Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Sometimes the "File Open" dialog refuses to work

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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 4.3.6766-dev
  • OS: macOS
  • OS Version: 15.2
  • CPU Architecture: arm64

Bug Description:
Sometimes trying to use Cmd+O to open a file refuses to work. Every time the dialog opens, it just closes itself. This persists across binja restarts until I reboot my entire computer or until some mystery amount of time has passed and then it just decides to work again. I haven't been able to reliably reproduce it or figure out why it happens when it does.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. ???
  2. Try to open a file
  3. Window closes before i can pick a file

Expected Behavior:
I expected the window to stay open

Screenshots/Video Recording:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e21502bf-313b-4a50-b259-f84bc60c5a71

Additional Information:
Every time this happens, I get the following errors in stderr:

2025-01-28 17:38:31.307586-0500 binaryninja[64556:6802532] [OpenSavePanels] Ignoring NSSavePanel method sent to NSOpenPanel: setNameFieldStringValue:
2025-01-28 17:38:31.424366-0500 binaryninja[64556:6802532] [availability] Can't find or decode accessNotGrantedUseCases
2025-01-28 17:38:31.425739-0500 binaryninja[64556:6802532] [availability] Can't find or decode accessNotGrantedUseCases

This might be a Qt bug but it's hard to tell.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or reliable reproduction steps are identified. Start by reproducing Cmd+O on macOS 15.2 arm64 with Binary Ninja 4.3.6766-dev, then inspect the reported stderr messages and the file-open dialog behavior. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and keeping the dialog open so a file can be selected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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