xLights crashes with SIGABRT as soon as I click on any effect

[iamjackg]

Describe the bug Total noob on my first run. Fresh setup on Ubuntu 24.04. xLights crashes as soon as I click on any effect in the toolbar.

To Reproduce

• added a WLED controller,
• added a single line model,
• assigned the line to the controller,
• clicked on "New sequence,"
• imported the music file,
• chose 40 fps,
• quick start,
• go to the sequencer,
• click on the white square next to the black square at the top left (I'm guessing it's the "all on" effect? Very much getting started.)
• xLights immediately crashes

Expected behavior No crashes! :)

Versions (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu 24.04
• xLights-2024.15-x86_64.AppImage (just tried with the latest 2024.16.1, same issue)

Zip file with the logs: xLights_dbgrpt-2823834-20241001T211829.zip

[iamjackg]

This happens even without a musical sequence -- if I choose "Animation" I get the same result.

[iamjackg]

(Currently trying building from source, might be some glibc incompatibility)

[iamjackg]

Just spent an hour waiting for it to build, all I get is

[jack:~/xlights] $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/jack/xlights/lib ./bin/xLights 
./src/common/stdpbase.cpp(58): assert "traits" failed in Get(): create wxApp before calling this
./src/common/stdpbase.cpp(58): assert "traits" failed in Get(): create wxApp before calling this
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

:(

[derwin12]

Not much help on the linux side but is there anything of value to go thru the build that is done here in github? https://github.com/xLightsSequencer/xLights/actions/runs/11127383595/job/30919560692