I have uploaded a test build of en-US AOO419-dev for macOS. I have confirmed on my macOS11/BigSur VM that this version opens docx files w/ no problems, edits and saves them, etc...
Please test: http://home.apache.org/~jim/AOO-builds/ Cheers! > On Dec 26, 2020, at 3:54 PM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > > On Sat, 26 Dec 2020 21:43:06 +0100 > Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de > <mailto:matthias.sei...@hamburg.de>> wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> Am 26.12.20 um 20:45 schrieb Jim Jagielski: >>> So there is for sure a bug in AOO41X, but why it only seems to affect macOS >>> BigSur is >>> unknown. It is this: >>> >>>> diff --git a/main/bridges/source/cpp_uno/shared/vtablefactory.cxx >>>> b/main/bridges/source/cpp_uno/shared/vtablefactory.cxx >>>> index f4d6c56..2ca9b8f 100644 >>>> --- a/main/bridges/source/cpp_uno/shared/vtablefactory.cxx >>>> +++ b/main/bridges/source/cpp_uno/shared/vtablefactory.cxx >>>> @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ VtableFactory::VtableFactory(): m_arena( >>>> rtl_arena_create( >>>> "bridges::cpp_uno::shared::VtableFactory", >>>> sizeof (void *), // to satisfy alignment requirements >>>> - 0, reinterpret_cast< rtl_arena_type * >(-1), allocExec, freeExec, >>>> 0)) >>>> + 0, reinterpret_cast< rtl_arena_type * >(0), allocExec, freeExec, >>>> 0)) >>>> { >>>> if (m_arena == 0) { >>>> throw std::bad_alloc(); >>> I *think* this solves the issue, and a quick-and-dirty compilation seems to >>> indicate that, but >>> I will double check. >>> >>> The question is: Does this warrant a full 4.1.9 release for ALL platforms? >>> To my mind, it does. >> >> I will start a test build on Windows right now... >> >> We have a small Linux issue as well [1] and we can still put some minor >> cherry-picks into this build. >> >> +1 for a 4.1.9 >> >> Regards, >> >> Matthias >> >> [1] https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=128413 > > I think all platforms should maintain the same version numbering. > > There are occasional but frequent reports on Forum of problems with tables in > Writer causing crashes when they are extended to cover multiple pages; my > usual advice is to limit tables to one page, and repeat the structure if > needed on subsequent pages. This seems to work; I cannot comment from > personal experience as my routine work does not involve Writer tables. If > this proposed fix involves tables it may have cross-talk into the Windows and > other platforms. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie <mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > <mailto:dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org>