Trouble Repeating App Submission Crash

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Trouble Repeating App Submission Crash

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Started 1 year ago by Yoz
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So I submitted my app to the App Store and they returned it with a crash log indicating a problem when I added a child to my initial scene. The log said it was on an iPhone 3.1 device with the 4.1 version of the OS, so I attempted to simulate the crash with my iPhone 3.1 running 4.1, but despite my efforts I was never able to simulate the crash. The simulator also shows no problems, and they only sent one crash log, and I'm frankly unsure what I should do next. Could the problem be with the testing device, or with my device? Should I just resubmit the app and hope for the best?

I've included the crash log for completeness:

Exception Type:  EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x00000000, 0x00000000
Crashed Thread:  0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   libSystem.B.dylib             	0x00078ac8 __kill + 8
1   libSystem.B.dylib             	0x00078ab8 kill + 4
2   libSystem.B.dylib             	0x00078aaa raise + 10
3   libSystem.B.dylib             	0x0008d03a abort + 50
4   libstdc++.6.dylib             	0x00044a20 __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() + 376
5   libobjc.A.dylib               	0x00005958 _objc_terminate + 104
6   libstdc++.6.dylib             	0x00042df2 __cxxabiv1::__terminate(void (*)()) + 46
7   libstdc++.6.dylib             	0x00042e46 std::terminate() + 10
8   libstdc++.6.dylib             	0x00042f16 __cxa_throw + 78
9   libobjc.A.dylib               	0x00004838 objc_exception_throw + 64
10  CoreFoundation                	0x0009fd0e +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 62
11  Foundation                    	0x00052328 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 56
12  TileJumper                    	0x0004c6e8 -[CCNode addChild:z:] (CCNode.m:323)
13  TileJumper                    	0x00003c8c -[MainMenuScene init] (MainMenuScene.m:54)
14  TileJumper                    	0x0004cbe4 +[CCNode node] (CCNode.m:177)
15  TileJumper                    	0x00003178 -[TileJumperAppDelegate applicationDidFinishLaunching:] (TileJumperAppDelegate.m:98)
16  UIKit                         	0x0000e4b6 -[UIApplication _callInitializationDelegatesForURL:payload:suspended:] + 826
17  UIKit                         	0x000049e0 -[UIApplication _runWithURL:payload:launchOrientation:statusBarStyle:statusBarHidden:] + 200
18  UIKit                         	0x0005dfd6 -[UIApplication handleEvent:withNewEvent:] + 1390
19  UIKit                         	0x0005d8fa -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 38
20  UIKit                         	0x0005d330 _UIApplicationHandleEvent + 5104
21  GraphicsServices              	0x00005044 PurpleEventCallback + 660
22  CoreFoundation                	0x00034cdc __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 20
23  CoreFoundation                	0x00034ca0 __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 160
24  CoreFoundation                	0x00027566 __CFRunLoopRun + 514
25  CoreFoundation                	0x00027270 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 224
26  CoreFoundation                	0x00027178 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 52
27  UIKit                         	0x000040fc -[UIApplication _run] + 364
28  UIKit                         	0x00002128 UIApplicationMain + 664
29  TileJumper                    	0x0000290c main (main.m:13)
30  TileJumper                    	0x000028cc start + 32

Posted 1 year ago #

CJ
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The assertion in addChild is when the child being added is nil. You should go find out how it could end up being nil in that MainMenuScene init.

You could also remove the assertion and just change it to an if to return early instead. That would avoid the crash.

Posted 1 year ago #
asadr
Member

I believe this is a technical explanation for what you're experiencing: http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2010/10/advanced-yiw-ommiw.html

On a more serious note, Yoz, mysterious crashes could be caused by bugs in XCode, have you tried removing the "build" folder, deleting the app from the device, and then re-building everything from scratch?

What type of CCNode is being created in MainMenuScene's init (line 54)?

Posted 1 year ago #
MikeSz
Member

Additionally - when you want to test your game/app you should remove it from the device/simulator completely. If you don't, there might be some resources existing on your device that are not part of the project. If you refer to them - everything will work fine for you, but install the game anywhere else and you are screwed

Posted 1 year ago #
Yoz
Member

Thanks for the info guys. The iPhone I installed it on didn't have the app before, so I don't believe there could be any lingering files on it before I installed my app. I also cleaned the cache and build folders, but didn't get any other warnings. Despite this, I tried another method of adding the child that caused the crash so I guess I'll have to resubmit and hope for the best.

Thanks again :D,
Yoz

Posted 1 year ago #
levi
Member

I just got this same crash from one of my beta testers. The debug version works fine on my device & simulator, but when I build the adhoc version (also debug, clean build) and send it to my device, I get the exact same crash described by Yoz. It's completely reproducible but it's NOT the first time I call addChild... so I'm not sure what's going on yet. I'll let you know if I figure it out.

Yoz, you might want to try creating an ad-hoc distribution build and see if you can duplicate the error with that. It's at least closer to the distribution build you're sending apple.

Posted 1 year ago #
levi
Member

I just found my problem. As MikeSz suggested there may be some lingering resources.. I found an image that I had renamed a LONG time ago but I was referencing the old name. For some reason, my debug version still had that image even though I deleted it from my device and cleaned the target several times since then.

I also removed and re-added the affected resources and built a new ad-hoc distribution, and everything was fine.

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