The check for a running ImageJ instance can block indefinitely.
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Description
I had a corrupt "/tmp/ImageJ-username-_0-012345.stub" which cause imagej to block indefinitely. The issue happens at line [127 of OtherInstance.java](https://github.com/imagej/imagej1/blob/master/ij/OtherInstance.java#L127)
ImageJInstance instance = (ImageJInstance) new ObjectInputStream(in).readObject();
That method wasn't returning. It's pretty rare, but somewhat obscure when it happens. I had to delete the tmp file and then I could run imagej from the cmd line again.
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Start in ij/OtherInstance.java at line 127, where the ImageJInstance is read from the temporary stub stream. Reproduce the case with a corrupt /tmp/ImageJ-username-_0-012345.stub and trace why the read does not return. Done means a corrupt stub no longer blocks indefinitely and ImageJ can be launched from the command line.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100