GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 683857
Attempt to open JPG file crashes GIMP
Last modified: 2012-09-17 06:58:09 UTC
Created attachment 224079 [details] jpg which fails to be opened WindowsXP Pro SP3; GIMP 2.8.2 When I try to open the attached file GIMP crashes: (1) I get a Windows error message offering me to send a problem report. Details contain a "problem signature" AppName: file-jpeg.exe AppVer: 2.8.2.0 ModName: msvcrt.dll ModVer: 7.0.2600.5512 Offset: 00036fa3 (2) GIMP tells me that file-jpeg.exe has crashed.
Created attachment 224080 [details] Windows crash info
image opens fine here Windows 7, 64 bit; GIMP 2.8.2
The issue is actually known. However, I thought I'd file a bug so it can be solved. Previous discussions: http://registry.gimp.org/node/26294 (in German) http://www.gimpforum.de/archive/index.php/t-20365.html It seems as if the problem applies to WindowsXP 32 bit only. Apparently, GIMP 2.6.11 worked as well as a build from http://www.partha.com/. I hope this is sufficient to isolate and fix the problem in official builds. Cheers, Reinhard.
No one has found the cause for this yet (read the gimpforum thread), and many people couldn't reproduce the problem.
And what makes you think that both of these threads are related? I can't see any connection, do you have more information about the problem?
I filed a bug to give the problem a chance to be solved. In fact I was surprised that I was not able to find a bug report on an issue of that impact. As far as I can tell, several people have problems opening JPGs, some relate it to mobile phone cameras (which is also the case in my example), some to the pathname of the file (I tested but found it insignificant) - I don't know the actual reason for the problem, and I don't have any other infomation on that. I am no GIMP developer, sorry for potential missjudgment concerning the connection to other error reportings. I am merely offing assistance in isolating the problem: let me know what kind of logs, system information or whatsoever I can provide the developers with.
I think this is a duplicate of Bug 682454, and it should be solved now in git, branches gimp-2-8 and master. If you want to confirm, you could try the Windows nightly build announced here: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list/2012-August/msg00072.html
I used file-jpeg.exe from the nightly 2.8 build, and the file could be opened. Thank you! *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 682454 ***