| Summary: | Cannot start KBibTex; getting error "You need to instantiate a Q*Application before using KCatalog" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product: | [Applications] KBibTeX | Reporter: | Nuno Gomes <nunogomes.pt+kde> |
| Component: | General | Assignee: | Thomas Fischer <fischer> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | lueck |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version: | 0.9.1 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Manjaro | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | https://commits.kde.org/kbibtex/84c5042c79d14667c5d9cd685c009c3b7fe48e37 | Version Fixed In: | |
| Sentry Crash Report: | |||
| Attachments: | Screenshot of terminal command and output. | ||
confirmed in recent master build from sources This patch fixes the reported issue in master and makes kbibtex fully translated again:
$ git diff
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cb792f9..1c090ee4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ set(QT_MIN_VERSION 5.9.0)
set(KF5_MIN_VERSION 5.51)
find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
-add_definitions(
- -DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kbibtex"
-)
-
set(
CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
${ECM_MODULE_PATH}
The definition of TRANSLATION_DOMAIN has to be used only to connect catalogs to library code, please read:
https://api.kde.org/frameworks/ki18n/html/prg_guide.html#link_lib
See also https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=414385
Git commit 84c5042c79d14667c5d9cd685c009c3b7fe48e37 by Thomas Fischer. Committed on 22/11/2019 at 08:37. Pushed by thomasfischer into branch 'master'. Fixing issues with translations Fixing a crash that apparently is connected to a failed translation of a string as reported in bug 414375. Burkhard Lück <lueck@hube-lueck.de> provided a patch to CMakeLists.txt which should fix this problem. In addition to Burkhard's patch, a GUI issue was fixed so that empty strings are not attempted to be translated leading to placeholder messages shown instead of just nothing. M +0 -4 CMakeLists.txt M +6 -3 src/gui/config/entrylayout.cpp https://commits.kde.org/kbibtex/84c5042c79d14667c5d9cd685c009c3b7fe48e37 I did not encounter the crash myself, but I trust two reporters and the provided fix that it solves this bug. A new commit has been made to 'master'. I also addressed a GUI issue which I encountered in this context. Git commit 59c0eb40c0dc137f712860444e9451b6ae53d562 by Thomas Fischer. Committed on 11/12/2019 at 22:23. Pushed by thomasfischer into branch 'kbibtex/0.9'. Fixing issues with translations Fixing a crash that apparently is connected to a failed translation of a string as reported in bug 414375. Burkhard Lück <lueck@hube-lueck.de> provided a patch to CMakeLists.txt which should fix this problem. This commit is a manual backport from master's commit 84c5042c79d1466 regarding file CMakeLists.txt, excluding the GUI fix. Related: bug 414385 FIXED-IN: 0.9.2 M +0 -1 CMakeLists.txt M +4 -0 ChangeLog https://commits.kde.org/kbibtex/59c0eb40c0dc137f712860444e9451b6ae53d562 Git commit 3ecfcf8e2b815876a573635a618a2d90f067b40f by Thomas Fischer. Committed on 24/12/2019 at 20:08. Pushed by thomasfischer into branch 'kbibtex/0.10'. Fixing issues with translations Fixing a crash that apparently is connected to a failed translation of a string as reported in bug 414375. Burkhard Lück <lueck@hube-lueck.de> provided a patch to CMakeLists.txt which should fix this problem. In addition to Burkhard's patch, a GUI issue was fixed so that empty strings are not attempted to be translated leading to placeholder messages shown instead of just nothing. This commit is a backport from master's commit 84c5042c79d14667c5d9cd. Related: bug 414385 M +0 -4 CMakeLists.txt M +5 -1 ChangeLog M +6 -3 src/gui/config/entrylayout.cpp https://commits.kde.org/kbibtex/3ecfcf8e2b815876a573635a618a2d90f067b40f |
Created attachment 124050 [details] Screenshot of terminal command and output. SUMMARY Whenever I start KBibTex by clicking the icon in the Application Menu, nothing happens; when trying to start it from the terminal, I get the following error message: ``` ASSERT failure in KCatalogPrivate::setupGettextEnv: "You need to instantiate a Q*Application before using KCatalog", file /build/src/ki18n/src/kcatalog.cpp, line 203 Aborted (core dumped) ``` STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Install latest version of KBibTex 2. Try to start it either from the Application Menu or from the terminal 3. OBSERVED RESULT The application does not start. In the terminal, you get the following error message: ``` ASSERT failure in KCatalogPrivate::setupGettextEnv: "You need to instantiate a Q*Application before using KCatalog", file /build/src/ki18n/src/kcatalog.cpp, line 203 Aborted (core dumped) ``` EXPECTED RESULT KBibTex should start normally. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro Linux / KDE 5.64.0 / Plasma 5.17.3 (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: KDE 5.64.0 / Plasma 5.17.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.64.0 Qt Version: 5.9.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This happens all the time, even if I restart the computer.