Re: [Gretl-users] gretl crashed while searching for file within GUI
On Wed, 13 Feb 2019, Fred Engst wrote:
gretl crashed once again, but for a different reason this time.
It seems that whenever I tried to do a search for files within GUI
after “file->Open data->User file...” or “file->Session
files->Open session…”, it crashes right after it showed a list of
files.
I can’t remember a time when I did a search like this without
gretl crashing.
I suspect it has something to do with my character encoding. Even
though I use standard English, I have Chinese on my system also.
This is more like a FYI, and it is not urgent, as I know how to
get around it easily.
Attached is the crash report if it helps.
Thanks, I've looked into this, but I'm still stumped.
Taking my cue from your "I have Chinese on my system also" I created
a Desktop directory with Chinese characters in its name, and put in
there a gretl data file with Chinese characters in its name -- on a
Macbook Air running OS X 10.10.5. Then I tried opening the data file
in question via "/File/Open data/User file..." And the file opened
without any problem.
This was using gretl 2019a, but I can't think of anything remotely
relevant that could have changed in quite a while.
If you're able to give us any more information about the exact
context of, or sequence of events leading up to, the crash, please
do!
You're running OS X 10.11.6, higher (though not far off) the version
I'm on: maybe there're a relevant difference in that respect. I'll
see if I can try the experiment on newer OS X.
Allin