Issue 128590 - .pptx doesn't open, with no error given
Summary: .pptx doesn't open, with no error given
Status: CLOSED NOT_AN_OOO_ISSUE
Alias: None
Product: Impress
Classification: Application
Component: open-import (show other issues)
Version: 4.2.0-dev
Hardware: All FreeBSD
: P5 (lowest) Normal (vote)
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Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: interop_OOXML
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Reported: 2024-02-08 02:49 UTC by damjan
Modified: 2024-02-12 00:45 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description damjan 2024-02-08 02:49:27 UTC 
Trying to open a particular .pptx file from FOSDEM 2024:

https://fosdem.org/2024/events/attachments/fosdem-2024-2632-friend-or-foe-inside-exploring-in-process-isolation-to-maintain-memory-safety-for-unsafe-rust/slides/22228/Gulmez_Fosdem_2024_z2mAsKX.pptx

causes OpenOffice to silently fail and do nothing. It's as if you clicked "Cancel" on the Open dialog, instead of "Open".

LO opens the file successfully.

Remarkably, OpenOffice 4.0.1 opens it successfully too, so this is some kind of regression!
Comment 1 damjan 2024-02-08 03:00:45 UTC 
It's not a regression. Testing many old versions, we see the Windows build works, FreeBSD build fails. 4.0.1 worked because it was a Windows build, not because it was older.

Linux build of the latest 4.2.0 dev snapshot also opens the .pptx fine.

Why is only my FreeBSD build failing?
Comment 2 damjan 2024-02-09 17:12:57 UTC 
Latest trunk works, only a specific older version was failing (a658d2c3a5), either due to a bug that was fixed, or some build option that is different.

Resolving NOT_AN_OOO_ISSUE.