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[Brian Sidebotham <brian.sidebotham@...>]

2009/4/23 Brian Sidebotham <brian.sidebotham@...>:
> 2009/4/20 jean-pierre charras - INPG <jean-pierre.charras@xxxxxx>:
>> Brian Sidebotham a écrit :
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/4/19 Brian Sidebotham <brian.sidebotham@ gmail.com
>>> <mailto:brian.sidebotham%40gmail.com>>:
>>> > Hi Guys,
>>> >
>>> > Been a while since I've mailed. I have just compiled SVN Rev 1734 on
>>> > windows XP using WxWidgets 2.8.10 and eechema fails to load any
>>> > schematics. It simply comes up with a dialog box titled Error with the
>>> > information "Loading C:\Filename. sch" every time it tries to open a
>>>
>>> Just to be a bit more verbose (Amazing how you read things differently
>>> as soon as you press the send button!). "Loading C:\Filename. sch" is
>>> not literal, it does represent a valid path to a good schematic file.
>>>
>> I am unable to recreate this problem.
>> can you send more info (do you run eeschema from kicad.exe or alone,
>> what is the full name (with full path) of of the schematic you want open
>> by eeschema ...)
>> On my computer eeschema runs ok.
>
> Hi Jean-Pierre,
>
> Thanks for the response, sorry I have been slow in responding. I have
> just updated my source tree to rev1736 and recompiled. I get the same
> problem. I compiled a debug version and started eeschema with gdb
> insight with a breakpoint after the file opel modal dialog. However I
> can't reach that part of the code because eeschema falls over before
> this.
>
> The problem ocurrs when I hover the mouse over the filename I want to
> open. gdb gives me a couple of messages:
>
> Lowest section in C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2res.dll is .rsrc at 00011000
> section .text not found in C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2red.dll
>
> This debug version seg faults. Here is the information from an insight session:
>
> ---
>
> (gdb) directory /mingw/home/brian/kicad-sources
> Source directories searched: /mingw/home/brian/kicad-sources;$cdir;$cwd
>
> (gdb) directory /mingw/home/brian/wxMSW-2.8.10
> Source directories searched:
> /mingw/home/brian/wxMSW-2.8.10;/mingw/home/brian/kicad-sources;$cdir;$cwd
>
> (gdb) file eeschema.exe
> (gdb) break files-io.cpp:66
> Breakpoint 1 at 0x497a9a: file
> d:/MinGW/home/brian/kicad-sources/eeschema/files-io.cpp, line 66.
>
> (gdb) run
> Starting program:
> D:\MinGW\home\brian\kicad-sources\build\debug\eeschema/eeschema.exe
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\advapi32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\rpcrt4.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\secur32.dll
> Loaded symbols for
> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\X86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.5512_x-ww_35d4ce83\comctl32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\gdi32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\user32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\shlwapi.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll
> Loaded symbols for D:\MinGW\bin\mingwm10.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\oleaut32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsock32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\ws2_32.dll
> Loaded symbols for C:\WINDOWS\system32\ws2help.dll
>
> Breakpoint 1, WinEDA_SchematicFrame::LoadOneEEProject (this=0x9121d78,
> FileName=@0x22f2cc, IsNew=false) at
> d:/MinGW/home/brian/kicad-sources/eeschema/files-io.cpp:66
> Current language:  auto; currently c++
>
> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> [Switching to thread 3752.0xfd0]
> 0x00296140 in ferror ()
>
> ---
>
>
> This segfault happens when I hover the mouse over the schematic file
> in the file dialog. I'm afraid from here I don't really know how to
> proceed. Any further help would be greatfully received.
>
> If I use gdb with the release version eeschema, although producing the
> two messages about xpsp2res.dll does not segfault, but shows the
> dialog I explained in my previous email saying it cannot load the
> schematic file.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Brian.
>

I have finally solved this by moving back to MinGW GCC 3.4.5 instead
of the 4.3.0 version, re-compiled wxWidgets and KiCad and I can now
open schematics again. This must be a problem with wxWidgets + MinGW
gcc 4.3.0

Best Regards,

Brian.