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  • M Offline
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    MikeD
    wrote on last edited by MikeD
    #1

    Hello,

    I wanted to learn Qt, so I have installed QtCreator 4.12.0 from the ArchLinux repos. However, when I want to add (or manipulate) elements in a QML file in the design mode, QtCreator crashes on a null pointer dereference. Would you kindly help me determine if this is a Qt bug or a misconfiguration on my side?

    Thanks!

    The steps to reproduce are simple:

    1. Create a new project - QtQuick application, scroll templateScreenshot_20200430_164612.png
      Choose Qt version (I tried both 5.12 and 5.14), leave the rest of the options to their defaults
    2. Switch to the design mode and try to drag and drop a QtQuick positioner in between the ApplicationWindow and the ScrollView: Screenshot_20200430_164845.png
    3. QtCreator crashes every single time on a null pointer dereference. The positioner can sometimes be added elsewhere into the hierarchy but when changing the hierarchy order later on, QtCreator crashes.

    GDB log:

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Reading symbols from qtcreator...
(No debugging symbols found in qtcreator)
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Starting program: /usr/bin/qtcreator 
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
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[New Thread 0x7fff845c1700 (LWP 233154)]
[Thread 0x7fff845c1700 (LWP 233154) exited]
[Detaching after fork from child process 233248]
[New Thread 0x7fff845c1700 (LWP 233289)]
[New Thread 0x7fff81170700 (LWP 233290)]
[Thread 0x7fff81170700 (LWP 233290) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff845c1700 (LWP 233289) exited]
SOFT ASSERT: "node" in file ../../../../qt-creator-opensource-src-4.12.0/src/plugins/android/androidextralibrarylistmodel.cpp, line 90
[New Thread 0x7fff845c1700 (LWP 233291)]
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[Thread 0x7fff81170700 (LWP 233292) exited]
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[New Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233294)]
[Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233294) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff81170700 (LWP 233293) exited]
SOFT ASSERT: "node" in file ../../../../qt-creator-opensource-src-4.12.0/src/plugins/android/androidextralibrarylistmodel.cpp, line 90
[New Thread 0x7fff81170700 (LWP 233298)]
[New Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233299)]
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[Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233299) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff81bfe700 (LWP 233300) exited]
[Detaching after fork from child process 233303]
Info: creating stash file /home/mike/Data/Projects/Qt5/build-TEST4-Android_for_armeabi_v7a_Clang_Qt_5_12_8_qt5-Debug/.qmake.stash
[New Thread 0x7fff81bfe700 (LWP 233306)]
[Thread 0x7fff81bfe700 (LWP 233306) exited]
[Detaching after fork from child process 233307]
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[New Thread 0x7fff81bfe700 (LWP 233311)]
[Thread 0x7fff81bfe700 (LWP 233311) exited]
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[Thread 0x7fff62ffd700 (LWP 233325) exited]
[Detaching after fork from child process 233326]
SOFT ASSERT: "node" in file ../../../../qt-creator-opensource-src-4.12.0/src/plugins/android/androidextralibrarylistmodel.cpp, line 90
[New Thread 0x7fff62ffd700 (LWP 233328)]
[Thread 0x7fff62ffd700 (LWP 233328) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233322) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233329)]
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[New Thread 0x7fff4b9ff700 (LWP 233351)]
PropertyEditor: invalid node for setup
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
[New Thread 0x7fff49dbe700 (LWP 233354)]
[New Thread 0x7fff48b7d700 (LWP 233355)]
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
[Thread 0x7fff4b9ff700 (LWP 233351) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff49dbe700 (LWP 233354) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff48b7d700 (LWP 233355) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fff48b7d700 (LWP 233366)]
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
void QmlDesigner::readSharedMemory(qint32, QmlDesigner::ImageContainer&) Not able to create image: 0 0 0
[New Thread 0x7fff49dbe700 (LWP 233375)]
[New Thread 0x7fff4b9ff700 (LWP 233384)]
PropertyEditor: invalid node for setup
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.
[Thread 0x7fff81bfe700 (LWP 233319) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff81170700 (LWP 233298) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff808b6700 (LWP 233329) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff63fff700 (LWP 233301) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff637fe700 (LWP 233302) exited]
[Thread 0x7fff49dbe700 (LWP 233375) exited]
PropertyEditor: invalid node for setup
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--c

Thread 1 "qtcreator" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff7779e00 in QWidget::window() const () from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
(gdb) i s
#0  0x00007ffff7779e00 in QWidget::window() const () from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#1  0x00007fffb9c6812a in ?? () from /usr/lib/qtcreator/plugins/libQmlDesigner.so
#2  0x00007ffff7a349ea in QTreeView::drawRow(QPainter*, QStyleOptionViewItem const&, QModelIndex const&) const () from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#3  0x00007ffff7a3a95b in QTreeView::drawTree(QPainter*, QRegion const&) const ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#4  0x00007ffff7a3aec9 in QTreeViewPrivate::renderTreeToPixmapForAnimation(QRect const&) const ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#5  0x00007ffff7a3c7fd in QTreeViewPrivate::prepareAnimatedOperation(int, QAbstractAnimation::Direction) () from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#6  0x00007ffff7a3ccab in QTreeViewPrivate::expand(int, bool) () from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#7  0x00007ffff7a3cea1 in QTreeView::expand(QModelIndex const&) () from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#8  0x00007fffb9c5cf04 in ?? () from /usr/lib/qtcreator/plugins/libQmlDesigner.so
#9  0x00007fffb9c5ddf9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/qtcreator/plugins/libQmlDesigner.so
#10 0x00007ffff6b27ada in QObject::event(QEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#11 0x00007ffff774f352 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#12 0x00007ffff7758829 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#13 0x00007ffff6afa4f2 in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#14 0x00007ffff6afcd56 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(QObject*, int, QThreadData*) ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#15 0x00007ffff6b53244 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#16 0x00007ffff511e6be in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--
#17 0x00007ffff5120531 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#18 0x00007ffff5120571 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#19 0x00007ffff6b52890 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#20 0x00007ffff6af905c in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) ()
   from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#21 0x00007ffff6b01066 in QCoreApplication::exec() () from /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5
#22 0x000055555555e8d3 in ?? ()
#23 0x00007ffff648f023 in __libc_start_main () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
#24 0x000055555555ed7e in ?? ()
(gdb) disass
Dump of assembler code for function _ZNK7QWidget6windowEv:
=> 0x00007ffff7779e00 <+0>:     mov    0x8(%rdi),%rax
   0x00007ffff7779e04 <+4>:     mov    0x10(%rax),%rdx
   0x00007ffff7779e08 <+8>:     mov    0x28(%rdi),%rax
   0x00007ffff7779e0c <+12>:    testb  $0x1,0xc(%rax)
   0x00007ffff7779e10 <+16>:    jne    0x7ffff7779e48 <_ZNK7QWidget6windowEv+72>
   0x00007ffff7779e12 <+18>:    test   %rdx,%rdx
   0x00007ffff7779e15 <+21>:    jne    0x7ffff7779e25 <_ZNK7QWidget6windowEv+37>
   0x00007ffff7779e17 <+23>:    jmp    0x7ffff7779e48 <_ZNK7QWidget6windowEv+72>
   0x00007ffff7779e19 <+25>:    nopl   0x0(%rax)
   0x00007ffff7779e20 <+32>:    test   %rdx,%rdx
   0x00007ffff7779e23 <+35>:    je     0x7ffff7779e40 <_ZNK7QWidget6windowEv+64>
   0x00007ffff7779e25 <+37>:    mov    %rdx,%rax
   0x00007ffff7779e28 <+40>:    mov    0x8(%rdx),%rdx
   0x00007ffff7779e2c <+44>:    mov    0x28(%rax),%rcx
   0x00007ffff7779e30 <+48>:    mov    0x10(%rdx),%rdx
   0x00007ffff7779e34 <+52>:    testb  $0x1,0xc(%rcx)
   0x00007ffff7779e38 <+56>:    je     0x7ffff7779e20 <_ZNK7QWidget6windowEv+32>
   0x00007ffff7779e3a <+58>:    retq   
   0x00007ffff7779e3b <+59>:    nopl   0x0(%rax,%rax,1)
   0x00007ffff7779e40 <+64>:    retq   
   0x00007ffff7779e41 <+65>:    nopl   0x0(%rax)
   0x00007ffff7779e48 <+72>:    mov    %rdi,%rax
   0x00007ffff7779e4b <+75>:    retq   
End of assembler dump.
(gdb) i r
rax            0x0                 0
rbx            0x7fffffffd630      140737488344624
rcx            0x7fffffffda90      140737488345744
rdx            0x0                 0
rsi            0x7fffffffd340      140737488343872
rdi            0x0                 0
rbp            0x7fffffffd3e0      0x7fffffffd3e0
rsp            0x7fffffffd388      0x7fffffffd388
r8             0x7fffffffda90      140737488345744
r9             0x7ffff75dcd58      140737343507800
r10            0x7fffffffd290      140737488343696
r11            0x7ffff65fbcf0      140737326857456
r12            0x7fffffffd5d0      140737488344528
r13            0x7fffffffd3b0      140737488343984
r14            0x7fffffffd930      140737488345392
r15            0x0                 0
rip            0x7ffff7779e00      0x7ffff7779e00 <QWidget::window() const>
eflags         0x10202             [ IF RF ]
cs             0x33                51
ss             0x2b                43
ds             0x0                 0
es             0x0                 0
fs             0x0                 0
gs             0x0                 0
(gdb)
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  • aha_1980A Offline
    aha_1980A Offline
    aha_1980 Lifetime Qt Champion
    replied to MikeD on last edited by
    #2

    Hi @MikeD,

    I tried to reproduce your problem on Ubuntu 18.04, with Creator 4.12.0 from the Qt online installer.

    I didn't manage to reproduce the crash. But I used a Desktop kit, maybe that's part of the problem?

    Anyway, crashes are worth to be reported on bugreports.qt.io/QTCREATORBUG (please add a link to the report here so others can follow later).

    Thanks!

    Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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  • M Offline
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    MikeD
    wrote on last edited by MikeD
    #3

    Done as you suggested. https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTCREATORBUG-23976

    What do you mean by Desktop kit?

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  • aha_1980A Offline
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    aha_1980 Lifetime Qt Champion
    replied to MikeD on last edited by
    #4

    @MikeD said in QtCreator crashing in designer mode:

    What do you mean by Desktop kit?

    A compiler and Qt version to compile your app to directly run on a PC, in contrast to cross compiling for an embedded device or smartphone.

    From your path build-TEST4-Android_for_armeabi_v7a_Clang_Qt_5_12_8_qt5-Debug/ I guess you're doing Android development.

    Regards

    Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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  • M Offline
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    MikeD
    wrote on last edited by
    #5

    Oh, right, thanks. No, it crashes with a desktop kit too.

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    wincak
    wrote on last edited by
    #6

    Does not happen to me (KDE Neon, QtCreator 4.12.0 from online installer). However the QML designer is very buggy in general. I get crashes several times a day when using it since forever. And the preview doesn't work very well anyway.. Try writing QML by hand and use QML Live for preview:
    https://doc.qt.io/QMLLive/index.html

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