Bug 515961

Summary: Spectacle crashes on start
Product: [Applications] Spectacle Reporter: Derek Enz <derekenz>
Component: GeneralAssignee: Noah Davis <noahadvs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: crash CC: kde
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: KDE Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Derek Enz 2026-02-13 20:24:39 UTC 
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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Launch Spectacle from the Utilities menu
2.
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT

Crashes everytime


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0
Qt Version: 6.10.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

           PID: 3947 (spectacle)
           UID: 1000 (derekenz)
           GID: 1000 (derekenz)
        Signal: 6 (ABRT)
     Timestamp: Fri 2026-02-13 12:16:50 PST (1min 56s ago)
  Command Line: /usr/bin/spectacle --dbus
    Executable: /usr/bin/spectacle
 Control Group: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/app-org.kde.spectacle.service
          Unit: user@1000.service
     User Unit: app-org.kde.spectacle.service
         Slice: user-1000.slice
     Owner UID: 1000 (derekenz)
       Boot ID: 12654abdb0844ca6a497b575c1d19511
    Machine ID: f9360237d8fc42b2bfd1dede4604af5e
      Hostname: archlinux
       Storage: /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.spectacle.1000.12654abdb0844ca6a497b575c1d19511.3947.1771013810000000.zst (present)
  Size on Disk: 28.9M
       Message: Process 3947 (spectacle) of user 1000 dumped core.
                
                Stack trace of thread 3947:
                #0  0x00007f36308a790c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9890c)
                #1  0x00007f363084d3a0 raise (libc.so.6 + 0x3e3a0)
                #2  0x00007f3636b2dea5 _ZN6KCrash19defaultCrashHandlerEi (libKF6Crash.so.6 + 0x7ea5)
                #3  0x00007f363084d4d0 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x3e4d0)
                #4  0x00007f36308a790c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9890c)
                #5  0x00007f363084d3a0 raise (libc.so.6 + 0x3e3a0)
                #6  0x00007f363083457a abort (libc.so.6 + 0x2557a)
                #7  0x00007f3630a9a41f _ZSt21__glibcxx_assert_failPKciS0_S0_ (libstdc++.so.6 + 0x9a41f)
                #8  0x000055a4b24a6ec7 n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0x35ec7)
                #9  0x000055a4b24a801f n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0x3701f)
                #10 0x000055a4b24eee06 n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0x7de06)
                #11 0x000055a4b24f212d n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0x8112d)
                #12 0x00007f3633336d03 n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x336d03)
                #13 0x00007f36331e6d51 _ZN3QV413QObjectMethod11callPreciseERK18QQmlObjectOrGadgetRK16QQmlPropertyDataPNS_15ExecutionEngineEPNS_8CallDataEN11QMetaObject4CallE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x1e6d51)
                #14 0x00007f36331f0b95 _ZNK3QV413QObjectMethod12callInternalEPKNS_5ValueES3_i (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x1f0b95)
                #15 0x00007f363324a7be n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x24a7be)
                #16 0x00007f363324e2c6 n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x24e2c6)
                #17 0x00007f3633196300 n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x196300)
                #18 0x00007f36332f2ed4 _ZN24QQmlJavaScriptExpression8evaluateEPN3QV48CallDataEPb (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2f2ed4)
                #19 0x00007f363327e33a _ZN11QQmlBinding8evaluateEPb (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x27e33a)
                #20 0x00007f3633284d19 _ZN11QQmlBinding8doUpdateERKN24QQmlJavaScriptExpression13DeleteWatcherE6QFlagsIN16QQmlPropertyData9WriteFlagEERN3QV45ScopeE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x284d19)
                #21 0x00007f3633283b9d _ZN11QQmlBinding6updateE6QFlagsIN16QQmlPropertyData9WriteFlagEE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x283b9d)
                #22 0x00007f3633764618 n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x164618)
                #23 0x00007f3633793cba n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x193cba)
                #24 0x00007f363376b418 _ZN10QQuickItem14geometryChangeERK6QRectFS2_ (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x16b418)
                #25 0x00007f363377b492 _ZN10QQuickItem15setImplicitSizeEdd (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x17b492)
                #26 0x00007f36337aa904 n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x1aa904)
                #27 0x00007f36337aae72 n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x1aae72)
                #28 0x00007f36332f1c36 _ZN20QQmlIncubatorPrivate8incubateER26QQmlInstantiationInterrupt (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2f1c36)
                #29 0x00007f36332f22d8 _ZN17QQmlEnginePrivate8incubateER13QQmlIncubatorRK14QQmlRefPointerI15QQmlContextDataE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2f22d8)
                #30 0x00007f36332a8911 _ZN13QQmlComponent6createER13QQmlIncubatorP11QQmlContextS3_ (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2a8911)
                #31 0x00007f36337a5140 n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x1a5140)
                #32 0x00007f36337aa02d _ZN12QQuickLoader9setActiveEb (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x1aa02d)
                #33 0x00007f363326a4b5 n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x26a4b5)
                #34 0x00007f36332887df n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2887df)
                #35 0x00007f3633284db5 _ZN11QQmlBinding8doUpdateERKN24QQmlJavaScriptExpression13DeleteWatcherE6QFlagsIN16QQmlPropertyData9WriteFlagEERN3QV45ScopeE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x284db5)
                #36 0x00007f3633283b9d _ZN11QQmlBinding6updateE6QFlagsIN16QQmlPropertyData9WriteFlagEE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x283b9d)
                #37 0x00007f363331cf58 _ZN12QQmlNotifier10emitNotifyEP20QQmlNotifierEndpointPPv (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x31cf58)
                #38 0x00007f3630fd8b82 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1d8b82)
                #39 0x00007f36333e0573 _ZN17QQmlVMEMetaObject8metaCallEP7QObjectN11QMetaObject4CallEiPPv (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x3e0573)
                #40 0x00007f363326a4e6 n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x26a4e6)
                #41 0x00007f3633282235 n/a (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x282235)
                #42 0x00007f3633284db5 _ZN11QQmlBinding8doUpdateERKN24QQmlJavaScriptExpression13DeleteWatcherE6QFlagsIN16QQmlPropertyData9WriteFlagEERN3QV45ScopeE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x284db5)
                #43 0x00007f3633283b9d _ZN11QQmlBinding6updateE6QFlagsIN16QQmlPropertyData9WriteFlagEE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x283b9d)
                #44 0x00007f363331cf58 _ZN12QQmlNotifier10emitNotifyEP20QQmlNotifierEndpointPPv (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x31cf58)
                #45 0x00007f3630fd8b82 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1d8b82)
                #46 0x00007f36337aae43 n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x1aae43)
                #47 0x00007f36332f1c36 _ZN20QQmlIncubatorPrivate8incubateER26QQmlInstantiationInterrupt (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2f1c36)
                #48 0x00007f36332f22d8 _ZN17QQmlEnginePrivate8incubateER13QQmlIncubatorRK14QQmlRefPointerI15QQmlContextDataE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2f22d8)
                #49 0x00007f36332a8911 _ZN13QQmlComponent6createER13QQmlIncubatorP11QQmlContextS3_ (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2a8911)
                #50 0x00007f36337a5140 n/a (libQt6Quick.so.6 + 0x1a5140)
                #51 0x00007f363332bf84 _ZN17QQmlObjectCreator8finalizeER26QQmlInstantiationInterrupt (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x32bf84)
                #52 0x00007f363329cf05 _ZN20QQmlComponentPrivate8completeEP17QQmlEnginePrivatePNS_17ConstructionStateE (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x29cf05)
                #53 0x00007f363329fd4c _ZN20QQmlComponentPrivate14completeCreateEv (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x29fd4c)
                #54 0x00007f36332a14a5 _ZN20QQmlComponentPrivate20createWithPropertiesEP7QObjectRK4QMapI7QString8QVariantEP11QQmlContextNS_14CreateBehaviorEb (libQt6Qml.so.6 + 0x2a14a5)
                #55 0x000055a4b25287bf n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0xb77bf)
                #56 0x000055a4b255e74b n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0xed74b)
                #57 0x000055a4b255ec85 n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0xedc85)
                #58 0x00007f3630fd8f0f n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1d8f0f)
                #59 0x000055a4b252b9d3 n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0xba9d3)
                #60 0x000055a4b2543451 n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0xd2451)
                #61 0x00007f3630fd8f0f n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1d8f0f)
                #62 0x000055a4b2535cb2 n/a (/usr/bin/spectacle + 0xc4cb2)
                #63 0x00007f3630fc6474 _ZN7QObject5eventEP6QEvent (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x1c6474)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3950:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a21b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4)
                #3  0x00007f363091c4ee __poll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d4ee)
                #4  0x00007f3634762cf5 n/a (libQt6WaylandClient.so.6 + 0x6acf5)
                #5  0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #6  0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #7  0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3949:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a21b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4)
                #3  0x00007f363091c4ee __poll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d4ee)
                #4  0x00007f3634762cf5 n/a (libQt6WaylandClient.so.6 + 0x6acf5)
                #5  0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #6  0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #7  0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3957:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a21b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4)
                #3  0x00007f363091ca36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
                #4  0x00007f362bb08784 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60784)
                #5  0x00007f362bb08865 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60865)
                #6  0x00007f363124fcb2 _ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x44fcb2)
                #7  0x00007f3630f76cf6 _ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x176cf6)
                #8  0x00007f363109277e _ZN7QThread4execEv (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x29277e)
                #9  0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #10 0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #11 0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3953:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a21b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4)
                #3  0x00007f363091ca36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
                #4  0x00007f3636d31aa6 n/a (libwayland-client.so.0 + 0x3aa6)
                #5  0x00007f3636d36f12 wl_display_dispatch_queue_timeout (libwayland-client.so.0 + 0x8f12)
                #6  0x00007f3636d37010 wl_display_dispatch_queue (libwayland-client.so.0 + 0x9010)
                #7  0x00007f3634b5ca68 n/a (libKF6GuiAddons.so.6 + 0x30a68)
                #8  0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #9  0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #10 0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3954:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a21b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4)
                #3  0x00007f363091ca36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
                #4  0x00007f362bb08784 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60784)
                #5  0x00007f362bb08865 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60865)
                #6  0x00007f363124fcb2 _ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x44fcb2)
                #7  0x00007f3630f76cf6 _ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x176cf6)
                #8  0x00007f363109277e _ZN7QThread4execEv (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x29277e)
                #9  0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #10 0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #11 0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3956:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a27dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc)
                #3  0x00007f36308a50a8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960a8)
                #4  0x00007f36311362a5 _ZN14QWaitCondition4waitEP6QMutex14QDeadlineTimer (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x3362a5)
                #5  0x00007f3631091189 n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x291189)
                #6  0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #7  0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #8  0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3948:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a21b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4)
                #3  0x00007f363091ca36 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10da36)
                #4  0x00007f362bb08784 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60784)
                #5  0x00007f362bb08865 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60865)
                #6  0x00007f363124fcb2 _ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x44fcb2)
                #7  0x00007f3630f76cf6 _ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x176cf6)
                #8  0x00007f363109277e _ZN7QThread4execEv (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x29277e)
                #9  0x00007f3632f7607e n/a (libQt6DBus.so.6 + 0x3707e)
                #10 0x00007f3631131c7a n/a (libQt6Core.so.6 + 0x331c7a)
                #11 0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #12 0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                
                Stack trace of thread 3952:
                #0  0x00007f36308adfe2 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9efe2)
                #1  0x00007f36308a216c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c)
                #2  0x00007f36308a27dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc)
                #3  0x00007f36308a4e9e pthread_cond_wait (libc.so.6 + 0x95e9e)
                #4  0x00007f35fd7e5fae n/a (libgallium-25.3.4-arch1.1.so + 0x5e5fae)
                #5  0x00007f35fd79b37d n/a (libgallium-25.3.4-arch1.1.so + 0x59b37d)
                #6  0x00007f35fd7e5edd n/a (libgallium-25.3.4-arch1.1.so + 0x5e5edd)
                #7  0x00007f36308a598b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b)
                #8  0x00007f3630929a0c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11aa0c)
                ELF object binary architecture: AMD x86-64