Reproducible abort of 1.3.4 under Kubuntu 8.04

[ibu]

I can reproduce an abort of version 1.3.4 under Kubuntu 8.04.

To record (and play) very short sequences of some seconds works.
But when I try to record for - let's say - more than about 30 seconds, I get an abort. Reproducible.

The output of the terminal after the abort:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
what(): std::bad_alloc
Aborted

Of course my disk has enough space: 10GB
My RAM size: 3GB
Processor: AMD 1800
Used driver: ALSA

In other applications I do not notice an abort. Saving on my disk works fine.

Does any developer has an idea, how to solve that problem.
I'm really interested to use the 1.3.4

Do you need further information?

Thanks and regards, ibu

[steve]

Yep, the 'buntu build is buggy
I'm currently using the ubuntu ibex release version (which is Audacity 1.3.5) - there's still a few bugs in it, but it's mostly stable apart from one particular bug:
When using an effect, if you choose to use "Preview" of the effect, do not then cancel the effect or Audacity will lock up.

(I'm using Xubuntu 8.04)

[ibu]

Yep, the 'buntu build is buggy
I'm currently using the ubuntu ibex release version (which is Audacity 1.3.5) - there's still a few bugs in it, but it's mostly stable apart from one particular bug:
When using an effect, if you choose to use "Preview" of the effect, do not then cancel the effect or Audacity will lock up.

(I'm using Xubuntu 8.04)

Very helpful tip! Thanks!

I installed the ubuntu ibex deb package with 1.3.5 and it seems to run stable.
Indeed, canceling a prelistening of an effect, aborts Audacity.

To download that package go to
1st step:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/intrepid/audacity
2nd step: follow the link at the bottom (for an i386 PC)
http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/intrepid/ ... y/download
3rd step: Choose the server and you get the downloadlink.
http://ge.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... 2_i386.deb
4th step: Try to install the package (by double click)
Probably you will get a message that a dependency is not fulfilled.
Than go back to the first page and download the missing packages (may be a library) and install it.
Retry to install the audacity package.



The abort produces the following message in the terminal:

(audacity:6395): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_progress_set_percentage: assertion `percentage >= 0 && percentage <= 1.0' failed

May be that information is helpful for the developers?

[steve]

The abort produces the following message in the terminal:

Code: Select all

Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_progress_set_percentage: assertion `percentage >= 0 && percentage <= 1.0' failed

May be that information is helpful for the developers?

That's with Audacity 1.3.4 (the original issue that you posted) ?

[ibu]

The abort produces the following message in the terminal:

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Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_progress_set_percentage: assertion `percentage >= 0 && percentage <= 1.0' failed

May be that information is helpful for the developers?

That's with Audacity 1.3.4 (the original issue that you posted) ?

No, it is with 1.3.5

[Gale Andrews]

Hi Ibu

This problem was also in Release Builds of Mac 1.3.5 (now fixed) but if you compile Audacity from CVS HEAD:
http://audacityteam.org/community/developers#cvs

I think you will find the problem isn't there. Audacity does not provide packaged version for Linux, instead this is done by the various Linux distributions. So the answer would be to raise a bug report with your distribution and have them build a new package from CVS, or (because CVS is in alpha state) patch against the 1.3.5 Beta tarball.


Gale

[ibu]

I think you will find the problem isn't there. Audacity does not provide packaged version for Linux, instead this is done by the various Linux distributions. So the answer would be to raise a bug report with your distribution and have them build a new package from CVS, or (because CVS is in alpha state) patch against the 1.3.5 Beta tarball.

Thanks for that hint.
I will try to inform the package manager and ask him to rebuild the package.