Version: (using KDE 4.0.80) Installed from: Ubuntu Packages OS: Linux Using Intrepid Alpha1 Kubuntu 64 bit on AMD64 PC. Go to Help menu item, Start Page - KDE Help Center window displayed. Start entering text in search box. Question - KDE Help window displayed with message 'A search index does not yet exist...' Select create, Build Search Index window displayed. Click on Application Manuals box (Status Missing). Now click on Build index. KDE Help Center - The KDE Crash Handler window displayed with the message 'The application KDE Help Center (khelpcenter) crashed and caused the signal 11 (SIGSEGV).' This bug has been reported on Launchpad as bug #246882 and I have been asked to post here. See below: From: Harald Sitter <apachelogger@ubuntu.com> To: kevbert1@sky.com Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:38:04 -0000 Subject: [Bug 246882] Re: Building Intrepid help index causes crash ** Attachment added: "backtrace" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15908859/khelpcenter.kcrash ** Changed in: kdebase-runtime (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: kdebase => kdebase-runtime ** Also affects: kdebase Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Building Intrepid help index causes crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246882 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Harald Sitter <apachelogger@ubuntu.com> To: kevbert1@sky.com Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:37:27 -0000 Subject: [Bug 246882] Re: Building Intrepid help index causes crash Please post this report at http://bugs.kde.org so it gets fixed in KDE rather than just in Kubuntu and paste the report's URL here. I will post a crash backtrace in a minute, please include this file in your report for KDE, it makes tracking down the issue a lot easier. ** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: New => Triaged -- Building Intrepid help index causes crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246882 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug.From: Harald Sitter <apachelogger@ubuntu.com> To: kevbert1@sky.com Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:38:04 -0000 Subject: [Bug 246882] Re: Building Intrepid help index causes crash ** Attachment added: "backtrace" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15908859/khelpcenter.kcrash ** Changed in: kdebase-runtime (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: kdebase => kdebase-runtime ** Also affects: kdebase Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Building Intrepid help index causes crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246882 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Harald Sitter <apachelogger@ubuntu.com> To: kevbert1@sky.com Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:37:27 -0000 Subject: [Bug 246882] Re: Building Intrepid help index causes crash Please post this report at http://bugs.kde.org so it gets fixed in KDE rather than just in Kubuntu and paste the report's URL here. I will post a crash backtrace in a minute, please include this file in your report for KDE, it makes tracking down the issue a lot easier. ** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: New => Triaged -- Building Intrepid help index causes crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246882 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug.
I just installed the shiny new KDE-4.1 and literally the very first thing I tried, looking at the help, failed with exactly this crash.
Created attachment 26514 [details] khelpcenter kde4.1 crash - backtrace
Comment on attachment 26514 [details] khelpcenter kde4.1 crash - backtrace Here is my backtrace too - I experience the same problem in KDE4.1 (kubuntu hardy)
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 166343 ***