Bug 2406408

Summary: [abrt] kicad: fatal_error_exit(): kicad killed by SIGABRT
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: David J. Fiddes <d.j>
Component: kicadAssignee: Steven A. Falco <stevenfalco>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 43CC: aimylios, alain.vigne.14, d.j, stevenfalco
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
URL: https://retrace.fedoraproject.org/faf/reports/bthash/674ea5b5a21aa3d9cf3e9438ac592c8611f71ee
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Last Closed: 2025-10-27 14:41:57 UTC Type: ---
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Description Flags
File: proc_pid_status
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File: maps
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File: limits
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File: environ
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File: open_fds
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File: mountinfo
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File: os_info
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File: cpuinfo
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File: core_backtrace
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File: dso_list
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File: backtrace none

Description David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:03 UTC 
Description of problem:
To reproduce:
 - Start KiCad
 - Create a new project with File | New...
 - Specify a project directory
 - Open the project schematic by double-clicking the .sch file
 - The program crashes immediately

A crash also occurs with opening existing projects created with KiCad 7.x and 8.x. I don't have any 9.x projects to test with.

Version-Release number of selected component:
kicad-1:9.0.5-1.fc43

Additional info:
reporter:       libreport-2.17.15
type:           CCpp
reason:         kicad killed by SIGABRT
journald_cursor: s=f76b974f98a94c119ef557ae44724bea;i=1abb344;b=1da03dc0811c470bb31d896e733edc83;m=11b81f972;t=64210ca39f8bf;x=4eb27c72bb0b707
executable:     /usr/bin/kicad
cmdline:        /usr/bin/kicad
cgroup:         0::/user.slice/user-501.slice/user/app.slice/app-gnome-org.kicad.kicad-92140.scope
rootdir:        /
uid:            501
kernel:         6.17.1-300.fc43.x86_64
package:        kicad-1:9.0.5-1.fc43
runlevel:       /bin/sh: line 1: runlevel: command not found
xsession_errors: 
backtrace_rating: 4
crash_function: fatal_error_exit

Truncated backtrace:
Thread no. 1 (34 frames)
 #4 fatal_error_exit at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/pylifecycle.c:3155
 #5 fatal_error at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/pylifecycle.c:3301
 #6 _Py_FatalErrorFunc at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/pylifecycle.c:3387
 #7 _Py_CheckRecursiveCall at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/ceval.c:491
 #8 _Py_EnterRecursiveCallTstate at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h:216
 #9 method_enter_call at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/descrobject.c:300
 #10 method_vectorcall_NOARGS at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/descrobject.c:444
 #11 _PyObject_VectorcallTstate at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Include/internal/pycore_call.h:169
 #12 PyObject_VectorcallMethod at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/call.c:856
 #13 PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Include/cpython/abstract.h:65
 #14 _PyFile_Flush at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/fileobject.c:542
 #15 flush_std_files at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/pylifecycle.c:1820
 #16 fatal_error at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/pylifecycle.c:3364
 #17 _Py_FatalErrorFunc at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/pylifecycle.c:3387
 #18 _Py_CheckRecursiveCall at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/ceval.c:491
 #19 _Py_EnterRecursiveCallTstate at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h:216
 #20 cfunction_enter_call at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/methodobject.c:428
 #21 cfunction_vectorcall_FASTCALL_KEYWORDS at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/methodobject.c:461
 #22 _PyObject_VectorcallTstate at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Include/internal/pycore_call.h:169
 #23 _PyObject_CallFunctionVa at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/call.c:552
 #24 PyObject_CallFunction at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Objects/call.c:574
 #25 PyImport_Import at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/import.c:4000
 #26 PyImport_ImportModule at /usr/src/debug/python3.14-3.14.0-1.fc43.x86_64/Python/import.c:3423
 #27 pybind11::module_::import at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/thirdparty/pybind11/include/pybind11/pybind11.h:1201
 #28 pybind11::globals at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/thirdparty/pybind11/include/pybind11/pybind11.h:1290
 #29 SCRIPTING::IsWxAvailable at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/scripting/python_scripting.cpp:119
 #30 SCH_EDIT_FRAME::ReCreateHToolbar at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/eeschema/toolbars_sch_editor.cpp:127
 #31 SCH_EDIT_FRAME::SCH_EDIT_FRAME at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/eeschema/sch_edit_frame.cpp:193
 #32 SCH::IFACE::CreateKiWindow at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/eeschema/eeschema.cpp:169
 #33 KIWAY::Player at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/common/kiway.cpp:447
 #34 KICAD_MANAGER_CONTROL::ShowPlayer at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/kicad/tools/kicad_manager_control.cpp:803
 #35 std::function<int(TOOL_EVENT const&)>::operator() at /usr/include/c++/15/bits/std_function.h:593
 #36 COROUTINE<int, TOOL_EVENT const&>::callerStub at /usr/src/debug/kicad-9.0.5-1.fc43.x86_64/include/tool/coroutine.h:513
 #37 make_fcontext
Comment 1 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:07 UTC 
Created attachment 2110940 [details]
File: proc_pid_status
Comment 2 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:08 UTC 
Created attachment 2110941 [details]
File: maps
Comment 3 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:09 UTC 
Created attachment 2110942 [details]
File: limits
Comment 4 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:11 UTC 
Created attachment 2110943 [details]
File: environ
Comment 5 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:12 UTC 
Created attachment 2110944 [details]
File: open_fds
Comment 6 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:14 UTC 
Created attachment 2110945 [details]
File: mountinfo
Comment 7 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:15 UTC 
Created attachment 2110946 [details]
File: os_info
Comment 8 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:16 UTC 
Created attachment 2110947 [details]
File: cpuinfo
Comment 9 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:18 UTC 
Created attachment 2110948 [details]
File: core_backtrace
Comment 10 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:19 UTC 
Created attachment 2110949 [details]
File: dso_list
Comment 11 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-26 16:16:20 UTC 
Created attachment 2110950 [details]
File: backtrace
Comment 12 Steven A. Falco 2025-10-27 14:41:57 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2401327 ***
Comment 13 Steven A. Falco 2025-10-27 14:43:20 UTC 
So a python 3.14 rc got into F43 and broke KiCad.  There is nothing I can do about that right now.  Hopefully in a few months I'll be able to put a KiCad dev build into F43 and Rawhide.

Only options for users right now: a flatpak incorporating an older python version or staying with F42.  I'll personally be choosing to stay on F42 until things settle down.
Comment 14 David J. Fiddes 2025-10-27 22:21:27 UTC 
Ah. Thanks for the update. I'll give the flatpak a try.
Comment 15 Steven A. Falco 2025-10-28 11:43:59 UTC 
I recommend the flatpak produced by the KiCad project itself as it is known to have ab older version of python that is suitable.  It is available from flathub, and the upstream page about its status is at https://www.kicad.org/download/linux/ about 1/2 way down the page.