Crash of File->New on Windows 2000

[NormanDunbar]

Afternoon all,

I've got the Windows release of QT 4.5.1 (2009.02) and it has installed fine. QT Creator is excellent provided I don't do anything difficult like File->New and choosing any of the offered options.

Each and every one of the options provided (text file, GUI project, console project etc) crash out the program with an "exception at address 0 read of address 0" error.

Runs fine on OpenSuse 11.1.

I can open existing projects and files with no problems, just can't create a new one. (Or a new class either.)

I'm trying 2009.01 at the moment - it is installing while I type this - and also QT Creator itself, version 0.9 (I know, it's old!) just to see if the problems is one affecting Windows 2000 or not.

I don't have other versions of Windows to try out unfortunately.

Oh, by the way, I also did a complete build from source of QTCreator 1.1.0 and the release build has exactly the same problems. File->New->Something = crash.

The debug build of QTCreator failed, can't find "cannot find -lQtDesignerComponentsd4" which is true, it doesn't exists. B*gger!


Cheers,
Norm.

[NormanDunbar]

Afternoon again,

I'm trying 2009.01 at the moment - it is installing while I type this - and also QT Creator itself, version 0.9 (I know, it's old!) just to see if the problems is one affecting Windows 2000 or not.

Further information.

QT 2009.01 has exactly the same problems as QT 2009.02 - file->New->Anything = crash.

QTCreator 0.9 (alpha) allows the file->New to work.

Not good. It seems that something happened between 0.9 alpha and 1.1.0 to mess up Windows 2000.


Cheers,
Norm.

[NormanDunbar]

Evening all,

I don't have other versions of Windows to try out unfortunately.

Ah well, it looks like whatever happened between QTCreator 0.9 alpha and 1.1 (as supplied with QT 2009.02) broke it on Windows 2000.

I have managed to borrow an "XP Home" box and 2009.01 has installed and runs fine.

Ah well.


Cheers,
Norm.

[wysota]

You should report this to Qt Software.

[NormanDunbar]

Afternoon Wysota,

You should report this to Qt Software.

This has been done. I logged a new problem this morning. I don't have a reference for it yet, if I get one (it's my first bug report!) I'll post it.

Cheers,
Norm.

[NormanDunbar]

The issue with File->New crashing out has been raised as issue 254309 with Support.

Cheers,
Norm.

[NormanDunbar]

Morning all.

After doing a bit of research and debugging of the latest source code from the GIT repository, I found the bug. Basically any attempt to use a WIZARD in Windows 2000 will cause a crash.

There is some code that is theme specific and needs a minimum version of Windows XP to work.

References:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb759821.aspx
http://www.qtsoftware.com/developer/...ntry&id=252662

Hopefully fixed in QT 4.5.2.


Cheers,
Norm.