Assertion Failure - Audacity 2.1.2

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I installed audacity from the Linux Mint 18.3 repository. I was using it today to open a real media file and then export it as a flac file. When I complete filling out the album and other information and hit the button to complete the dialog I get the assertion failure. The details are:

ASSERT INFO:
../src/common/wincmn.cpp(478): assert "GetEventHandler() == this" failed in ~wxWindowBase(): any pushed event handlers must have been removed

BACKTRACE:
[1] wxWindowBase::~wxWindowBase()
[2] wxComboBox::~wxComboBox()
[3] wxWindowBase::Destroy()
[4] wxWindowBase::DestroyChildren()
[5] wxWindow::~wxWindow()
[6] wxWindowBase::Destroy()
[7] wxWindowBase::DestroyChildren()
[8] wxWindow::~wxWindow()
[9] Grid::~Grid()
[10] TagsEditor::~TagsEditor()
[11] Tags::ShowEditDialog(wxWindow*, wxString, bool)
[12] Exporter::Process(AudacityProject*, bool, double, double)
[13] AudacityProject::OnExport()
[14] CommandManager::HandleCommandEntry(CommandListEntry const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, wxEvent const*)
[15] AudacityProject::OnMenu(wxCommandEvent&)
[16] wxAppConsoleBase::CallEventHandler(wxEvtHandler*, wxEventFunctor&, wxEvent&) const
[17] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventIfMatchesId(wxEventTableEntryBase const&, wxEvtHandler*, wxEvent&)
[18] wxEventHashTable::HandleEvent(wxEvent&, wxEvtHandler*)
[19] wxEvtHandler::TryHereOnly(wxEvent&)
[20] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventLocally(wxEvent&)
[21] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[22] wxWindowBase::TryAfter(wxEvent&)
[23] wxEvtHandler::SafelyProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[24] wxMenuBase::SendEvent(int, int)
[25] g_closure_invoke
[26] g_signal_emit_valist
[27] g_signal_emit
[28] gtk_widget_activate
[29] gtk_menu_shell_activate_item
[30] g_closure_invoke
[31] g_signal_emit_valist
[32] g_signal_emit
[33] gtk_propagate_event
[34] gtk_main_do_event
[35] g_main_context_dispatch
[36] g_main_loop_run
[37] gtk_main
[38] wxGUIEventLoop::DoRun()
[39] wxEventLoopBase::Run()
[40] wxAppConsoleBase::MainLoop()
[41] wxEntry(int&, wchar_t**)
[42] main
[43] __libc_start_main
[44] _start

After I saved the above log I hit continue and the flac file was saved properly and I was able to close audacity normally.

What is causing the assertion problem? Is there something I need to correct in my profile?

Dave

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Does the problem only occur with that one project or all projects?
Does the problem only occur when exporting as FLAC or all formats?

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This is the first time I have attempted to use Audacity and as such this is the only experience I have had. Some time in the future I may be able to answer your question, but at present that is not possible.

I don’t code this language, but looking at the backtrace it appears that something unexpected happened in the TagsEditor. I should note that the tags were present in the saved FLAC file, so at least not all was lost with this exception.

Dave

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Found it. I thought it sounded familiar, but I’ve not used Audacity 2.1.2 for a couple of years (we are currently working on 2.3.1).
See this topic: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/problem-with-metadata/44617/1