STR (1) Using a new user installation directory, run LibreOffice. Program presents Start Center. (2) Exit LibreOffice. (3) Run LibreOffice with parameter --base. Program presents Database Wizard Step 1 "Select Database". (4) Select "Connect to an existing database", and in dropdown list select Spreadshhet; click <Next>. Program presents Database Wizard Step 2 "Set up Spreadsheet connection". (5) Click <Browse> to browse for existing file. Program exits. The last few messages in the terminal are: warn:legacy.osl:4742:1:filter/source/config/cache/filtercache.cxx:1246: error :The type "draw_ClarisWorks" points to an invalid filter "Claris_Works_Draw". error : The type "calc_ClarisWorks" points to an invalid filter "Claris_Works_Calc". Warning : The type "calc_Mac_Wingz" does not contain any URL pattern nor any extensions. warn:legacy.tools:4742:1:sfx2/source/dialog/filtergrouping.cxx:475: AppendWildcardToDescriptor::AppendWildcardToDescriptor: invalid wildcard! soffice.bin: /home/terry/lo_hacking/git/libo4/include/rtl/ustring.hxx:421: sal_Unicode rtl::OUString::operator[](sal_Int32) const: Assertion `index >= 0 && static_cast<sal_uInt32>(index) < static_cast<sal_uInt32>(getLength())' failed. Application Error I see this with master commit 82e1456, fetched 2014-05-30, configured as: --enable-option-checking=fatal --enable-dbgutil --enable-crashdump --without-system-postgresql --without-myspell-dicts --with-extra-buildid --without-doxygen --with-external-tar=/home/terry/lo_hacking/git/src built and running on debian-wheezy 64-bit: $ uname -a Linux debian-wheezy 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.57-3+deb7u2 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ gcc --version gcc (Debian 4.7.2-5) 4.7.2 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. $ java -version java version "1.6.0_31" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.13.3) (6b31-1.13.3-1~deb7u1) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)
Created attachment 101325 [details] terminal output
Created attachment 101326 [details] gdb on the core file, with backtrace with symbols
Note that the assertion is raised here in what is very much like step (4) of bug 69036. Hence, keyword "regression".
Fixed in http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=2b6f2beec6ceffbde287ebef295eb27bb7f35d00. The warning about the missing filters fixed in http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=2999a87db65767b26a161b60a2e80f5afd76ef52.
Fix verified with commit dc795cb, fetched 2014-06-20 1642 UTC.