Bug 487893

Summary:	Version 1.11.1 appears to be broken on Windows
Product:	[Applications] kdiff3	Reporter:	Cristian Stoica <cristianstoica85>
Component:	application	Assignee:	michael <reeves.87>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bruno.juchli, chuanyu.wang, cristianstoica85, tmassimi
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	1.11.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	1.11.2
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Error when attempting to launch KDiff3 version 1.11.1 under Windows 10.

Description Cristian Stoica 2024-06-01 16:05:44 UTC

Created attachment 170048 [details]
Error when attempting to launch KDiff3 version 1.11.1 under Windows 10.

SUMMARY
Version 1.11.1 appears to be broken on Windows using this installer found at https://download.kde.org/stable/kdiff3/kdiff3-1.11.1-windows-x86_64.exe.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Clean install using the above installer (Uninstall existing version; reboot Windows; check if any remaining files are in C:\Program Files\KDiff3 and remove them; run installer)
2. Open KDiff3.

OBSERVED RESULT
An error is shown (see the attached screenshot)

EXPECTED RESULT
KDiff3 should start without any errors.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10 Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.4412)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
N/A

Comment 1 Cristian Stoica 2024-06-01 17:05:47 UTC

KDiff3 version 1.11.0 does not have this issue.

Comment 2 michael 2024-06-10 23:57:24 UTC

*** Bug 487973 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 chuanyu.wang 2024-06-14 02:32:35 UTC

Same error and behavior within Git Extension (v4.2.1). I have installed kdiff3 version 1.11.1.
I can't compare and diff files after installing kdiff3 v1.11.1. It throw error and failed to launch.

Comment 4 Tom Max 2024-06-18 12:43:12 UTC

same here, win10

Comment 5 michael 2024-07-06 18:57:36 UTC

This should be fixed now with 1.11.2

Comment 6 chuanyu.wang 2024-07-16 05:49:18 UTC

(In reply to michael from comment #5)
> This should be fixed now with 1.11.2

The issue is fixed. I confirm it with Windows 11 + Git Extension v4.2.1.