processing / processing/processing4

Processing won't start a second time when a system proxy server is set on Linux

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Description

Created by: rapiz1

Description

The IDE will crash after a second start, without any error messages.

Expected Behavior

The IDE can start

Current Behavior

The IDE failed to start at the second time

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open processing
  2. Quit
  3. Open processing again.

Your Environment

  • Processing version: processing-4.0b6
  • Operating System and OS version: Arch Linux
  • Other information:

Possible Causes / Solutions

After rm -rf ~/.config/processing, the IDE can start.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the second-launch failure on Arch Linux with a system proxy configured, following the three steps in the issue. Compare behavior before and after removing ~/.config/processing, then trace the IDE startup and configuration handling to identify why the second launch fails. Done means Processing starts successfully again without deleting its configuration.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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