Bug 514630

Summary: v25.12.0 and v25.12.1 hang on launch due to corrupt kdenliverc config (workaround: purging kdenliverc)
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: ewhac
Component: Setup & InstallationAssignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: crash CC: luzpaz
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian unstable   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: kdenliverc that caused Kdenlive 25.12.0 to hang on launch
Working kdenliverc, generated after renaming the not-working one.

Description ewhac 2026-01-15 03:00:03 UTC
Created attachment 188541 [details]
kdenliverc that caused Kdenlive 25.12.0 to hang on launch

SUMMARY
After upgrading from 25.08.0 to 25.12.0, Kdenlive hung on launch, and had to be killed.  As I detailed in the discussion fora ( https://discuss.kde.org/t/kdenlive-25-12-rc-ready-for-testing-kdenlive/42128/39?u=ewhac ):

> Upon launch, the new startup window appears, listing recently opened projects.
> Upon selecting a project, the load progress popup appears, then both windows
> disappear, and the main window never appears. ps shows the program is running.
> Running Kdenlive from the command line prints out a ton of status and progress
> messages, but nothing obviously stands out as the culprit. Running
> `kdenlive -–no-welcome` doesn’t help (indeed, in this mode, pressing CTRL-C has
> no effect; you have to resort to CTRL-\ to kill the program).

After trying a variety of things, I renamed `$(HOME)/.config/kdenliverc` and let the program create a fresh one.  Kdenlive then launched without issue, and I was able to resume work on my project.

Attached please find a copy of the offending `kdenliverc` file.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: -na-
KDE Plasma Version: -na-
KDE Frameworks Version: -na-
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 ewhac 2026-01-15 03:02:01 UTC
Created attachment 188542 [details]
Working kdenliverc, generated after renaming the not-working one.
Comment 2 luzpaz 2026-01-22 09:51:21 UTC
> After upgrading from 25.08.0 to 25.12.0, Kdenlive hung on launch, and had to be killed.

I wonder if this caused the corruption in kdenliverc ?

Is there anyway to forensically learn  where the kdenliverc file is corrupted to avoid this issue in the future ?