Growl 1.1b1 – crash in CFStringAppendFormat()

[ahruman]

I’ve had this crash twice since installing 1.1b1 – once immediately after restarting GrowlHelperApp after the installation, once while I was away. No Growl notification appeared either time, nor had I done anything to expect one.

Date/Time: 2007-06-10 20:00:44.955 +0200
OS Version: 10.4.9 (Build 8P135)
Report Version: 4

Command: GrowlHelperApp
Path: /Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app/Contents/MacOS/GrowlHelperApp
Parent: WindowServer [63]

Version: 1.1b1 (1.1b1)

PID: 19322
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000007

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907c502c __CFCopyFormattingDescription + 24
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907c4b1c _CFStringAppendFormatAndArgumentsAux + 4108
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907f66e0 CFStringAppendFormat + 28
3 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x0000d2c8 0x1000 + 49864
4 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x0000d844 0x1000 + 51268
5 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x00014cfc 0x1000 + 81148
6 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907f2578 __CFRunLoopDoTimer + 184
7 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907deef8 __CFRunLoopRun + 1680
8 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907de4ac CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
9 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9329bb20 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 264
10 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9329b1b4 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 380
11 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9329b020 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 96
12 com.apple.AppKit 0x937a1ae4 _DPSNextEvent + 384
13 com.apple.AppKit 0x937a17a8 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 116
14 com.apple.AppKit 0x9379dcec -[NSApplication run] + 472
15 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x00021a0c 0x1000 + 133644
16 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x000078ec 0x1000 + 26860
17 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x00002e14 0x1000 + 7700
18 com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp 0x00002b18 0x1000 + 6936

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Model: PowerMac8,1, BootROM 5.2.2f4, 1 processors, PowerPC G5 (3.0), 1.6 GHz, 1.5 GB
...

I’ll drop in a version with debug symbols.

[evands]

Based on the addresses showing a crash, it looks like the crash is in the version checking code.

[bgannin]

I believe this is fixed in the next beta (b2) which should be available sometime in the next few days.

[The_Tick]

I think Rudy said he wants to get it out today. I'm out of commission tomorrow and Sunday, so can't build it those two days. If it's not out by Monday I'll put it out then.

[ericlitman]

Confirming that I'm seeing this, too.

[bgannin]

Confirming that I'm seeing this, too.

Again, already fixed