I tried to copy and paste an object - a rectangle. I would open inkscape, draw a rectangle, right-click to select "copy", then right-click to select "paste". This would crash inkscape every time. Then I noticed that just selecting "paste" without even selecting "copy" first is enough; it is likely trying to refer to some earlier data in the clipboard that is no longer there.
If I make sure the clipboard is empty before opening inkscape things work normally.
Backtrace for "paste" only:
(gdb) bt
#0 0xb7f44430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb6668880 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb666a248 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#3 0xb68a66f8 in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler ()
from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#4 0xb68a45d5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#5 0xb68a4612 in std::terminate () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#6 0xb68a474a in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#7 0xb7a85313 in Glib::FileError::throw_func ()
from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
#8 0xb7a92122 in Glib::Error::throw_exception ()
from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
#9 0xb7b6f9f3 in Gdk::Pixbuf::save () from /usr/lib/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1
#10 0x080a9716 in ?? ()
#11 0x083b523d in ?? ()
#12 0xb724e3d4 in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID ()
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#13 0xb7240c4b in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#14 0xb7257095 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#15 0xb72587ac in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#16 0xb7258c26 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#17 0xb778a477 in gtk_widget_activate () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#18 0xb767cf70 in gtk_menu_shell_activate_item ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#19 0xb767eb4d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#20 0xb76754fb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#21 0xb766f036 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#22 0xb723f3c9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#23 0xb7240c4b in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#24 0xb7256d3d in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#25 0xb725862b in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#26 0xb7258c26 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#27 0xb778433e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#28 0xb7667b4c in gtk_propagate_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#29 0xb7668ef7 in gtk_main_do_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#30 0xb74ff50a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#31 0xb71a36f8 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#32 0xb71a6da3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#33 0xb71a72c2 in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#34 0xb76693a9 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#35 0xb7dad4c7 in Gtk::Main::run_impl () from /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
#36 0xb7dad2c2 in Gtk::Main::run () from /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
#37 0x080864c9 in ?? ()
#38 0x081c5652 in ?? ()
#39 0x080868fd in ?? ()
#40 0xb6653685 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#41 0x08085931 in ?? ()
(gdb)
- is this the stable release of Inkscape 0.46 from April 1?
- if so, the copy/paste routine has been rewritten since then, you may want to try a more recent development build.