QGraphicsPathItem(parent) constructor crashes (SIGSEGV)

[lexxxel]

Hallo,

if I create an path object (class Path : public QObject, public QGraphicsPathItem) in an other std::thread then his parent item (class Anchor : public QObject, public QGraphicsPixmapItem), it crashes.
The funny thing is, that it doesn't crashes if the QMainWindow that holds the QGraphicScene has no parent. If it's parent is a QTabWidget it crashes.


Anchor.cpp

void Anchor::addDistanceValue(double distanceValue) {
    mutex.lock();
    bool stillWorking = isWorking;
    mutex.unlock();
    if(!stillWorking){
        mutex.lock();
        isWorking = true;
        mutex.unlock();
        if (wallCheckerThread.joinable()){
            //QTime timeStamp = QTime::currentTime();
            wallCheckerThread.join();
            //qDebug() << "wait to join anker: " << id << "in " << timeStamp.msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "ms";
        }
 
 
 
        wallCheckerThread = std::thread([&](double distanceValue){
 
            QTime timeStamp = QTime::currentTime();
 
            classMutex.lock();
            mutex.lock();
            Path* item = new Path(distanceValue * 100, this); // <<--- here is the problem, the this
            mutex.unlock();
            //item->setPos(pos());
            item->setVisible(false);
            //scene()->addItem(item);
            classMutex.unlock();
 
 
            checkAdditionalPathLossChanges(distanceValue, item);
 
            qDebug() << "Anker " << getId() << ": " << timeStamp.msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "ms";
 
            QPen pen;
            pen.setColor(0x8888ff);
            item->setPen(pen);
            item->setFlags(0);
            item->setAcceptedMouseButtons(Qt::NoButton);
 
            distanceVector.push_back(distanceValue);
 
            ellipses.append(item);
 
            if (distanceVector.length() > 1){
                distanceVector.pop_front();
 
                classMutex.lock();
                delete ellipses.first();
                //scene()->removeItem(ellipses.first());
                classMutex.unlock();
 
                if (!ellipses.isEmpty())
                    ellipses.pop_front();
            }
            item->setVisible(true);
            mutex.lock();
            isWorking = false;
            mutex.unlock();
        }, distanceValue);
    }else{
        qDebug() << "skipped anker " << id;
    }
}

void Anchor::addDistanceValue(double distanceValue) {
    mutex.lock();
    bool stillWorking = isWorking;
    mutex.unlock();
    if(!stillWorking){
        mutex.lock();
        isWorking = true;
        mutex.unlock();
        if (wallCheckerThread.joinable()){
            //QTime timeStamp = QTime::currentTime();
            wallCheckerThread.join();
            //qDebug() << "wait to join anker: " << id << "in " << timeStamp.msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "ms";
        }



        wallCheckerThread = std::thread([&](double distanceValue){

            QTime timeStamp = QTime::currentTime();

            classMutex.lock();
            mutex.lock();
            Path* item = new Path(distanceValue * 100, this); // <<--- here is the problem, the this
            mutex.unlock();
            //item->setPos(pos());
            item->setVisible(false);
            //scene()->addItem(item);
            classMutex.unlock();


            checkAdditionalPathLossChanges(distanceValue, item);

            qDebug() << "Anker " << getId() << ": " << timeStamp.msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "ms";

            QPen pen;
            pen.setColor(0x8888ff);
            item->setPen(pen);
            item->setFlags(0);
            item->setAcceptedMouseButtons(Qt::NoButton);

            distanceVector.push_back(distanceValue);

            ellipses.append(item);

            if (distanceVector.length() > 1){
                distanceVector.pop_front();

                classMutex.lock();
                delete ellipses.first();
                //scene()->removeItem(ellipses.first());
                classMutex.unlock();

                if (!ellipses.isEmpty())
                    ellipses.pop_front();
            }
            item->setVisible(true);
            mutex.lock();
            isWorking = false;
            mutex.unlock();
        }, distanceValue);
    }else{
        qDebug() << "skipped anker " << id;
    }
}

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path.h

#include <QGraphicsItem>
#include <QObject>
#include <QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent>
 
class Path : public QObject, public QGraphicsPathItem
{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_INTERFACES(QGraphicsItem)
 
public:
   explicit Path(qreal radius, QGraphicsItem *parent = 0):
        QGraphicsPathItem(parent) // << here it crashes (path.h 15)
    {
        myPath = new QPainterPath();
        myPath->addEllipse(QRectF(-radius,-radius,radius * 2, radius * 2));
        setPath(*myPath);
        setZValue(1);
    }
 
    enum { Type = UserType + 3 };
 
    int type() const { return Type; }
    void addPainterPath(QPainterPath path){ *myPath += path; setPath(*myPath);}
    QPainterPath* getPainterPath() {return myPath; }
 
protected:
   // QGraphicsEllipseItem *item;
    void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event){
        QGraphicsPathItem::mousePressEvent(event);
    }
 
    void mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event){
        QGraphicsPathItem::mouseMoveEvent(event);
    }
    QPainterPath *myPath;
};

#include <QGraphicsItem>
#include <QObject>
#include <QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent>

class Path : public QObject, public QGraphicsPathItem
{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_INTERFACES(QGraphicsItem)

public:
   explicit Path(qreal radius, QGraphicsItem *parent = 0):
        QGraphicsPathItem(parent) // << here it crashes (path.h 15)
    {
        myPath = new QPainterPath();
        myPath->addEllipse(QRectF(-radius,-radius,radius * 2, radius * 2));
        setPath(*myPath);
        setZValue(1);
    }

    enum { Type = UserType + 3 };

    int type() const { return Type; }
    void addPainterPath(QPainterPath path){ *myPath += path; setPath(*myPath);}
    QPainterPath* getPainterPath() {return myPath; }

protected:
   // QGraphicsEllipseItem *item;
    void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event){
        QGraphicsPathItem::mousePressEvent(event);
    }

    void mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event){
        QGraphicsPathItem::mouseMoveEvent(event);
    }
    QPainterPath *myPath;
};

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working if its used this way:

#include <QApplication>
#include <QFile>
#include <QObject>
#include <QDebug>
#include "serialwidget.h"
#include "radarwidget.h"
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    RadarWidget radarWidget;
    radarWidget.show();
    SerialWidget mainWindow;
    mainWindow.show();
    QObject::connect(&mainWindow, SIGNAL(newDistanceData(int, double)), &radarWidget, SLOT(addNodeDistance(int, double)));
    radarWidget.setSettingsProvider(mainWindow.getSettingsProvider());
    return app.exec();
 
 
////////////////////////
 
just as additional info:
the signal is passed to the right anchor
 
 
void RadarGraphicsView::addNodeDistance(int id, double distance){
    if(anchors.length() == 0){
        QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
        connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(calculateLocation()));
        timer->start(1000);
        QThread::msleep(20);
    }
 
    for(int i = 0; i < anchors.length(); i++){
        if(anchors.at(i)->getId() == id){
            anchors.at(i)->addDistanceValue(distance);
            anchors.at(i)->update();
            this->scene()->update();
            return;
        }
    }
    Anchor::classMutex.lock();
    Anchor *newAnchor = new Anchor(id);
    this->scene()->addItem(newAnchor);
    Anchor::classMutex.unlock();
    double x = settings->getSetting(id, "x");
    double y = settings->getSetting(id, "y");
    newAnchor->setPos(x,y);
    newAnchor->addDistanceValue(distance);
    anchors.append(newAnchor);
}
////////////////////////////////////////
}

#include <QApplication>
#include <QFile>
#include <QObject>
#include <QDebug>
#include "serialwidget.h"
#include "radarwidget.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication app(argc, argv);
    RadarWidget radarWidget;
    radarWidget.show();
    SerialWidget mainWindow;
    mainWindow.show();
    QObject::connect(&mainWindow, SIGNAL(newDistanceData(int, double)), &radarWidget, SLOT(addNodeDistance(int, double)));
    radarWidget.setSettingsProvider(mainWindow.getSettingsProvider());
    return app.exec();


////////////////////////

just as additional info:
the signal is passed to the right anchor


void RadarGraphicsView::addNodeDistance(int id, double distance){
    if(anchors.length() == 0){
        QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
        connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(calculateLocation()));
        timer->start(1000);
        QThread::msleep(20);
    }

    for(int i = 0; i < anchors.length(); i++){
        if(anchors.at(i)->getId() == id){
            anchors.at(i)->addDistanceValue(distance);
            anchors.at(i)->update();
            this->scene()->update();
            return;
        }
    }
    Anchor::classMutex.lock();
    Anchor *newAnchor = new Anchor(id);
    this->scene()->addItem(newAnchor);
    Anchor::classMutex.unlock();
    double x = settings->getSetting(id, "x");
    double y = settings->getSetting(id, "y");
    newAnchor->setPos(x,y);
    newAnchor->addDistanceValue(distance);
    anchors.append(newAnchor);
}
////////////////////////////////////////
}

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it isnt working this way:

SerialWidget::SerialWidget(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::SerialWidget)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    Pi = 3.1415;
    intValidator = new QIntValidator(0, 3000000, this);
    ui->baudRateBox->setInsertPolicy(QComboBox::NoInsert);
    connect(ui->serialPortInfoListBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(showPortInfo(int)));
    connect(ui->baudRateBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(checkCustomBaudRatePolicy(int)));
    //connect(ui->actionSaveMeasurement, SIGNAL(triggered())
    //connect(ui->localEchoCheckBox, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), ui->console, SLOT(setLocalEchoEnabled(bool)));
    fillPortsParameters();
    fillPortsInfo();
    updateSettings();
    this->showMaximized();
    deviceData.clear();
 
    replayTool = new ReplayTool();
    replayTool->moveToThread(&replayToolThread);
    connect(replayTool, SIGNAL(sigDataRecieved(QByteArray)), this, SLOT(readData(QByteArray)));
    replayToolThread.start(QThread::LowestPriority);
 
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->blockSignals(true);
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->insertItem(0,"General Settings");
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->blockSignals(false);
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->setDuplicatesEnabled(false);
    on_friisOkPushButton_clicked();
    deviceSettings = new SettingsProvider(&friisDefaultSettings);
 
    rssiFilter = new RssiFilter();
    isReplayPaused = false;
    // if the qmainwindow is a chiild of this object ----------------------|
    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(newDistanceData(int, double)), ui->sWRadar, SLOT(addNodeDistance(int, double))); // <<--- the radar is a child of the mainwindow
    ui->sWRadar->setSettingsProvider(deviceSettings);
}

SerialWidget::SerialWidget(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::SerialWidget)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    Pi = 3.1415;
    intValidator = new QIntValidator(0, 3000000, this);
    ui->baudRateBox->setInsertPolicy(QComboBox::NoInsert);
    connect(ui->serialPortInfoListBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(showPortInfo(int)));
    connect(ui->baudRateBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(checkCustomBaudRatePolicy(int)));
    //connect(ui->actionSaveMeasurement, SIGNAL(triggered())
    //connect(ui->localEchoCheckBox, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), ui->console, SLOT(setLocalEchoEnabled(bool)));
    fillPortsParameters();
    fillPortsInfo();
    updateSettings();
    this->showMaximized();
    deviceData.clear();

    replayTool = new ReplayTool();
    replayTool->moveToThread(&replayToolThread);
    connect(replayTool, SIGNAL(sigDataRecieved(QByteArray)), this, SLOT(readData(QByteArray)));
    replayToolThread.start(QThread::LowestPriority);

    ui->cBDeviceSelector->blockSignals(true);
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->insertItem(0,"General Settings");
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->blockSignals(false);
    ui->cBDeviceSelector->setDuplicatesEnabled(false);
    on_friisOkPushButton_clicked();
    deviceSettings = new SettingsProvider(&friisDefaultSettings);

    rssiFilter = new RssiFilter();
    isReplayPaused = false;
    // if the qmainwindow is a chiild of this object ----------------------|
    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(newDistanceData(int, double)), ui->sWRadar, SLOT(addNodeDistance(int, double))); // <<--- the radar is a child of the mainwindow
    ui->sWRadar->setSettingsProvider(deviceSettings);
}

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the debugger says:

SIGSEGV
Segmantation fault


stack:

0	??			0x1d2bf51c	
1	QCoreApplicationPrivate::checkReceiverThread		513	0x6b929693	
2	QApplication::notify		2791	0x91eb4ba	
3	QCoreApplication::notifyInternal		935	0x6b929f96	
4	QCoreApplication::sendEvent		237	0x9536429	
5	QGraphicsScene::setFocus		2969	0x94a835a	
6	QGraphicsScenePrivate::setActivePanelHelper		743	0x94a1c63	
7	QGraphicsScene::setActivePanel		5644	0x94b180c	
8	QGraphicsItem::setActive		3188	0x94813fc	
9	QGraphicsItemPrivate::setParentItemHelper		1222	0x947b90a	
10	QGraphicsItem::setParentItem		1685	0x947ce1b	
11	QGraphicsItem::QGraphicsItem		1399	0x947c412	
12	QAbstractGraphicsShapeItem::QAbstractGraphicsShapeItem		8076	0x948c56a	
13	QGraphicsPathItem::QGraphicsPathItem		8217	0x948c8c9	
14	Path::Path	path.h	15	0x43010a	
15	Anchor::__lambda2::operator()	anchor.cpp	364	0x40f3cb	
16	std::_Bind_simple<Anchor::addDistanceValue(double)::__lambda2(double)>::_M_invoke<0u>(std::_Index_tuple<0u>)	functional	1732	0x41184f	
17	std::_Bind_simple<Anchor::addDistanceValue(double)::__lambda2(double)>::operator()(void)	functional	1720	0x41173c	
18	std::thread::_Impl<std::_Bind_simple<Anchor::addDistanceValue(double)::__lambda2(double)> >::_M_run(void)	thread	115	0x4116a4	
19	libstdc++-6!execute_native_thread_routine	C:\Qt\5.3\mingw482_32\bin\libstdc++-6.dll		0xffe58f	
20	pthread_create_wrapper	C:\Qt\Tools\mingw482_32\opt\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll		0x64944e4b	
21	wtoi64	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll		0x759c0bc4	
22	msvcrt!_beginthreadex	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll		0x759c0cec	
23	KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.dll		0x75e5919f	
24	ntdll!RtlInitializeExceptionChain	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll		0x77e8a8cb	
25	ntdll!RtlInitializeExceptionChain	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll		0x77e8a8a1	
26	??

0	??			0x1d2bf51c	
1	QCoreApplicationPrivate::checkReceiverThread		513	0x6b929693	
2	QApplication::notify		2791	0x91eb4ba	
3	QCoreApplication::notifyInternal		935	0x6b929f96	
4	QCoreApplication::sendEvent		237	0x9536429	
5	QGraphicsScene::setFocus		2969	0x94a835a	
6	QGraphicsScenePrivate::setActivePanelHelper		743	0x94a1c63	
7	QGraphicsScene::setActivePanel		5644	0x94b180c	
8	QGraphicsItem::setActive		3188	0x94813fc	
9	QGraphicsItemPrivate::setParentItemHelper		1222	0x947b90a	
10	QGraphicsItem::setParentItem		1685	0x947ce1b	
11	QGraphicsItem::QGraphicsItem		1399	0x947c412	
12	QAbstractGraphicsShapeItem::QAbstractGraphicsShapeItem		8076	0x948c56a	
13	QGraphicsPathItem::QGraphicsPathItem		8217	0x948c8c9	
14	Path::Path	path.h	15	0x43010a	
15	Anchor::__lambda2::operator()	anchor.cpp	364	0x40f3cb	
16	std::_Bind_simple<Anchor::addDistanceValue(double)::__lambda2(double)>::_M_invoke<0u>(std::_Index_tuple<0u>)	functional	1732	0x41184f	
17	std::_Bind_simple<Anchor::addDistanceValue(double)::__lambda2(double)>::operator()(void)	functional	1720	0x41173c	
18	std::thread::_Impl<std::_Bind_simple<Anchor::addDistanceValue(double)::__lambda2(double)> >::_M_run(void)	thread	115	0x4116a4	
19	libstdc++-6!execute_native_thread_routine	C:\Qt\5.3\mingw482_32\bin\libstdc++-6.dll		0xffe58f	
20	pthread_create_wrapper	C:\Qt\Tools\mingw482_32\opt\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll		0x64944e4b	
21	wtoi64	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll		0x759c0bc4	
22	msvcrt!_beginthreadex	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll		0x759c0cec	
23	KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.dll		0x75e5919f	
24	ntdll!RtlInitializeExceptionChain	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll		0x77e8a8cb	
25	ntdll!RtlInitializeExceptionChain	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll		0x77e8a8a1	
26	??

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[d_stranz]

All GUI objects have to be owned by the main application thread. They can't be created or parented by object instances that live in other threads.

[lexxxel]

Thats not 100% true. Like I wrote it is working in Qt 5.2.1 and it is created in an other std::thread but not owned. The parent was created in the main GUI thread and the std::thread only manipulate attributes, it does not draw, interact on or with the GUI.

This is a minimal example. compile it as debug and it crashes, compile it as release and it works.

#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
#define MAINWINDOW_H
 
#include <QMainWindow>
#include <thread>
#include <QGraphicsPathItem>
 
namespace Ui {
class MainWindow;
}
 
class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT
 
public:
    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    ~MainWindow();
 
private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
 
    bool init;
    std::thread otherThread;
    QGraphicsPathItem *itemParent;
 
private slots:
    void on_pushButton_clicked();
};
 
#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
#define MAINWINDOW_H

#include <QMainWindow>
#include <thread>
#include <QGraphicsPathItem>

namespace Ui {
class MainWindow;
}

class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    ~MainWindow();

private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;

    bool init;
    std::thread otherThread;
    QGraphicsPathItem *itemParent;

private slots:
    void on_pushButton_clicked();
};

#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

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#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include <QGraphicsPixmapItem>
#include <QGraphicsView>
 
MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
 
    QGraphicsScene *scene = new QGraphicsScene(this);
    scene->setItemIndexMethod(QGraphicsScene::NoIndex);
    ui->graphicsView->setScene(scene);
    scene->setSceneRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
 
    //scene->setSceneRect(scene->sceneRect() + QMarginsF(100,100,100,100));
    //scene->setSceneRect(-width/2, hight/2, width/2, hight/2);
    ui->graphicsView->setCacheMode(QGraphicsView::CacheBackground);
    ui->graphicsView->setViewportUpdateMode(QGraphicsView::BoundingRectViewportUpdate);
    ui->graphicsView->setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    ui->graphicsView->setTransformationAnchor(QGraphicsView::AnchorUnderMouse);
    ui->graphicsView->setViewportUpdateMode(QGraphicsView::FullViewportUpdate);
    ui->graphicsView->setUpdatesEnabled(true);
 
    init = false;
}
 
MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
    if(otherThread.joinable()) otherThread.join();
    delete ui;
}
 
void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    if(init == false){
        init = true;
        QPainterPath path;
        path.addEllipse(QRectF(-10,-10,10 * 2, 10 * 2));
        itemParent = new QGraphicsPathItem(path);
        ui->graphicsView->scene()->addItem(itemParent);
 
    }else{
        if(otherThread.joinable()){
            otherThread.join();
        }
        otherThread = std::thread([&](){
            QPainterPath path;
            path.addRect(-10,-10,20,20);
            QGraphicsPathItem *child = new QGraphicsPathItem(path, itemParent);
        });
    }
}

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include <QGraphicsPixmapItem>
#include <QGraphicsView>

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);

    QGraphicsScene *scene = new QGraphicsScene(this);
    scene->setItemIndexMethod(QGraphicsScene::NoIndex);
    ui->graphicsView->setScene(scene);
    scene->setSceneRect(0, 0, 100, 100);

    //scene->setSceneRect(scene->sceneRect() + QMarginsF(100,100,100,100));
    //scene->setSceneRect(-width/2, hight/2, width/2, hight/2);
    ui->graphicsView->setCacheMode(QGraphicsView::CacheBackground);
    ui->graphicsView->setViewportUpdateMode(QGraphicsView::BoundingRectViewportUpdate);
    ui->graphicsView->setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
    ui->graphicsView->setTransformationAnchor(QGraphicsView::AnchorUnderMouse);
    ui->graphicsView->setViewportUpdateMode(QGraphicsView::FullViewportUpdate);
    ui->graphicsView->setUpdatesEnabled(true);

    init = false;
}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
    if(otherThread.joinable()) otherThread.join();
    delete ui;
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    if(init == false){
        init = true;
        QPainterPath path;
        path.addEllipse(QRectF(-10,-10,10 * 2, 10 * 2));
        itemParent = new QGraphicsPathItem(path);
        ui->graphicsView->scene()->addItem(itemParent);

    }else{
        if(otherThread.joinable()){
            otherThread.join();
        }
        otherThread = std::thread([&](){
            QPainterPath path;
            path.addRect(-10,-10,20,20);
            QGraphicsPathItem *child = new QGraphicsPathItem(path, itemParent);
        });
    }
}

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[d_stranz]

This is a minimal example. compile it as debug and it crashes, compile it as release and it works.

This is never a test for valid code, and in fact is a clear signal that you're doing something wrong. Memory layout, variable initialization, and many other things are different between debug and release builds, so whatever is happening to corrupt memory or the stack might only happen as result of this difference.

[lexxxel]

That is right. In my program I keep it thread safe with some mutexs. And in my project both debug and release worked when I used Qt 5.2.1

[d_stranz]

I don't know. I notice you're specifying variable capture [&] in your lambda expression, but you have no variables in the function definition. Don't know if that makes a difference.

You are creating your child path item in the otherThread, but you are giving it a parent that is owned by the scene in the main thread. I don't think that works. If you implement a signal / slot pair where the thread sends a signal asking for a child pointer, and the child item is created in the slot in the main thread and its pointer passed back to otherThread, that will ensure that all of the GUI items remain owned by the main thread, but can be manipulated by otherThread (with locking, of course).

[lexxxel]

I changed my program. Now i have only one object as a child, which is created in the parentObject constructor. I only change the Path in the otherThread.
But still something is wrong here. The thread check didn't work correct in my main project, but in the minimal example. I dont know why and I dont have the skill and time to fix it. But maybe someone else....