[GNC] GnuCash 5.5 crash when entering Scheduled Transaction variable

[lj]

In another thread it is reported that it does not crash for some of us, 
but does not accept status changes, and does not accept variable entry. 
These are likely all related: crash for some, ignored entry for others, 
maybe works for others. It probably depends on exactly which SXs are 
showing up.

I am seeing ignored entry but not crashes, with messages like this logged:

ERROR <gnc.gui.sx.slr> path [0:0:0] doesn't correspond to a valid variable

WARN <gnc.gui.sx.slr> invalid path [0:0]



On 12/19/23 22:08, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> I just opened bug # 799173 because GnuCash 5.5 is crashing.
> 
> I have an old old data file, lots of scheduled transactions, lots of
> transactions. On upgrade to 5.5 today I was admiring the refinements to
> Since Last Run, and noted in amongst all the scheduled transactions with
> the "Reminder" status, there were two "to Create" and both of them were
> prompting for a value. (I don't use variables in all my Scheduled
> transactions, but I have a few.)
> 
> I keyed in a value into the field, and it seemed like I clicked somewhere,
> though I may have pressed the Return key, and the application disappeared.
> (Why doesn't Ubuntu put up a crash dialog anymore?)
> 
> I made a backup of the data file (though I do have some recent backups if
> it's trashed).
> 
> I added a --logto=/path/to/logfile into the launcher lines
> 
> I created a test file with a scheduled transaction containing a variable,
> and it did NOT crash, though it complains about an error parsing a value.
> 
> Let me know what more information you need, though obviously I'm probably
> going to need to downgrade to 5.4 for my main data file.