Development branch: Linux portable version does not start

[mlep]

JabRef version

Latest development branch build (please note build date below)

Operating system

GNU / Linux

Details on version and operating system

Linux

Checked with the latest development build

• I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

Was working a few days ago. Does not work today.

1. download https://builds.jabref.org/main/JabRef-5.10-portable_linux.tar.gz
2. gunzip it
3. launch Jabref (e.g. ~/test/JabRef/bin/JabRef)

JabRef does not start.
Console message:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Configuration cannot be changed after applying to tinylog
	at org.tinylog.api@2.6.2/org.tinylog.configuration.Configuration.set(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.891/org.jabref.cli.Launcher.lambda$addLogToDisk$0(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.Iterable.forEach(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.891/org.jabref.cli.Launcher.addLogToDisk(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.891/org.jabref.cli.Launcher.main(Unknown Source)

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[koppor]

I thought, I fixed that at c200fef - Pull request is that one: #9887

JabRef installer version for Windows starts without issues. Thus, Linux seems to log something at the start. We need to check the startup on Linux.

[sambo57u]

I can confirm this with today's build too. Fedora 38. It was working until recently.

[wujastyk]

+1 (Linux Mint)

[Siedlerchr]

Thanks all for your prompt reaction! That is really valuable.
The error happened during yesterday's coding session ;) We just merged the fix. A new version should be ready in roughly 30 minutes 0247913

[mlep]

JabRef is starting now. Thank you!

I noticed the following exceptions (they occurred already with JabRef 5.10--2023-05-11--c6ff4c1)

May 16, 2023 11:18:05 PM com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl startup
AVERTISSEMENT: Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'module org.jabref.merged.module', isAutomatic: false, isOpen: true
2023-05-16 23:18:05 [JavaFX Application Thread] org.jabref.gui.theme.ThemeManager.updateThemeSettings()
INFO: Not updating theme because it hasn't changed
2023-05-16 23:18:05 [JavaFX Application Thread] org.jabref.gui.theme.ThemeManager.updateThemeSettings()
INFO: Theme set to Theme{type=DEFAULT, name=''} with base css StyleSheet{jrt:/org.jabref/org/jabref/gui/Base.css}
2023-05-16 23:18:06 [JavaFX Application Thread] org.jabref.logic.layout.Layout.<init>()
WARN: Nested field/group entries are not implemented!
java.lang.Exception: Stack trace
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.dumpStack(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.Layout.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.LayoutHelper.getLayoutFromText(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.TextBasedPreviewLayout.setText(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.TextBasedPreviewLayout.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.lambda$getPreviewLayouts$118(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.getPreviewLayouts(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.getPreviewPreferences(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame.createMenu(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame.initLayout(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame.init(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefGUI.openWindow(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefGUI.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.MainApplication.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$9(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$12(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$runLoop$11(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2023-05-16 23:18:06 [JavaFX Application Thread] org.jabref.logic.layout.Layout.<init>()
WARN: Nested field/group entries are not implemented!
java.lang.Exception: Stack trace
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.dumpStack(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.Layout.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.LayoutHelper.getLayoutFromText(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.TextBasedPreviewLayout.setText(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.logic.layout.TextBasedPreviewLayout.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.getPreviewPreferences(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame.createMenu(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame.initLayout(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame.init(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefGUI.openWindow(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.JabRefGUI.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref@5.10.901/org.jabref.gui.MainApplication.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$9(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$12(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(Unknown Source)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
	at org.jabref.merged.module@5.10.901/com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$runLoop$11(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2023-05-16 23:18:06 [JavaFX Application Thread] org.jabref.gui.StateManager.setActiveDatabase()
INFO: No open database detected