[GNC] Budget Chart crashes 5.16 on Win 10

[Wm Tarr]

In case anyone gets stuck with a similar problem in the future remember 
to try running the report from the command line.

e.g.

gnucash-cli.exe --report run --name="Budget Chart" 
--output-file=aBudgetChart.html Wm.gnc3


Wm

On 2026-07-27 12:15, Wm Tarr wrote:
>
> On 2026-07-27 11:53, Wm Tarr wrote:
>>
>> On 2026-07-26 07:27, Wm Tarr wrote:
>>> Version 5.16
>>>
>>> Windows 10
>>>
>>> Reports / Budget / Budget Chart reliably crashes gnc on my main 
>>> book.  On an almost empty test book it works.
>>>
>>> It displays the chart and I have time to get the options on the 
>>> screen before it crashes.  My guess is it is running out of something.
>>>
>>> Would other people who have budgets try running the Budget Chart to 
>>> see if it works for them?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>> Normally gnc consumes < 300MB of memory and very little CPU. When 
>> trying to run the Budget Chart memory goes over 1,100MB and CPU is 
>> constantly over 20% until it crashes or I terminate it. If I can get 
>> the Options for the report up in time it settles on (Not Responding) 
>> until terminated.
>>
> More clues:  if I reduce the size of the gnc window (i.e. not 
> fullscreen as I usually have it) I can get a bit further and get this 
> error message
>
> ===
>
> Report error
>
> An error occurred while running the report.
>
> Report Budget Chart failed to generate html: Exception thrown while 
> printing backtrace:
> In procedure display-backtrace: Wrong type argument in position 1 
> (expecting stack): #f
>
> Out of memory
>
> ===
>
> The system itself has plenty of free memory so it isn't the system 
> that is running out.
>
> Wm
>
>
>
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