Bug 512458

Summary:	Live Stacker crashes after selecting image directory
Product:	[Applications] kstars	Reporter:	Paul Romero <romerowestridge>
Component:	general	Assignee:	John Evans <john.e.evans.email>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	crash
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	attachment-340785-0.html

Description Paul Romero 2025-11-22 03:49:53 UTC

SUMMARY
Live Stacker crashes immediately after selecting Pictures/M33 folder in Kstars 3.8.0 nightly/flatpack. I am using kStars.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. run EKOS schedular on a target
2. Open Live Stacker
3. Select "stack directory" under the live stacking tab.

OBSERVED RESULT
Program immediately dissapears from screen


EXPECTED RESULT
Program continues


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 24.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
First time user

Comment 1 John Evans 2025-11-30 08:43:58 UTC

Hi Paul,

Have you permissioned the Pictures directory for flatpak? If not, try doing that. If you still get the problem, can you put verbose FITS logging on try again and post the log file here please.

Regards,
John.

Comment 2 Paul Romero 2025-11-30 17:46:45 UTC

Created attachment 187270 [details]
attachment-340785-0.html

Hi John,

Im sorry for the false report. Turns out the dialogue “disappeared” under the main dialogue of kStars on the desktop.

CleR Skies,

Paul
On Nov 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM -0800, John Evans <bugzilla_noreply@kde.org>, wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512458
>
> --- Comment #1 from John Evans <john.e.evans.email@googlemail.com> ---
> Hi Paul,
>
> Have you permissioned the Pictures directory for flatpak? If not, try doing
> that. If you still get the problem, can you put verbose FITS logging on try
> again and post the log file here please.
>
> Regards,
> John.
>
> --
> You are receiving this mail because:
> You reported the bug.

Comment 3 John Evans 2025-11-30 21:48:02 UTC

(In reply to Paul Romero from comment #2)
> Created attachment 187270 [details]
> attachment-340785-0.html
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> Im sorry for the false report. Turns out the dialogue “disappeared” under
> the main dialogue of kStars on the desktop.
> 
> CleR Skies,
> 
> Paul
> On Nov 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM -0800, John Evans <bugzilla_noreply@kde.org>,
> wrote:
> > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512458
> >
> > --- Comment #1 from John Evans <john.e.evans.email@googlemail.com> ---
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Have you permissioned the Pictures directory for flatpak? If not, try doing
> > that. If you still get the problem, can you put verbose FITS logging on try
> > again and post the log file here please.
> >
> > Regards,
> > John.
> >
> > --
> > You are receiving this mail because:
> > You reported the bug.

OK, no problem. I'll close this report.