Epub crashes on Sigil for Mac, OK on Sigil for PC

crystamichelle · 08-12-2013, 03:15 PM

Hi all,

I am new on the forums, but have been using Sigil for quite some time. It has proven an invaluable piece of software.

Recently, I began working on an epub that I had exported from InDesign. I managed to work through some of my workflow, but somewhere along the way I managed to corrupt my file and Sigil started crashing.

As a sort of work around, I ran the epub through Calibre conversion (from epub to epub) to see if that would catch and fix the issue. No dice.

As a last ditch effort, I installed Sigil on our PC and tried working on the file there. It worked! I was able to continue editing the file. As I was working, I saved different versions along the way, to see if I could get any of them to work on my Mac. Still no luck. (I should say that the file initially loads fine, but once I double click any of the other internal xhtml files, the crash happens.)

Any ideas what would cause a file to crash the Mac version of Sigil and not the PC version?

Your help would be appreciated.

(I am using Sigil 0.5.3 on a Mac running OSX 10.6.8)

mrmikel · 08-12-2013, 05:49 PM

See this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2332871

crystamichelle · 08-12-2013, 06:38 PM

Hi and thank you for your response. I assume the information you wanted me to glean from that post was that Sigil 0.6.2 is unsupported on OSX 10.6.8. However, I am not running 0.6.2. I apologize for the typo in my earlier post.

About Sigil screen shows:

Version: 0.5.3
Loaded Qt: 4.7.4

Toxaris · 08-13-2013, 01:27 AM

And which version did you try on the PC? There might still be an issue with the epub for 0.5.3.

crystamichelle · 08-13-2013, 10:10 AM

0.7.3.0

Toxaris · 08-13-2013, 04:41 PM

Then you cannot make the conclusion you made. The differences between those two versions are massive.

crystamichelle · 08-14-2013, 02:52 PM

I wasn't aware I had made any conclusion. I gave information and asked a question. For what it's worth, I made all of the edits on the PC version, validated with Flightcrew and saved a new copy of the file. It now opens with no issues on my Mac. Thanks for trying to help though.

08-12-2013, 03:15 PM	#1
crystamichelle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: none	Epub crashes on Sigil for Mac, OK on Sigil for PC Hi all, I am new on the forums, but have been using Sigil for quite some time. It has proven an invaluable piece of software. Recently, I began working on an epub that I had exported from InDesign. I managed to work through some of my workflow, but somewhere along the way I managed to corrupt my file and Sigil started crashing. As a sort of work around, I ran the epub through Calibre conversion (from epub to epub) to see if that would catch and fix the issue. No dice. As a last ditch effort, I installed Sigil on our PC and tried working on the file there. It worked! I was able to continue editing the file. As I was working, I saved different versions along the way, to see if I could get any of them to work on my Mac. Still no luck. (I should say that the file initially loads fine, but once I double click any of the other internal xhtml files, the crash happens.) Any ideas what would cause a file to crash the Mac version of Sigil and not the PC version? Your help would be appreciated. (I am using Sigil 0.5.3 on a Mac running OSX 10.6.8) Last edited by crystamichelle; 08-12-2013 at 06:39 PM. Reason: Typo in Sigil version number

08-13-2013, 10:10 AM	#5
crystamichelle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: none	PC Version 0.7.3.0

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08-12-2013, 05:49 PM	#2
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	See this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=2332871

08-12-2013, 06:38 PM	#3
crystamichelle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: none	Hi and thank you for your response. I assume the information you wanted me to glean from that post was that Sigil 0.6.2 is unsupported on OSX 10.6.8. However, I am not running 0.6.2. I apologize for the typo in my earlier post. About Sigil screen shows: Version: 0.5.3 Loaded Qt: 4.7.4

08-13-2013, 01:27 AM	#4
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	And which version did you try on the PC? There might still be an issue with the epub for 0.5.3.

08-13-2013, 04:41 PM	#6
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Then you cannot make the conclusion you made. The differences between those two versions are massive.

08-14-2013, 02:52 PM	#7
crystamichelle Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: none	I wasn't aware I had made any conclusion. I gave information and asked a question. For what it's worth, I made all of the edits on the PC version, validated with Flightcrew and saved a new copy of the file. It now opens with no issues on my Mac. Thanks for trying to help though.

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