[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #50025] Octave window freezes when I quit Octave GUI

[Ben Abbott]

Follow-up Comment #32, bug #50025 (project octave):

@Dan, I'm just blindly experimenting and found the change below also allow
Octave to exit normally. I don't have any insight, but maybe you ore someone
else will.


diff --git a/libgui/src/main-window.cc b/libgui/src/main-window.cc
--- a/libgui/src/main-window.cc
+++ b/libgui/src/main-window.cc
@@ -215,12 +215,6 @@ main_window::main_window (QWidget *p, oc
   connect (m_interpreter, SIGNAL (octave_finished_signal (int)),
            this, SLOT (handle_octave_finished (int)));
 
-  connect (m_interpreter, SIGNAL (octave_finished_signal (int)),
-           m_main_thread, SLOT (quit (void)));
-
-  connect (m_main_thread, SIGNAL (finished (void)),
-           m_main_thread, SLOT (deleteLater (void)));
-
   m_interpreter->moveToThread (m_main_thread);
 
   m_main_thread->start ();
@@ -1568,6 +1562,10 @@ main_window::handle_octave_ready (void)
 void
 main_window::handle_octave_finished (int exit_status)
 {
+  /* fprintf to stderr is needed by macOS */
+  fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+  m_main_thread->quit();
+  m_main_thread->deleteLater();
   qApp->exit (exit_status);
 }
 


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