[GNC] Gnucash Crash

[John Ralls]

Steve,

The reverted commit is the patch for your https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799249 with one change left in. Unless that one change was the problem (and I doubt that it was) your crash on switching files might come back.

Regards,
John Ralls

> On Oct 12, 2025, at 12:49 PM, Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Probably not.  But if you pull source from git and compile yourself then it might be in there.  I just tried to look at github and it said the unicorns where running amok.
> I did a git pull (since I already had a clone of the git source) and it looks like a couple of changes to that file were included.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/12/25 12:35, Gyle McCollam wrote:
>> Sorry, I don't follow.  Does that mean if I now were to upgrade to 5.13 (from any download site) it is fixed?
>> 
>> 
>> Thank You,
>> 
>> Gyle McCollam
>> 
>> Gyle McCollam
>> 
>> gmccollam at live.com<mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com>           email
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of Sherlock <sh025622 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2025 2:41 PM
>> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org <gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash Crash
>> 
>> Gyle,
>> 
>> Too late.  John has just reverted the changes made to
>> gnc-tree-view.account.c from
>> https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/commit/4c09a0feee698855f095f9729a4856033cbd0522.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sherlock
>> 
>> On 10/12/25 10:22 AM, Gyle McCollam wrote:
>>> I will give it a try.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank You,
>>> 
>>> Gyle McCollam
>>> 
>>> Gyle McCollam
>>> 
>>> gmccollam at live.com<mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com>           email
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of Sherlock <sh025622 at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2025 1:38 AM
>>> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org <gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash Crash
>>> 
>>> Hi Gyle,
>>> 
>>> You should file a bug for this issue.
>>> 
>>> If you're not able, let me know and I'll attempt to file it for you.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Sherlock
>>> 
>>> On 10/7/25 6:56 PM, Sherlock wrote:
>>>> Hi John,
>>>> 
>>>> This crash appears to be yet another side effect of https://github.com/
>>>> Gnucash/gnucash/commit/4c09a0feee698855f095f9729a4856033cbd0522.  The
>>>> intent of the changes introduced to gnc-tree-view.account.c appear to me
>>>> to be superfluous so I am tempted to propose reverting the file.
>>>> Otherwise, I think the g_object_run_dispose() call within
>>>> gnc_tree_view_account_destroy() should be removed because the subsequent
>>>> gtk_tree_view_set_model() call attempts to remove the model set in the
>>>> view.
>>>> 
>>>> Let me know which approach you'd prefer and I'll provide a PR.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Sherlock
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 10/6/25 4:26 PM, Sherlock wrote:
>>>>> Hi Gyle,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am able to reproduce the crash.  I'll investigate issue.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sherlock
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 10/1/25 9:58 AM, Gyle McCollam wrote:
>>>>>> I'm trying to do a reconciliation, but Gnucash keeps closing.  When I
>>>>>> go to the account and select reconcile, it opens the window, then
>>>>>> offers to do the interest, but it is already entered.  I click on
>>>>>> cancel and it goes back to the reconcile info.  When I try to correct
>>>>>> the ending balance it shuts down.  I tried rebooting. But that does
>>>>>> not help.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm on Windows 11 24h2 and Gnucash 5.13.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have a lot of month end work, so I'm going to go back to 5.12 for now.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank You,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gyle McCollam
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gyle McCollam
>> 
>> 
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