[GNC] Updated bug 799249 -- crash while switching books

[John Ralls]

Steve,

I guess you missed the memo. The supposed fix broke far more than it fixed so I had to revert it.

Regards,
John Ralls


> On Jan 13, 2026, at 13:04, Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799249
> 
> John,  thought we had nailed this as it has been 3 months since the modified fix was applied without any crashes.  But, it bit again today.
> 
> Updated info in the bug 799249 comment 82 & 83.  New stack trace.  Note that the gnucash.trace file in /tmp was empty.
> 
> Steve Butler <mailto:Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com> 2026-01-13 15:54:59 EST
> 
> Createdattachment 375352 <https://bugs.gnucash.org/attachment.cgi?id=375352> [details] <https://bugs.gnucash.org/attachment.cgi?id=375352&action=edit>
> GnC crash stack trace
> 
> The trace file was empty. I had just started GnC and noted that the book I opened was not the one I wanted. Clicked on File and selected the #2 entry on recent files opened. GnC crashed.
> 
> Did coredumpctl gdb to get stack trace (eventually entered bt full and then q.
> 
> # System Details Report
> ---
> 
> ## Report details
> - **Date generated:**                              2026-01-13 12:34:55
> 
> ## Hardware Information:
> - **Hardware Model:**                              Dell Inc. XPS13 9333
> - **Memory:**                                      8.0 GiB
> - **Processor:**                                   Intel® Core™ i7-4500U × 4
> - **Graphics:**                                    Intel® HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2)
> - **Disk Capacity:**                               256.1 GB
> 
> ## Software Information:
> - **Firmware Version:**                            A06
> - **OS Name:**                                     Ubuntu 25.10
> - **OS Build:**                                    (null)
> - **OS Type:**                                     64-bit
> - **GNOME Version:**                               49
> - **Windowing System:**                            Wayland
> - **Kernel Version:**                              Linux 6.17.0-8-generic
> 
> 
> Gnucash Version: 5.14
> Build ID: git 5.14-2-gf893b046fb+(2025-12-21)
> Finance::Quote:
> 
> [reply <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799249#add_comment>] [−] <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799249#> Comment 83 <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799249#c83> Steve Butler <mailto:Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com> 2026-01-13 16:02:09 EST
> 
> Restarted GnC and noted:
> 1. Original book was opened.
> 2. Selected #2 from recent opened
> 3. Told the file was locked -- opened anyway
> 4. File was successfully opened this time.
> 
> 
> --Steve
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