GoldenCheetah_v3.7_x64.dmg crashes on MACOS Tahoe

[NopacerRB]

Hi all,

I have a weird issue using the stable 3.7 and snapshot built of 18.Oct.

After installing and starting the app it stucks and is increasing the demand for RAM/and Storage up to 100GB and the Mac crashes with the message "no storage" left.

The older version of a 3.7 Snapshot built 5001 is working.

Is there anything I can do? Does someone have similar issues?

Thanks and regards,

Markus

[NopacerRB]

for additional Information.

Stable Version 3.7 and Version 5005 is demanding 123GB virtual storage on the fresh, first start after installation, which crashes the MacOS, because free space on the disk is 100GB.

The older snapshot Version 5001 is only using 350GB virtual storage.

Can the demand for storage be reduced when starting GC?

[Ale Martinez]

El lunes, 27 de octubre de 2025 a la(s) 4:46:51 p.m. UTC-3, NopacerRB escribió:

for additional Information.

Stable Version 3.7 and Version 5005 is demanding 123GB virtual storage on the fresh, first start after installation, which crashes the MacOS, because free space on the disk is 100GB.

This is during the verification process or after you authorized GoldenCheetah to run once verification failed?

 

The older snapshot Version 5001 is only using 350GB virtual storage.

Can the demand for storage be reduced when starting GC?

In the first case there is nothing you can do other than to build from source to try a native version, in the second you can try starting from the command line as explained in Troubleshooting section of the wiki to have more control, s.t. enable debugging, use a non-existing athlete to be prompted to open or create a new one just in case your main athlete is corrupted. 

[NopacerRB]

Hi Ale,

Thanks for the advices.

I have authorized DC to start and then the the high demand for storage starts. On the activity view the GC ist marked as red.

GC where started from the terminal/command line using --debug option und I have chosen a new athlete "test". But it does not change the demand for the virtual storage.

The debug log with athlete "test" until the crash look like:

Python loaded [3.7.9 (v3.7.9:13c94747c7, Aug 15 2020, 01:31:08)  [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]]

[20:25:35.704] debug: Failed to load Qt translator for  "de_CH"

[20:25:35.776] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[20:25:40.936] debug: Cannot read file "/Users/markus/Library/GoldenCheetah/Test/config/seasons.xml" - "No such file or directory"

The debug log with athlete "Markus" until crash look like:

Python loaded [3.7.9 (v3.7.9:13c94747c7, Aug 15 2020, 01:31:08)  [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]]

[20:28:11.174] debug: Failed to load Qt translator for  "de_CH"

[20:28:11.211] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

I have tried the --no-python option, but all the same issue.

What else could be done?

Best Regards,

Markus

[Ale Martinez]

El martes, 28 de octubre de 2025 a la(s) 4:40:32 p.m. UTC-3, NopacerRB escribió:

Hi Ale,

Thanks for the advices.

I have authorized DC to start and then the the high demand for storage starts. On the activity view the GC ist marked as red.

GC where started from the terminal/command line using --debug option und I have chosen a new athlete "test". But it does not change the demand for the virtual storage.

The debug log with athlete "test" until the crash look like:

Python loaded [3.7.9 (v3.7.9:13c94747c7, Aug 15 2020, 01:31:08)  [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]]

[20:25:35.704] debug: Failed to load Qt translator for  "de_CH"

[20:25:35.776] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[20:25:40.936] debug: Cannot read file "/Users/markus/Library/GoldenCheetah/Test/config/seasons.xml" - "No such file or directory"

The debug log with athlete "Markus" until crash look like:

Python loaded [3.7.9 (v3.7.9:13c94747c7, Aug 15 2020, 01:31:08)  [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]]

[20:28:11.174] debug: Failed to load Qt translator for  "de_CH"

[20:28:11.211] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

I have tried the --no-python option, but all the same issue.

What else could be done?

You could pass -- or the name of a non existing athlete as parameter which should lead the the Choose Athlete dialog, if that happens you can try to create an athlete from Scratch using New... 

[NopacerRB]

Hi Ale,

I have created the new athlete "Wrong" from scratch during startup with new, but it is still the same:

 ~ % /Applications/GoldenCheetah.app/Contents/MacOS/GoldenCheetah --debug

Python loaded [3.7.9 (v3.7.9:13c94747c7, Aug 15 2020, 01:31:08)  [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]]

[18:25:25.313] debug: Failed to load Qt translator for  "de_CH"

[18:25:25.348] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[18:25:30.929] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[18:26:02.265] debug: Cannot read file "/Users/markus/Library/GoldenCheetah/Wrong/config/seasons.xml" - "No such file or directory"

zsh: terminated  /Applications/GoldenCheetah.app/Contents/MacOS/GoldenCheetah --debug

This is special, that the snapshot built GC3.7 5001 works, the stable version and the later snapshot built 5005 does not work too.

Do you think it is only working when you have enough space on the disk, mean larger 100G?

[Ale Martinez]

El miércoles, 29 de octubre de 2025 a la(s) 2:38:22 p.m. UTC-3, NopacerRB escribió:

Hi Ale,

I have created the new athlete "Wrong" from scratch during startup with new, but it is still the same:

 ~ % /Applications/GoldenCheetah.app/Contents/MacOS/GoldenCheetah --debug

Python loaded [3.7.9 (v3.7.9:13c94747c7, Aug 15 2020, 01:31:08)  [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]]

[18:25:25.313] debug: Failed to load Qt translator for  "de_CH"

[18:25:25.348] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[18:25:30.929] warning: QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

[18:26:02.265] debug: Cannot read file "/Users/markus/Library/GoldenCheetah/Wrong/config/seasons.xml" - "No such file or directory"

zsh: terminated  /Applications/GoldenCheetah.app/Contents/MacOS/GoldenCheetah --debug

This is special, that the snapshot built GC3.7 5001 works, the stable version and the later snapshot built 5005 does not work too.

Do you think it is only working when you have enough space on the disk, mean larger 100G?

I have no idea, currently I don't have a macOS dev environment available and for testing the latest version I can use is 15.7.1 since I have not dared to install 26.0 on my wife's MacBook, I cannot reproduce your issue there.

May be other macOS users can collaborate, at least to understand if the problem is specific to your configuration or a more general issue on macOS 26.0

Some time ago I started a thread about GoldenCheetah on macOS status which may be useful to understand the situation.

Ale.