Bug #64087 MySQL Workbench CE 5.2.37 8576 crashed on startup in Fedora 15

• Submitted: 20 Jan 2012 18:55
• Modified: 20 Jan 2012 21:34
• Reporter: Rene Reitsma
• Status: Can't repeat
• Category: MySQL Workbench
• Severity: S1 (Critical)
• Version: MySQL Workbench CE 5.2.37 8576
• OS: Linux
• CPU Architecture: Any

[20 Jan 2012 18:55] Rene Reitsma

Description:
MySQL Workbench CE 5.2.37 8576 crashed on startup in Fedora 15

>mysql-workbench
Warning! Can't use connect with timeout in paramiko 1.7.7.1 (George)
/home/foo/.mysql/workbench/wb_state.xml:1: parser error : Document is empty

^
/home/reitsma/.mysql/workbench/wb_state.xml:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found

^
/home/foo/.mysql/workbench/user_starters.xml:1: parser error : Document is empty

^
/home/reitsma/.mysql/workbench/user_starters.xml:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found

^
/home/foo/.mysql/workbench/starters_settings.xml:1: parser error : Document is empty

^
/home/foo/.mysql/workbench/starters_settings.xml:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found

^
/home/foo/.mysql/workbench/wb_options.xml:1: parser error : Document is empty

^
/home/reitsma/.mysql/workbench/wb_options.xml:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found

^
*** Segmentation fault

How to repeat:
Just run it in Fedora 15.

[20 Jan 2012 19:17] Alfredo Kojima

Try deleting /home/reitsma/.mysql/workbench/wb_options.xml before starting WB

[20 Jan 2012 19:29] Rene Reitsma

Deleting ~/.mysql/workbench//wb_options.xml   did the trick.

I'm still getting some feedback:

Warning! Can't use connect with timeout in paramiko 1.7.7.1 (George)
Ready.

** Message: query.save_edits built-in command is being overwritten
** Message: query.discard_edits built-in command is being overwritten
SystemError: null argument to internal routine

But the app no longer crashes.

Thanks,

RR

[8 Jun 2012 15:54] James Holland

I experienced this exact error on Xubuntu 12.04 64 bit with Workbench 5.2.39.  Removing the xmls it was complaining about fixed the crashing at start up, but this warning persists.  

(mysql-workbench-bin:14142): WARNING **: :38: link 'e663d174-b180-11e1-bf2d-0800278a76de' <object GrtObject> key=owner could not be resolved

Let me know if I can provide more information to assist with replication of this bug.