Bug 475478

Summary:	Digikam 8.1.0 crash on startup
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Arttu Räsänen <anon1112000-mailbox>
Component:	Preview-Video	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	crash	CC:	caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.1.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.3.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Arttu Räsänen 2023-10-11 17:22:13 UTC

SUMMARY
I have been unable to start Digikam since version 8.1.0. I installed Fedora 38 OS in hopes of getting Digikam to work again. I have been using this software for some 10 years, but unfortunately now it just crashes without showing any splash screen, main window, etc.
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Digikam from Fedora 38 official repository: sudo dnf install digikam
2. Start up digikam from Gnome menu

OBSERVED RESULT
The application does not start. There is not even any splash screen shown.

EXPECTED RESULT
The applications should start.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 38 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: Using Qt version 5.15.10 in /usr/lib64

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
When I run digikam under GDB, I get the following output:

Program received signal SIGILL, Illegal instruction.
0x00007ffff6bfb801 in QtAV::Widgets::registerRenderers ()
    at /usr/src/debug/digikam-8.1.0-1.fc38.x86_64/core/libs/video/qtav/widgets/QtAVWidgets_Global.cpp:92
Downloading source file /usr/src/debug/digikam-8.1.0-1.fc38.x86_64/core/libs/video/qtav/widgets/QtAVWidgets_Global.cpp

Comment 1 Arttu Räsänen 2023-10-11 17:28:24 UTC

(gdb) backtrace 
#0  0x00007ffff6bfb801 in QtAV::Widgets::registerRenderers() ()
    at /usr/src/debug/digikam-8.1.0-1.fc38.x86_64/core/libs/video/qtav/widgets/QtAVWidgets_Global.cpp:92
#1  0x00007ffff65e9a51 in _sub_I_65535_0.0 () at /lib64/libdigikamcore.so.8.1.0
#2  0x00007ffff7fcef77 in call_init
    (env=0x7fffffffe078, argv=0x7fffffffe068, argc=1, l=<optimized out>)
    at dl-init.c:90
#3  call_init
    (l=<optimized out>, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe068, env=0x7fffffffe078)
    at dl-init.c:27
#4  0x00007ffff7fcf06d in _dl_init
    (main_map=0x7ffff7ffe2d0, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe068, env=0x7fffffffe078)
    at dl-init.c:137
#5  0x00007ffff7fe54b0 in _dl_start_user () at /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#6  0x0000000000000001 in  ()
#7  0x00007fffffffe39f in  ()
#8  0x0000000000000000 in  ()

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2023-10-11 17:50:19 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 471199 ***

Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2024-01-26 12:49:33 UTC

fixed with bug 471199