processing / processing/processing4
loadFont("data/fontfile.vlw") crashes in executable but not in Processing (Mac)
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Description
If one mistakenly calls loadFont("data/Avenir-Light-48.vlw"), instead of loadFont("Avenir-Light-48.vlw"), the call with "data":
- works in Processing
- crashes in an exported executable
This is Processing4.3, MacOS 15.4.1. Crashes on both x86 and aarch.
To test, create a font using Tools->Generate Font, then:
PFont font;
void setup() {
fullScreen(P2D);
frameRate(60);
font = loadFont("data/Avenir-Light-48.vlw");
}
void draw() {
}
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Research direction
Reproduce the Processing 4.3 example on macOS, comparing the sketch in Processing with an exported executable on both architectures if available. Trace how loadFont resolves the data/font path in each environment. Done means the mistaken path no longer crashes the exported executable and its behavior is consistent with Processing.
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- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100