lindenmayer.py crashed with IOError in lxml.etree._FilelikeWriter.write (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:92532)(): [Errno 32] Broken pipe

[Thomas Chamberlain]

This happened as I was rendering with L-System

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: inkscape 0.48.3.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 4 20:05:07 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/lindenmayer.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python lindenmayer.py --id=path2990 --tab="rules" --axiom=F --rules=F=F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[-F[+F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[+F[+F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F[+F]F[+F[+F]F[-F[-F]F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[+F[-F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[+F]F[-F[+F]F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[+F[-F]F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F[-F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F --order=2 --step=25 --randomizestep=0 --langle=16 --rangle=16 --randomizeangle=0 /tmp/ink_ext_XXXXXX.svg3I5TAW
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['lindenmayer.py', '--id=path2990', '--tab="rules"', '--axiom=F', '--rules=F=F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[-F[+F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[+F[+F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F[+F]F[+F[+F]F[-F[-F]F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[+F[-F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F]F[+F]F[-F[+F]F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[+F[-F]F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F[-F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F[-F]F[+F[+F]F[-F]F]F[+F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F[-F]F]F[-F]F[-F[+F]F]F', '--order=2', '--step=25', '--randomizestep=0', '--langle=16', '--rangle=16', '--randomizeangle=0', '/tmp/ink_ext_XXXXXX.svg3I5TAW']
SourcePackage: inkscape
Title: lindenmayer.py crashed with IOError in lxml.etree._FilelikeWriter.write (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:92532)(): [Errno 32] Broken pipe
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-27 (6 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Not reproduced on Windows XP, Inkscape 0.48.3.1 and trunk revision 11129.
Generated file attached

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Not reproduced on OS X 10.7.2 with Inkscape 0.48.3.1 and current trunk r11129, Python 2.7.2

[su_v (suv-lp)]

> Changed in inkscape:
> importance: Undecided → High

Should be lowered to 'Medium' IMHO: it's "only" the separately spawned python process which "crashes" (on Ubuntu 12.04) - i.e. executing the extension fails. The main Inkscape process itself is not affected, and there is no risk of data loss involved due to unsaved changes in the SVG file.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Not reproduced on Debian testing, Inkscape 0.48.3.1 and trunk revision 11992.

[Kris (kris-degussem)]

Not reproduced on Inkscape 0.48.x r9945 (vista 64 bit)
Closing report because the issue could not be reproduced on various systems.