Segmentation fault error while trying to make a diff

[conradojordan]

Hello,

I had been using Meld Diff for quite a while, but after formatting my computer and upgrading my Ubuntu to 20.04, I have been getting a Segmentation Fault error when trying to use Meld to diff two files inside VSCode (using the "Select for Meld compare" feature).

Here is a small video showing the error:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17773801/117676144-a874ef80-b183-11eb-911a-a09a4504f9fb.mp4

And what shows up in the Developer Tools when I open it:

When I try to use meld command manually in a terminal it works perfectly (as shown in the video as well).

VSCode version is 1.56.0 Meld diff extension version is 1.1.0 Ubuntu version 20.04 (don't know if it matters)

meld is in PATH and output of which meld is /usr/bin/meld

[danielroedl]

Hello, I have tried to reproduce your error but in my test environment everthing runs fine. I have used a fresh installed Ubuntu 20.04, with the same vscode version. I installed meld with apt. I also cannot found a reason from source code side, why this don't work on your system.

Can you please try to open the settings of melddiff and enter /usr/bin/meld instead of only meld in the Diff Command setting?

[conradojordan]

Hello Daniel,

I had tried changing the command setting for /usr/bin/meld but it also didn't work. Also tried reinstalling both meld - via apt and the software store - and the meld diff extension to no avail.

Well, I have tried reinstalling VSCode now and it worked (and feel a bit dumb for not trying this before). I will be closing this issue, but thanks for the attention and your time.

I would also like you to know that I really appreciate this extension (and know other developers that do too), so thank you for your effort in developing/maintaining it. Have a good one!

[danielroedl]

Hi Conrado,

good to read that is is now working. And thank you for the kind words. 😄