Crash on Kubuntu, caused by locale setting #43712

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Midgard · 2015-02-17T20:10:56+01:00

Midgard commented

2015-02-17 20:10:56 +01:00

System Information
Linux 3.13.0-45-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux, Kubuntu 14.04 with KDE 4.13.3

Blender Version
Broken: 2.73a bbf09d9
Worked: unknown

Short description of error
Upon trying to render anything

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Go to KDE's System Settings. Under Common Appearance and Behavior, go to Locale. In the Country/Region & Language screen, go to the tab Country and set Country to Belgium. In the Languages tab, set American English as the only preferred language. Click Apply.
Log out and back in to apply the locale settings.
Open Blender.
Leave the default cube to be and go to the Material pane (make sure you are on Cycles).
Add a diffuse shader, select an Image Texture for color. Click Open and select an image file. Blender crashes.

The issue can be avoided if you make sure the texture does not get rendered:
1, 2, 3 as above
4. Fill the Blender window with a 3D Viewport and a node editor. (I think essentially you have to make sure you can't see a thumbnail of the material. Having a Material tab open makes Blender crash because of the small thumbnail.)
5. In the node editor, plug an Image Texture into a Diffuse shader, and the output of that shader into the Surface input of the Material Output.
6. In the Image Texture node, open an image. No crash!
7. Trigger a render (e.g. a normal F12), Blender crashes.

If I change my locale into United Kingdom and American English, everything works just fine. I can use Blender again but it seems stupid that such a small setting makes it utterly crash. It wasn't until today that I got the brilliant idea of having a look at the terminal output.

Terminal debug output

$ cd /home/###/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64
$ ./blender --debug
Switching to fully guarded memory allocator.
Blender 2.73 (sub 0)
Build: 2015-01-20 18:19:01 Linux:64bit Release
argv- [x] = ./blender
argv- [x] = --debug
connect failed: No such file or directory

Note: No (valid) '/home/###/.config/blender/2.73/config/startup.blend' found, fall back to built-in default.

read file

Version 272 sub 2 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown

ordered
OBCube
OBLamp
OBCamera
read file /home/###/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend

Version 273 sub 0 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown

Read new prefs: /home/###/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend
found bundled python: /home/###/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64/2.73/python
read file

Version 262 sub 3 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash

read file

Version 268 sub 5 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash

ED_undo_push: Blender Render ### Here I changed to Cycles
ED_undo_push: Node input modify ### In the Material tab, selecting the Image Texture
ED_undo_push: Open Image ### After selecting an image to use
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'

what():  locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid

Aborted (core dumped)

**System Information** Linux 3.13.0-45-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux, Kubuntu 14.04 with KDE 4.13.3 **Blender Version** Broken: 2.73a bbf09d9 Worked: unknown **Short description of error** Upon trying to render anything **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1. Go to KDE's System Settings. Under Common Appearance and Behavior, go to Locale. In the Country/Region & Language screen, go to the tab Country and set Country to Belgium. In the Languages tab, set American English as the only preferred language. Click Apply. 2. Log out and back in to apply the locale settings. 3. Open Blender. 4. Leave the default cube to be and go to the Material pane (make sure you are on Cycles). 5. Add a diffuse shader, select an Image Texture for color. Click Open and select an image file. Blender crashes. The issue can be avoided if you make sure the texture does not get rendered: 1, 2, 3 as above 4. Fill the Blender window with a 3D Viewport and a node editor. (I think essentially you have to make sure you can't see a thumbnail of the material. Having a Material tab open makes Blender crash because of the small thumbnail.) 5. In the node editor, plug an Image Texture into a Diffuse shader, and the output of that shader into the Surface input of the Material Output. 6. In the Image Texture node, open an image. No crash! 7. Trigger a render (e.g. a normal F12), Blender crashes. If I change my locale into United Kingdom and American English, everything works just fine. I can use Blender again but it seems stupid that such a small setting makes it utterly crash. It wasn't until today that I got the brilliant idea of having a look at the terminal output. **Terminal debug output** $ cd /home/###/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64 $ ./blender --debug Switching to fully guarded memory allocator. Blender 2.73 (sub 0) Build: 2015-01-20 18:19:01 Linux:64bit Release argv- [x] = ./blender argv- [x] = --debug connect failed: No such file or directory Note: No (valid) '/home/###/.config/blender/2.73/config/startup.blend' found, fall back to built-in default. read file ``` Version 272 sub 2 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown ``` ordered OBCube OBLamp OBCamera read file /home/###/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend ``` Version 273 sub 0 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown ``` Read new prefs: /home/###/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend found bundled python: /home/###/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64/2.73/python read file ``` Version 262 sub 3 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash ``` read file ``` Version 268 sub 5 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash ``` ED_undo_push: Blender Render ### Here I changed to Cycles ED_undo_push: Node input modify ### In the Material tab, selecting the Image Texture ED_undo_push: Open Image ### After selecting an image to use terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' ``` what(): locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid ``` Aborted (core dumped)

Midgard commented

2015-02-17 20:10:57 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Midgard commented

2015-02-17 20:10:57 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Midgard

Midgard commented

2015-02-17 20:22:47 +01:00

Sorry, let me do that again :p

Terminal debug output (but now in a block of code)

Text after ### on a rule is a comment by me.

$ cd /home/myusername/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64
$ ./blender --debug
Switching to fully guarded memory allocator.
Blender 2.73 (sub 0)
Build: 2015-01-20 18:19:01 Linux:64bit Release
argv[0] = ./blender
argv[1] = --debug
connect failed: No such file or directory

Note: No (valid) '/home/myusername/.config/blender/2.73/config/startup.blend' found, fall back to built-in default.

read file 
  Version 272 sub 2 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown

ordered
 OBCube
 OBLamp
 OBCamera
read file /home/myusername/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend
  Version 273 sub 0 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown
Read new prefs: /home/myusername/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend
found bundled python: /home/myusername/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64/2.73/python
read file 
  Version 262 sub 3 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash 
read file 
  Version 268 sub 5 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash 

ED_undo_push: Blender Render              ### Here I changed to Cycles
ED_undo_push: Node input modify           ### In the Material tab, selecting the Image Texture
ED_undo_push: Open Image                  ### After selecting an image to use
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
  what():  locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid
Aborted (core dumped)

Sorry, let me do that again :p **Terminal debug output (but now in a block of code)** Text after ### on a rule is a comment by me. ``` $ cd /home/myusername/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64 $ ./blender --debug Switching to fully guarded memory allocator. Blender 2.73 (sub 0) Build: 2015-01-20 18:19:01 Linux:64bit Release argv[0] = ./blender argv[1] = --debug connect failed: No such file or directory Note: No (valid) '/home/myusername/.config/blender/2.73/config/startup.blend' found, fall back to built-in default. read file Version 272 sub 2 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown ordered OBCube OBLamp OBCamera read file /home/myusername/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend Version 273 sub 0 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash unknown Read new prefs: /home/myusername/.config/blender/2.73/config/userpref.blend found bundled python: /home/myusername/Programs/blender/blender-2.73a-linux-glibc211-x86_64/2.73/python read file Version 262 sub 3 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash read file Version 268 sub 5 date 1970-01-01 00:00 hash ED_undo_push: Blender Render ### Here I changed to Cycles ED_undo_push: Node input modify ### In the Material tab, selecting the Image Texture ED_undo_push: Open Image ### After selecting an image to use terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' what(): locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid Aborted (core dumped) ```

Aaron Carlisle commented

2015-02-17 20:28:09 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Blendify

Campbell Barton commented

2015-02-17 22:28:07 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ideasman42

Campbell Barton commented

2015-02-17 22:28:07 +01:00

Looks like a duplicate of #43544 which was fixed a while back.

Please try with a recent build.

Looks like a duplicate of #43544 which was fixed a while back. Please try with a recent build.

Julian Eisel commented

2015-02-24 00:11:09 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Julian Eisel closed this issue

2015-02-24 00:11:09 +01:00

Julian Eisel self-assigned this 2015-02-24 00:11:09 +01:00

Julian Eisel commented

2015-02-24 00:11:09 +01:00

No answer for one week -> closed! Sorry, but we have to be very strict in order to keep our bug tracker organized. We can consider reopening after we've got the requested information.

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Crash on Kubuntu, caused by locale setting #43712