cvpcb crashes on start

[Timur Kristóf]

I'm using KiCAD 5906 on Fedora 22. When I try to launch cvpcb, it crashes. I managed to run it inside gdb and got a backtrace for you to help. Here it is: http://pastebin.com/5z7GSVQk

The problem seems to be at:
 0x00007fffd643b076 in GITHUB_PLUGIN::remote_get_zip(wxString const&) () at /usr/bin/_cvpcb.kiface

[Timur Kristóf (venemo)]

Same issue is present in 5889 and 5891.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Please paste the result of selecting the Help->Copy Version Information from the main menu into this bug report so we know how KiCad was built. I'm assuming you have a valid internet connection since you are using the GitHub plugin to access the footprint libraries on-line. I've never seen this bug before even when GitHub calls fail so it may be due to your build environment. In any even, KiCad shouldn't crash when a github access attempt fails.

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Also try to paste the footprint library table entry. Maybe your string is malformed in some way that makes it segfault.

[Timur Kristóf (venemo)]

I've now upgraded to r5970 and the issue is still there. I use the Fedora builds from mangelajo's copr repo.

Here is the version info:

Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-product debug build
wxWidgets: Version 3.0.2 (debug,wchar_t,compiler with C++ ABI 1008,GCC 5.1.1,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Platform: Linux 4.0.8-300.fc22.x86_64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Boost version: 1.57.0
         USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
         USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
         KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
         USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
         BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON

[Timur Kristóf (venemo)]

Note: the issue also occours if I just create a blank project, add a single resistor, annotate and then run cvpcb.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Has KiCad ever worked properly for you? I cannot duplicate your problem on Debian testing so I'm at a loss to figure out what is going on here. Do you have your footprint library table (file ~/.config/kicad/fp-lib-table) configured properly?

[Timur Kristóf (venemo)]

Wayne, I'm not sure how to configure that table but the problem also appears after I delete ~/.config/kicad entirely.

Yes, it seems that KiCAD works correctly if I build it on my own machine. I use the following way to configure it:
cmake -DKICAD_STABLE_VERSION=OFF -DKICAD_STABLE_VERSION=OFF -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DKICAD_SKIP_BOOST=ON ..

A possibility here is that the issue is in fact one of the libraries that KiCAD depends on. For instance, when building on my own machine, I use the boost version that comes with my OS, and that could make the difference.

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

I think your boost version 1.57 is ok.

What about your project local fp-lib-table?

Try to create a new project or rename the file. Don't delete or we can't tell what the issue was, if caused by a borked table.

[Timur Kristóf (venemo)]

This is what I did:

1. Start KiCAD
2. Create a new project
3. Create a schematic
4. Place a single resistor
5. Export netlist
6. Start cvpcb

Attached my ~/.config/kicad/fp-lib-table to this post.

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

What does your KIGITHUB varible look like in the configure dialog window? Do have it defined in the system also?