") at xml/simple-document.cpp:54
#10 0x08373ebb in sp_repr_svg_read_node (xml_doc=<value optimized out>,
    node=0x41390728, default_ns=<value optimized out>, prefix_map=0x3c488ef0)
    at xml/repr-io.cpp:516
#11 0x08373f4e in sp_repr_svg_read_node (xml_doc=<value optimized out>,
    node=<value optimized out>, default_ns=<value optimized out>,
    prefix_map=0x3c488ef0) at xml/repr-io.cpp:533
#12 0x08373f4e in sp_repr_svg_read_node (xml_doc=<value optimized out>,
    node=<value optimized out>, default_ns=<value optimized out>,
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
    prefix_map=0x3c488ef0) at xml/repr-io.cpp:533
#13 0x08373f4e in sp_repr_svg_read_node (xml_doc=<value optimized out>,
    node=<value optimized out>, default_ns=<value optimized out>,
    prefix_map=0x3c488ef0) at xml/repr-io.cpp:533
#14 0x08373f4e in sp_repr_svg_read_node (xml_doc=<value optimized out>,
    node=<value optimized out>, default_ns=<value optimized out>,
    prefix_map=0x3c488ef0) at xml/repr-io.cpp:533
#15 0x08374c6d in sp_repr_do_read (doc=0x40756678,
    default_ns=0x877803a "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg") at xml/repr-io.cpp:419
#16 0x08374fd2 in sp_repr_read_file (
    filename=0x3c48c30c "/media/Placard_/Boulot/Centrale/These/FFE_ma_vie/images/DEUX_ESTIMATEURS_XFEM/FFE/conditionnement/carte2D_inverse_conditionnement_projete_ortho_L2.svg", default_ns=0x877803a "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
    at xml/repr-io.cpp:301
#17 0x08092df3 in sp_document_new (
    uri=0x3c48c30c "/media/Placard_/Boulot/Centrale/These/FFE_ma_vie/images/DEUX_ESTIMATEURS_XFEM/FFE/conditionnement/carte2D_inverse_conditionnement_projete_ortho_L2.svg", keepalive=1, make_new=false) at document.cpp:452
#18 0x08210557 in Inkscape::Extension::Input::open (this=0x8ae8658,
    uri=0x3c48c30c "/media/Placard_/Boulot/Centrale/These/FFE_ma_vie/images/DEUX_ESTIMATEURS_XFEM/FFE/conditionnement/carte2D_inverse_conditionnement_projete_ortho_L2.svg") at extension/input.cpp:153
#19 0x0820e61f in Inkscape::Extension::open (key=0x0,
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
    filename=0x3c48c30c "/media/Placard_/Boulot/Centrale/These/FFE_ma_vie/images/DEUX_ESTIMATEURS_XFEM/FFE/conditionnement/carte2D_inverse_conditionnement_projete_ortho_L2.svg") at extension/system.cpp:97
#20 0x0809a3ae in sp_file_open (uri=..., key=0x0, add_to_recent=true,
    replace_empty=true) at file.cpp:222
#21 0x0809cdfa in sp_file_open_dialog (parentWindow=...) at file.cpp:540
#22 0x08259b9d in sp_action_perform (action=0x8f52ea8, data=0x0)
    at helper/action.cpp:181
#23 0xb7233dcc in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID ()
   from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#24 0xb7226252 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#25 0xb723a99d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#26 0xb723bdb4 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#27 0xb723c256 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#28 0xb77cb3e5 in gtk_widget_activate () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#29 0xb76a99a0 in gtk_menu_shell_activate_item ()
   from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#30 0xb76ab31f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#31 0xb76a0c64 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#32 0xb769a424 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#33 0xb72248b9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#34 0xb7226252 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#35 0xb723a5e6 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#36 0xb723bc33 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#37 0xb723c256 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#38 0xb77c7636 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#39 0xb7692a5d in gtk_propagate_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#40 0xb7693e07 in gtk_main_do_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#41 0xb751c39a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#42 0xb71785e5 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#43 0xb717c2d8 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#44 0xb717c817 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#45 0xb76943c9 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#46 0xb7e4f3a7 in Gtk::Main::run_impl() () from /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
#47 0xb7e4f1a2 in Gtk::Main::run() () from /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
#48 0x0808a98b in sp_main_gui (argc=1, argv=0xbffff484) at main.cpp:983
#49 0x0817292a in Inkscape::NSApplication::Application::run (this=0xbffff3ac)
    at application/application.cpp:114
#50 0x08089dca in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff484) at main.cpp:719

That's all.
If you have any other question, contact me.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Possibly related to or same issue as (i.e. duplicate of) Bug #168914 “Inkscape requires large-config support in libgc”

[su_v (suv-lp)]

> I try to open 2 big files .svg and the program crashes every times.

Could you provide more information about the files (file size, content), and possibly attach them here?

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

Yes, I'm pretty certain this is a duplicate of bug #168914, and it should already be fixed in Ubuntu Oneiric. In the meantime, you could try installing the latest development version of the libgc package.

I'll mark this as a duplicate, but please feel free to revert the change if you find that the bug can be reproduced when libgc >= 7.1 is installed.