okular @4.13.3_0 Cannot open files directly from the command line

[dsfrancis03@…]

Hello,

I have a Late 2008 15" Macbook Pro. I recently installed Yosemite (clean install) on my Macbook and also installed kde4-kile through macports 2.3.3. The installations of all the related ports seemed fine except for two ports, okular @4.13.3_0 and kde4-kile @2.1.3_1. In this post, I'd like to discuss my problem regarding okular.

If I open okular first and then open a file from File - Open menu, then okular opens the file with no problem. However, if I try to open a file using okular from kile, or if I try to open a file using okular from the command line (e.g, '/Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/okular.app/Contents/MacOS/okular abc.pdf'), then okular fails to open the file. Here is the error message:

okular(609)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton) KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
okular(609)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton) KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
okular(609)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton) KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
okular(609)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton) KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
okular(609)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton) KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
KCrash: Application 'okular' crashing...
KCrash: Attempting to start  directly
KCrash failed to exec(), errno = 2

And, here are more about okular:

$ /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/okular.app/Contents/MacOS/okular --version 
Qt: 4.8.6
KDE Development Platform: 4.13.3
Okular: 0.19.3

Please help me solve this issue and let me know if more information is needed.

I have another issue regarding kile, which doesn't open a file by drag-and-drop, and I'll probably open a new ticket later. But, before I open a new ticket, if anyone is familiar with this issue, please advise.

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Thanks for the report. In future tickets, please Cc any port maintainers (port info --maintainers okular).

[NicosPavlov]

The issue seems to be due to some linkage error:

dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: __ZN11KFileDialog4execEv
  Referenced from: /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/okular.app/Contents/MacOS/okular
  Expected in: /opt/local/lib/libkio.5.dylib

dyld: Symbol not found: __ZN11KFileDialog4execEv
  Referenced from: /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/okular.app/Contents/MacOS/okular
  Expected in: /opt/local/lib/libkio.5.dylib

Trace/BPT trap: 5

It also occurs when trying to open files from the interface menu, but the drag and drop is working. I unfortunately have no solution for this now.

[NicosPavlov]

After the upgrade to 4.14.3, the opening from the menu seems to work again for me, which means that the problems of lazy binding may not be relevant for the reported issue.

[dsfrancis03@…]

I haven't experienced a similar issue when opening a file from the menu. The issue appears when I try to open from the command line. I upgraged okular to 4.14.3 too, but the issue of failing to open a file from the command line still appears.

[leonidas61@…]

I have the same problem with okular 4.14.3. As I remember some old versions worked as expected (I used okular about 2 years ago)

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

Cc Me!

[mkae (Marko Käning)]

René, does this sound familiar to you?

[RJVB (René Bertin)]

Sorry, no. I simply get a crash in that scenario that's not due to a symbol not being found.

[francnet00@…]

Cc Me!

[NicosPavlov]

It seems to me that the fix proposed for ticket #47054 also solved this issue.

[theufman@…]

I just installed kile and okular (the versions listed here) and I am having the same issue. I cannot open okular from the command line and kile cannot open an okular instance either.

[NicosPavlov]

Then you should update your port database with

sudo port selfupdate

and upgrade the outdated ports, as the fix which closed this ticket is included in okular 4.14.3_1.