Graphviz dot command crashes when using the quartz renderer on macOS high Sierra

[juls007]

• [Y] Confirmed this is a problem with brew installing one, specific Homebrew/homebrew-core formula (not cask or tap) and not every time you run brew? If it's a general brew problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/new. If it's a brew cask problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/caskroom/homebrew-cask/new. If it's a tap (e.g. Homebrew/homebrew-php) problem please file this issue at the tap.
• [Y] Ran brew update and retried your prior step?
• [Y] Ran brew doctor, fixed all issues and retried your prior step?
• [Y] Ran brew gist-logs graphviz
  output link -> https://gist.github.com/9444db8d1535a202c2a7968ccab936c1
• [NA] If brew gist-logs didn't work: ran brew config and brew doctor and included their output with your issue?

To help us debug your issue please explain:

• What you were trying to do (and why) Executed SchemaSpy java program to produce documentation for database schema and tables. I specified the "quartz" renderer to produce images from .dot files. SchemaSpy makes calls to graphviz dot command which fails/crashes with a stack backtrace.

• What happened (include command output) Got the below stack backtrace:

  org.schemaspy.util.Dot$DotFailure: 'dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/OrgAddress.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/OrgAddress.1degree.png -Tcmapx' failed with return code 134
  Table -> OrgAddress
  .dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx: *** First throw call stack:
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx: (
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff4bc0d0fb __exceptionPreprocess + 171
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff724fbc76 objc_exception_throw + 48
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff4bca5b74 +[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 132
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     3   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff4bb83510 ___forwarding___ + 1456
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     4   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff4bb82ed8 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 120
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     5   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff4bb20ad4 CFStringCompareWithOptionsAndLocale + 68
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     6   ImageIO                             0x00007fff4e437238 _ZN17IIO_ReaderHandler15readerForUTTypeEPK10__CFString + 52
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     7   ImageIO                             0x00007fff4e40c236 _ZN14IIOImageSource14doBindToReaderEv + 422
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     8   ImageIO                             0x00007fff4e40c821 _ZN14IIOImageSource18createImageAtIndexEmP13IIODictionary + 39
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     9   ImageIO                             0x00007fff4e3fa60e CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex + 237
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     10  libgvplugin_quartz.6.dylib          0x00000001043b6b53 quartz_loadimage_quartz + 240
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     11  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103d8f349 gvloadimage + 265
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     12  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103d8e395 gvrender_usershape + 978
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     13  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103da4e6a emit_html_tbl + 1298
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     14  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103da4dd8 emit_html_tbl + 1152
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     15  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103da48a4 emit_html_label + 436
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     16  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103db1d8a emit_label + 57
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     17  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103dbb8bc poly_gencode + 2018
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     18  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103dc7c9c emit_node + 1034
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     19  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103dc691e emit_graph + 4594
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     20  libgvc.6.dylib                      0x0000000103dcbcdf gvRenderJobs + 4773
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     21  dot                                 0x0000000103d86d62 main + 701
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     22  libdyld.dylib                       0x00007fff730ea145 start + 1
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx:     23  ???                                 0x0000000000000005 0x0 + 5
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx: )
  dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx: libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
  org.schemaspy.util.Dot$DotFailure: 'dot -Tpng:quartz ./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.dot -o./diagrams/ImagingStudy.1degree.png -Tcmapx' failed with return code 134

• What you expected to happen Expectation was for the images to be created from the .dot files.

• Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew install commands) brew install graphviz --with-pango

java -jar schemaspy-6.0.0-rc1.jar -t mysql -dp mysql-connector-java-5.1.44-bin.jar -db database -host 127.0.0.1 -u username -p password -o . -renderer :quartz

• Extra info Executing dot -v produces the below

  dot - graphviz version 2.40.1 (20161225.0304)
  libdir = "/usr/local/Cellar/graphviz/2.40.1/lib/graphviz"
  Activated plugin library: libgvplugin_dot_layout.6.dylib
  Using layout: dot:dot_layout
  Activated plugin library: libgvplugin_core.6.dylib
  Using render: dot:core
  Using device: dot:dot:core
  The plugin configuration file:
  /usr/local/Cellar/graphviz/2.40.1/lib/graphviz/config6
      was successfully loaded.
  render  :  cairo dot dot_json fig gd json json0 map mp pic pov ps quartz svg tk vml vrml xdot xdot_json
  layout  :  circo dot fdp neato nop nop1 nop2 osage patchwork sfdp twopi
  textlayout  :  textlayout
  device  :  bmp canon cgimage cmap cmapx cmapx_np dot dot_json eps exr fig gd gd2 gif gv icns ico imap imap_np ismap jp2 jpe jpeg jpg json json0 mp pct pdf pic pict plain plain-ext png pov ps ps2 psd sgi svg svgz tga tif tiff tk vml vmlz vrml wbmp xdot xdot1.2 xdot1.4 xdot_json
  loadimage   :  (lib) bmp eps gd gd2 gif jpe jpeg jpg pdf png ps svg xbm

• Brew config output:

  brew config
  HOMEBREW_VERSION: 1.3.4
  ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
  HEAD: ac8b58537fe3dd71098a43afcc6a1785dcde1d39
  Last commit: 3 days ago
  Core tap ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
  Core tap HEAD: 7f4e4ca73af3fbea82d80fd5426d6302e74f6684
  Core tap last commit: 13 hours ago
  HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local
  HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY: /usr/local/Homebrew
  HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /usr/local/Cellar
  HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_DOMAIN: https://homebrew.bintray.com
  CPU: octa-core 64-bit kabylake
  Homebrew Ruby: 2.3.3 => /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/bin/ruby
  Clang: 9.0 build 900
  Git: 2.13.5 => /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/git
  Perl: /usr/bin/perl
  Python: /usr/bin/python
  Ruby: /usr/bin/ruby => /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/bin/ruby
  Java: 1.8.0_144
  macOS: 10.13-x86_64
  Xcode: 9.0
  CLT: N/A
  X11: N/A

• Brew doctor output

  
  brew doctor
  Your system is ready to brew.

[neoaddix]

+1

[fxcoudert]

From what I can test, both graphviz and graphviz --with-pango are running fine on several .dot files from the graphviz example gallery. So I am suspecting this is a specific problem with this .dot file, which I encourage you to report to Graphviz and attach the specific file at issue so they can look into it!

[juls007]

I reported this problem to Graphviz, and I believe a developer is now looking into this. Thanks!

[kfaldu]

@juls007 thanks for the issue - we are having same issue

can you share the how can we track the issue they are looking into?

[juls007]

you can view/track the issue at the following link: https://github.com/ellson/MOTHBALLED-graphviz/issues/1287

[pchaganti]

👍

[pchaganti]

Was having this issue on OSX. Reinstalling from brew fixed it for me.

brew reinstall graphviz --with-pango