[GNC] GnuCash 2.6.12 aborts (core dump) on Ubuntu 16 "hash table assertion failed"

[GWB]

OK, will do.  This is interesting.  I moved the file to a Windows 7
machine, and opened it with GnuCash 2.6.21.  It did read the sqlite3
file, but it took a long time, probably 20 minutes or so.  After it
opened, I saved it as an xml file.  GnuCash does open the .xml file
more quickly, so perhaps I should stick with that format.  My
assumption is that Windows GnuCash reads and writes to sql formats
without installing those dependencies directly.

So how do I start GnuCash in Windows using the --nofile --debug
options?  It appears to always try to open the last opened file.

I also notice the xml file is much, much smaller than the sqlite3
file.  The xml is 4.6 Megs, and the sqlite3 file is 65 megs.  This is
a file with many years, going back to 2009, but the data all appears
to be there.  That's not a bad feature, if it still has all the data.
And if xml it allows transaction "replays" or rollbacks, then great.
I'll stick with it.  I'm a fan of data in db formats, but not when the
older xml format functions without errors.

GnuCash 3 it is.  I'll install the latest on Ubuntu and Windows and
see how it does with this xml file.

Is there a file parser or checker that can correct errors in an
account file?  I should give that a whirl and see what it finds.

Thanks again, you guys rock,

Gordon

On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 9:59 PM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>
>
> > On Sep 13, 2019, at 11:53 AM, GWB <gwb at 2realms.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello, GnuCash Users,
> >
> > Gnucash will begin to start, then abort (crash) when launched, using
> > normal startup or gnucash --nofile --debug.  Output from terminal is:
> >
> > $ gnucash --nofile --debug
> > Found Finance::Quote version 1.38
> > **
> > GLib:ERROR:/build/glib2.0-pjKWYQ/glib2.0-2.48.2/./glib/ghash.c:373:g_hash_table_lookup_node:
> > assertion failed: (hash_table->ref_count > 0)
> > Aborted (core dumped)
> >
> > So this is some kind of hash table assertion failure?  I have the
> > gnucash.trace and apport bug reports as well, but before I send them I
> > thought I would ask if someone else has seen this.  I can rollback to
> > an earlier version of the file, but I would like to get this
> > particular version working now.
> >
> > I might also copy the file to a Windows machine, and install GnuCash
> > there.  Or, possible, copy and upgrade to GnuCash 3, and then try to
> > figure out how to move my reports.
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated!
> >
>
> It's basically a use-after-free situation.
>
> We're not maintaining the 2.6 branch anymore, so your best bet is to upgrade to GnuCash 3.7, the latest release. It's certainly buildable on Ubuntu 16.04, our 3.x CI uses Ubuntu 14.04, but the user-prepared .deb will probably not find the right dependencies.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>