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'darktable' terminated by signal SIGSEGV (Address boundary error)
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
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Describe the bug
This has been going for a while, after a system update about 2 months ago, i cannot open darktable anymore. The pop up window opens of darktable loading and then just closes. Opening it in the terminal shows SIGSEGV. (Arch Linux, nVidia 1080Ti, tried both normal darktable and darktable-git)
Steps to reproduce
Open darktable
Expected behavior
Load and open
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Commit
No response
Where did you obtain darktable from?
darktable.org / GitHub release
darktable version
5.5.0.r1124.gb8a2ee3529-1
What OS are you using?
Linux
What is the version of your OS?
Arch Linux
Describe your system
OS: Arch Linux
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.19.11-arch1-1
Packages: 1795
Shell: fish 4.6.0
Resolution: 4520x3000
DE: Xfce4
WM: Xfwm4
WM Theme: Mojave-Dark
GTK Theme: Mojave-Dark [GTK2]
Icon Theme: Numix-Square
Font: Liberation Sans 14
Disk: 6.6T / 19T (37%)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics @ 12x 4.46597GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
RAM: 5737MiB / 96414MiB
Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?
Yes
If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?
nVidia 1080Ti 580.142 dkms driver
Please provide additional context if applicable. You can attach files too, but might need to rename to .txt or .zip
just tried - darktable with --configdir "/tmp" - gives the same error
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the SIGSEGV when launching darktable 5.5.0.r1124.gb8a2ee3529-1 on the reported Arch Linux and NVIDIA/OpenCL setup, using the attached backtrace as the first diagnostic source. Compare normal startup with --configdir "/tmp" and verify that darktable opens successfully without the crash once the cause is addressed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100