Re: dev (gui) build does not run on MacOSX

[Ben Abbott]

On Aug 18, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Torsten wrote:

> On 18.08.2013 22:26, Ben Abbott wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 18, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>> 
>>> On Aug 18, 2013, at 9:05 AM, Torsten wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 18.08.2013 14:36, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 18, 2013, at 4:54 AM, Kirill Fuior wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm trying to build and run octave from dev sources (according to 
>>>>>> etc/HACKING and wiki instructions), but I face a problem -- after 
>>>>>> successful build it simply does not start.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My actions step-by-step:
>>>>>> * install build-dep octave and bison (it isn't included)
>>>>>> * clone hg repository
>>>>>> * bootstrap, configure (without custom options) and make.
>>>>>> make is passed without errors (with only some compile warnings)
>>>>>> * then I try ./run-octave or .build/src/octave script and it simply does 
>>>>>> nothing, without any output.
>>>>>> Only once it showed me wizard "It seems you are running octave gui first 
>>>>>> time..." with only 1 active button "finish". When I click it, wizard has 
>>>>>> been closed and again -- nothing else happen.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But src/octave-cli runs octave in terminal.
>>>>>> Also, if I install latest (3.6.4) octave from the repository, it works.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So it seems problem is in gui.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I use Kubuntu 13.04 with latest recommended updates (kde 4.10.5, Qt 
>>>>>> 4.8.4).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Note:
>>>>>> It worked few month ago, on Kubuntu 12.10.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I haven't found this issue neither in the known issues list, nor on bug 
>>>>>> tracker.
>>>>>> I haven't report this as a bug yet, because it may be that I'm doing 
>>>>>> something wrong (?).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I really don't know what to do.
>>>>>> Could anyone help me with this?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>> Kirill Fuior.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I may be able to confirm a problem.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I haven't tried the gui in a while.  Today with "hg id" -> "1c21f264d26f+ 
>>>>> tip @", Octave exists with "Abort trap: 6".  The log from MacOSX is 
>>>>> attached.
>>>>> 
>>>>> From gdb, the gui intially runs and allows me to enter a command.  After 
>>>>> entering "plot (rand (3))" ...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
>>>>> Reason: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at address: 0x0000000000000218
>>>>> 0x00007fff89926b06 in glDrawBuffer ()
>>>>> (gdb) bt
>>>>> #0  0x00007fff89926b06 in glDrawBuffer ()
>>>>> #1  0x0000000116888164 in Fl_Gl_Window::flush ()
>>>>> #2  0x0000000116ccf1e5 in -[FLView drawRect:] ()
>>>>> #3  0x00007fff8d4602ce in -[NSView _drawRect:clip:] ()
>>>>> #4  0x00007fff8d48d49b in -[NSView 
>>>>> _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] ()
>>>>> #5  0x00007fff8d48d8c7 in -[NSView 
>>>>> _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] ()
>>>>> #6  0x00007fff8d45d8a9 in -[NSView 
>>>>> _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:]
>>>>>  ()
>>>>> #7  0x00007fff8d45cda3 in -[NSThemeFrame 
>>>>> _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:]
>>>>>  ()
>>>>> #8  0x00007fff8d4581bb in -[NSView 
>>>>> _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] ()
>>>>> #9  0x00007fff8d450c35 in -[NSView displayIfNeeded] ()
>>>>> #10 0x00007fff8d450375 in 
>>>>> _handleWindowNeedsDisplayOrLayoutOrUpdateConstraints ()
>>>>> #11 0x00007fff85e2a8e7 in 
>>>>> __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ ()
>>>>> #12 0x00007fff85e2a846 in __CFRunLoopDoObservers ()
>>>>> #13 0x00007fff85dffaf9 in __CFRunLoopRun ()
>>>>> #14 0x00007fff85dff486 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific ()
>>>>> #15 0x00007fff8a9cd2bf in RunCurrentEventLoopInMode ()
>>>>> #16 0x00007fff8a9d44bf in ReceiveNextEventCommon ()
>>>>> #17 0x00007fff8a9d43fa in BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode ()
>>>>> #18 0x00007fff8d414779 in _DPSNextEvent ()
>>>>> #19 0x00007fff8d41407d in -[NSApplication 
>>>>> nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] ()
>>>>> #20 0x00007fff8d4109b9 in -[NSApplication run] ()
>>>>> #21 0x0000000103e16a6f in QEventDispatcherMac::processEvents ()
>>>>> #22 0x0000000104c906f8 in QEventLoop::exec ()
>>>>> #23 0x0000000104c93a23 in QCoreApplication::exec ()
>>>>> #24 0x000000010008c009 in octave_start_gui ()
>>>>> #25 0x000000010000aa4f in main ()
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ben
>>>> 
>>>> Can you say how long ago the gui was working correctly?
>>>> 
>>>> Torsten
>>> 
>>> I did some testing.  If I run gnuplot then there is no problem.
>>> 
>>> However, Octave crashes immediately when an FLTK plot is created.  The 
>>> position on the screen where the window would show up becomes solid white, 
>>> but nothing is rendered.
>>> 
>>> Ben
>> 
>> I've changed the subject (just in case the Kubuntu problem is unrelated to 
>> the MacOSX one).
>> 
>> I reverted the last GUI related change (?)
>> 
>>      hg revert -a -r aa09b746fa16
>> 
>> When I tried a plot, the plot renders, but then Octave hangs (some 
>> improvement, but still not working).  Next I reverted the next gui related 
>> changeset (?).
>> 
>>      hg revert -a -r e993fa124b46
>> 
>> Same behavior as for "-r aa09b746fa16"
>> 
>> Next ...
>> 
>>      hg revert -a -r 4407606d0939
>> 
>> Same behavior, so ....
>> 
>>      hg revert -a -r 36fd98b9ce48
>> 
>> And still the same behavior.  I seldom try fltk from the gui, so this may 
>> not have been working for a long time.  I'll keep backup further and report 
>> back later.
>> 
>> Ben
>> 
> 
> aa09b746fa16 is related to the teminal window in Windows. I am surprised
> that this has influence on fltk rendering on MacOSX.
> 
> Torsten

Maybe it doesn't.  Since things crash rather abruptly, what I observe may not 
be consistent.

Ben