Xpra-Launcher not starting (Code 255), xpra_cmd.exe works.

[totaam]

Issue migrated from trac ticket # 497

component: client | priority: major | resolution: fixed

2014-01-15 14:29:14: drag0on created the issue

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System:
Windows 8.1 no special configuration (ie Windows Firewall, Windows Defender and Drivers)
Lenovo Touch U430

I have nothing else to report as I tried to add the debugger but only got info that the process does exit with exit code 255.
This problem seems to be there on all versions I tested from https://www.xpra.org/dists/windows/

What is going on? What else should I do? Is there a debugging binary I can try to use?

[totaam]

2014-01-15 15:10:15: totaam changed status from new to assigned

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2014-01-15 15:10:15: totaam changed owner from antoine to totaam

[totaam]

2014-01-15 15:10:15: totaam commented

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Confirmed, you can help us by figuring out when this regression occurred, it certainly used to work before. This only affects Vista onwards, and is probably related to file write access somewhere.

[totaam]

2014-01-15 15:25:49: totaam commented

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Note to drag0on: you can't have tried that many versions, I went far back based on the assumption that you had:

• 0.9.1-3326 good
• 0.9.8-4003 good
• 0.10.0-3326 (beta) good
• 0.10.0-r3961 (beta) good (with log file error on exit though)
• 0.10.1-r4191 good
• 0.10.4-4315 good
• 0.10.9-4669 good
• 0.10.10-5001 bad
• 0.10.10-4905 bad
• 0.10.10-4827 bad

So the problem appeared between in the 0.10.x branch between 4669 and 4827 (not many changesets in that branch)

[totaam]

2014-01-15 16:26:41: totaam changed status from assigned to closed

[totaam]

2014-01-15 16:26:41: totaam changed resolution from ** to fixed

[totaam]

2014-01-15 16:26:41: totaam commented

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Bisecting:

• 4750 good
• r4790 good
• r4808 bad
• r4798 good
• 4799 bad

This is yet another bug caused by FreeBSD compatibility (see #420).
The fix is in r5196 for trunk and 5199 for v0.10.x branch.

I have rebuilt 0.10.12 with this patch on top and uploaded it:
[http://xpra.org/dists/windows/Xpra_Setup_0.10.12-5199.exe]

Closing - let me know if you still have problems.

[totaam]

2014-01-16 21:36:25: drag0on commented

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Wow I was pretty sure that I tried Xpra_Setup_0.10.0-r4168.exe as it is in my Downloads folder, but after trying again you are right and this version is working. The given installer (Xpra_Setup_0.10.12-5199.exe) is also working fine, thank you