[SOLVED]Blender won't start.

jamesalloc · 2013-02-27 08:41:11

Hi, everyone.

I've been using blender on Archlinux. It's been working fine.

Yesterday when I want to open blender after upgrading the system( pacman -Syu), it just won't start. I try to start from the Konsole, It gave me the following information:

blender: /build/src/llvm-a58e8892a2225a5095cc9fc76f9f00d0b6ff50a8/include/llvm/Support/CommandLine.h:646: void llvm::cl::parser<DataType>::addLiteralOption(const char*, const DT&, const char*) [with DT = llvm::FunctionPass* (*)(); DataType = llvm::FunctionPass* (*)()]: Assertion `findOption(Name) == Values.size() && "Option already exists!"' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)

Can anyone tell me what is going on and what should I do?

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by jamesalloc (2013-02-28 11:02:21)

jasonwryan · 2013-02-27 08:51:22

jamesalloc wrote:

Can anyone tell me what is going on and what should I do?

Look through pacman's log and see what was updated and if anything has an obvious relationship with blender; if it does downgrade it to try and isolate the issue.

Search on parts of the error string to see if anyone else is experiencing it.

Check upstreams bug tracker to see if it is a known issue.

Awebb · 2013-02-27 08:55:56

What have you done so far? Try moving away your blender config folder, just in case (this should be the first thing to try). Are all dependencies up to date? Check the versions against the website. Is your mirror keeping up with the packages?

jamesalloc · 2013-02-27 09:15:22

Here is what is updated last night:

[2013-02-26 20:32] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2013-02-26 20:32] synchronizing package lists
[2013-02-26 20:32] starting full system upgrade
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed khrplatform-devel (9.0.2-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed libegl (9.0.2-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed libgbm (9.0.2-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed libglapi (9.0.2-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed libgles (9.0.2-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed libgl (9.0.2-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed lib32-libglapi (9.0.2-4)
[2013-02-26 20:46] removed lib32-libgl (9.0.2-4)
[2013-02-26 20:46] installed wayland (1.0.5-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] upgraded mesa (9.0.2-1 -> 9.1-2)
[2013-02-26 20:46] installed mesa-libgl (9.1-2)
[2013-02-26 20:46] upgraded ati-dri (9.0.2-1 -> 9.1-2)
[2013-02-26 20:46] upgraded cairo (1.12.12-1 -> 1.12.14-3)
[2013-02-26 20:46] installed lib32-xz (5.0.4-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] installed lib32-systemd (197-1)
[2013-02-26 20:46] installed lib32-mesa (9.1-2)
[2013-02-26 20:46] installed lib32-mesa-libgl (9.1-2)
[2013-02-26 20:46] upgraded lib32-ati-dri (9.0.2-4 -> 9.1-2)
[2013-02-26 20:46] upgraded libwbclient (3.6.12-1 -> 3.6.12-2)
[2013-02-26 20:47] upgraded libx11 (1.5.0-1 -> 1.5.0-2)
[2013-02-26 20:47] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2013-02-26 20:47] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wa
it...
[2013-02-26 20:47] ==> Building image from preset: 'default'
[2013-02-26 20:47] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot
/initramfs-linux.img
[2013-02-26 20:47] ==> Starting build: 3.7.9-2-ARCH

jamesalloc · 2013-02-27 11:54:50

Awebb wrote:

What have you done so far? Try moving away your blender config folder, just in case (this should be the first thing to try). Are all dependencies up to date? Check the versions against the website. Is your mirror keeping up with the packages?

I changed the .blender directory in the home directory. The problem still exists.
I checked the dependencies, all up to date.
And yes, my mirror is keep up too.

And then I checked the bug tracker. Somebody's got the same problem and has reported the bug yesterday:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/34037?project=5&cat[0]=33&string=blender

Fortunately I can use the package downloaded from the blender main site for a few days before the bug is fixed.

Thanks!

Last edited by jamesalloc (2013-02-27 15:51:02)

jamesalloc · 2013-02-27 15:55:59

jasonwryan wrote:

jamesalloc wrote:
Can anyone tell me what is going on and what should I do?
Look through pacman's log and see what was updated and if anything has an obvious relationship with blender; if it does downgrade it to try and isolate the issue.
Search on parts of the error string to see if anyone else is experiencing it.
Check upstreams bug tracker to see if it is a known issue.

ON the bug tracker page, it seems that there's something with the mesa. I don't want to downgrade it. Guess I'm using the package from the main site for couple of days. Just made a link so I can start from my home directory with ./blender.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Last edited by jamesalloc (2013-02-27 15:57:28)

jamesalloc · 2013-02-28 11:00:11

Got the update this morning and Blender is back to life!

jamesalloc · 2013-02-28 11:01:10

jamesalloc wrote:

jasonwryan wrote:
jamesalloc wrote:
Can anyone tell me what is going on and what should I do?
Look through pacman's log and see what was updated and if anything has an obvious relationship with blender; if it does downgrade it to try and isolate the issue.
Search on parts of the error string to see if anyone else is experiencing it.
Check upstreams bug tracker to see if it is a known issue.

ON the bug tracker page, it seems that there's something with the mesa. I don't want to downgrade it. Guess I'm using the package from the main site for couple of days. Just made a link so I can start from my home directory with ./blender.

Thanks for your suggestion.

I was wrong, only waited several hours.

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#1 2013-02-27 08:41:11

[SOLVED]Blender won't start.

#2 2013-02-27 08:51:22

Re: [SOLVED]Blender won't start.

#3 2013-02-27 08:55:56

Re: [SOLVED]Blender won't start.

#4 2013-02-27 09:15:22

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#5 2013-02-27 11:54:50

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#6 2013-02-27 15:55:59

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#7 2013-02-28 11:00:11

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