276523 2011-06-26 13:04:31 +0000 kate crashes during start 2011-07-04 07:57:54 +0000 1 1 2 Applications kate general unspecified openSUSE Linux RESOLVED INVALID NOR crash --- 0 seifert kwrite-bugs-null christoph mail 0 oldest_to_newest 1135441 0 seifert 2011-06-26 13:04:31 +0000 Application: kate (3.6.80) KDE Platform Version: 4.6.80 (4.7 Beta1) "release 6" Qt Version: 4.7.3 Operating System: Linux 2.6.39-28 x86_64 Distribution: "openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)" -- Information about the crash: - What I was doing when the application crashed: starting kate for editing text file, can be reproduced anytime The crash can be reproduced every time. -- Backtrace: Application: Kate (kate), signal: Segmentation fault [KCrash Handler] #6 0x00007f90e92798c4 in KateDocManager::KateDocManager (this=0x819f10, parent=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/debug/kdesdk-4.6.4/kate/app/katedocmanager.cpp:73 #7 0x00007f90e9273902 in KateApp::KateApp (this=0x7fff2a9b5510, args=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/debug/kdesdk-4.6.4/kate/app/kateapp.cpp:60 #8 0x00007f90ea9aba5f in kdemain (argc=0, argv=0x7fff2a9b6a48) at /usr/src/debug/kdesdk-4.6.4/kate/app/katemain.cpp:373 #9 0x00007f90ea657bfd in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #10 0x0000000000400699 in _start () at ../sysdeps/x86_64/elf/start.S:113 Possible duplicates by query: bug 265540, bug 255705. Reported using DrKonqi 1135442 1 christoph 2011-06-26 13:08:09 +0000 Looks like Kate cant find its part. in git already a better check + error message is there. Sorry, that is a distro/installation issue. 1135443 2 christoph 2011-06-26 13:08:52 +0000 New code in git: // Constructed the beloved editor ;) m_editor = KTextEditor::EditorChooser::editor(); if ( !m_editor ) { KMessageBox::error(0, i18n("A KDE text-editor component could not be found.\n" "Please check your KDE installation.")); exit(1); } 1138100 3 mail 2011-07-04 07:57:54 +0000 The issue exists for me too, but with the new errormessage and openSUSE packages for RC1. How to install the text-editor component for kate?