Latest daily build crashes OS X simulator: "Corona Simulator quit unexpectedly"

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#1

Folks:

I wanted to test out some of the changes in the latest daily build (2015.2570) so downloaded it today. Unfortunately it crashes the simulator (meaning it immediately exits) using OS X 10.9.5. By contrast, 2015.2553 works fine.

You can replicate the crash by taking Corona’s “Hello World” sample project and adding a single line to it:

print(system.getInfo( "platformVersion" ))

Note the problem is not limited to that line of code. I removed it and the simulator kept crashing. But because these are expensive crashes to debug – the simulator itself exits – and because I’m not getting paid to debug someone else’s code, I stopped after finding a simple way to trigger the crash.

Here’s an excerpt from the OS X console crash log:

Process:         Corona Simulator [86598]

Path:            /Applications/CoronaSDK/Corona Simulator.app/Contents/MacOS/Corona Simulator

Identifier:      com.coronalabs.Corona_Simulator

Version:         2015.2570 (2015.2570)

Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)

Parent Process:  bash [86595]

Responsible:     Terminal [568]

User ID:         501

Date/Time:       2015-02-25 20:49:39.659 -0800

OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)

Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

Exception Codes: EXC_I386_GPFLT

Application Specific Information:

objc_msgSend() selector name: UTF8String

#2

I’m seeing this too. Apps that normally run just fine cause the sim to crash on opening.

#3

Any idea which daily build works okay, so we could possibly revert back? 

Cheers

#4

The previous one is fine.

#5

Oopsie … Bad programmer! No biscuit!  I could claim that the Simulator on OS X 10.10 was just fine though my position would be somewhat weakened by my inability to explain why it didn’t crash there too :smiley:

Fixed in Daily Builds 2015.2571 and later.

Thanks for the reports.

#6

I’m having the same behaviour with 2015.2571. The latest one that’s not crashing for me is 2015.2565.

#7

I just checked 2571 and didn’t get this.

Rob

#8

Rob, I re-tested 2571 on my two macbooks pro with same results: I can build for my device and immediately after the build finishes it crashes. Every now and then the crash happens before the build but not too often. 

I removed Corona from the Applications folder, rebooted (just in case some process was stuck), and then installed the new version. This is how I usually update Corona anyways. I can see that my login credentials are always saved someplace else (maybe a preferences file somewhere) so this does not seem to be a “full” re-install. 

Let me know if there is something specific that you would like me to try on my computer.

#9

For me, 2571 works for iphone4 simulator but fails as soon as I try to change to another device. I have moved to an older version which I was using till now (2564). 

#10

I’ve tried to reproduce both of these scenerios with 2571 and I can’t get it to crash.  Is there any other information that you can provide me?  Does it happen if you try and build the “Hello World” sample app?

Rob

#11

Are you using a 3rd party IDE like Glider or ZeroBane?

Rob

#12

Continued from previous thread

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/54898-build-coronasdk-20152571-simulator-crashes/

I need to clarify that the Windows simulator is Crashing NOT … OSX… and only if you run it through a 3rd party application for Debugging like ZeroBrane or Lua Glider.

If I run it standalone it runs fine, but I cant debugg anylonger.

Also after the install - I removed it and tried an ealier version and well - Im screwed - older version will no longer debug either now.

I see you changed your installer process. Instead of just being able to install over top an old version you have to Add remove programs and Reboot - and install the new version - um that really sucks -

Larry

----- update

after removing all aspects of previous versions I reinstalled version - CoronaSDK-2015.2562 - and now im back up and working again… I’ll stick with this version for a while longer.

Larry

#13

“OSX… and only if you run it through a 3rd party application for Debugging like ZeroBrane or Lua Glider.”

Same here with 2015.2571 using Lua Glider 2

#14

In my case I’m using OSX 10.9.5. The problem happens when I open the Hello World project either from the Corona Simulator or vie Sublime 3 (with the Corona package).

2565: Works fine

2571: Builds and runs correctly the first time. When I close the simulator it crashes. I cannot build again from that point on until I reinstall or reboot.

#15

Crashing for me too. I got the latest daily build this morning (2571) and my project crashes immediately when I run it. Not in an IDE. Just opening Corona directly and choosing my project. I reverted back to 2561 (because i knew it worked) and everything is fine.

This is on a 2011 13" MacBook Air with OSX 10.9.5.

Dave

#16

I’ve reproduced the debugger crash in 2574 and will have a fix soon. 

I can’t reproduce the skin changing crash.  Can someone who sees this confirm it happens with Daily Build 2015.2574?

Sorry for the instability, we’re making some major changes under the hood and I obviously need to add some test cases to my smoke test.

#17

The 10.9.5 issue should be fixed in Daily Build 2015.2574 (sorry about the missing notes).

#18

I can’t see any daily build above 2570 on the downloads page. Is this something that is only available to Enterprise users?

#19

You should be able to see this now.

#20

I’m having the same problem with 2015.2611. Regardless of whether I run it on the simulator or an a real device, the app crashes after a few seconds. Below is my environment (as prsented by the Apple crash report).

Has this issue been resolved for everyone else in this thread since the discussion ended?

@Corona staff: when is the next stable release scheduled?

Process:               Corona Simulator [54046]
Path:                  /Applications/CoronaSDK-2611/Corona Simulator.app/Contents/MacOS/Corona Simulator
Identifier:            com.coronalabs.Corona_Simulator
Version:               2015.2611 (2015.2611)
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        ??? [1]
Responsible:           Corona Simulator [54046]
User ID:               501
Date/Time:             2015-04-13 19:55:46.982 +0200
OS Version:            Mac OS X 10.10.3 (14D131)
Report Version:        11
Time Awake Since Boot: 20000 seconds
Time Since Wake:       130 seconds
Crashed Thread:        0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes:       KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000050