bug: Chromium crashes on mac os

Context:

• version (md-to-pdf -v): 3.3.1
• platform (Unix, macOS, Windows): macOS 11.1
• node version: 14.0.0

Describe the bug:

Using simple md-to-pdf readme.md command, chromium crashes. Tried with --debug (as suggested in this comment on #54), but it seems that --debug is not supported.

Tried --launch-options '{ "args": ["--no-sandbox"] }' (from #20) and --launch-options="['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox']" (from #54), but to no avail.

Bellow you can find my command line history with commands and their outputs. Also, you can find screenshot of it too.

➜  ls
readme.md
➜  pwd
/tmp/md
➜  md-to-pdf -v
3.3.1
➜  node -v
v14.0.0
➜  md-to-pdf readme.md 
  ✖ generating PDF from readme.md
    → TROUBLESHOOTING: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md
ListrError: Something went wrong
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/node_modules/listr/index.js:102:18
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
    at async main (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/dist/cli.js:116:5) {
  errors: [
    Error: Failed to launch the browser process!
    
    
    TROUBLESHOOTING: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md
    
        at onClose (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/BrowserRunner.js:193:20)
        at Interface.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/BrowserRunner.js:183:68)
        at Interface.emit (events.js:327:22)
        at Interface.close (readline.js:424:8)
        at Socket.onend (readline.js:202:10)
        at Socket.emit (events.js:327:22)
        at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1218:12)
        at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:84:21)
  ],
  context: [Object: null prototype] {}
}
➜  system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 11.1 (20C69)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 20.2.0
      Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
      Boot Mode: Normal
      Computer Name: Enil’s MacBook Pro 16
      User Name: Enil (enil)
      Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
      System Integrity Protection: Enabled
      Time since boot: 8 days 20:18

And, if I click on ‘report…’ button in ‘Chromium quit unexpectedly’, this is how my report looks like (maybe you can find some useful info here):

Process:               Chromium [70913]
Path:                  /usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium/mac-856583/chrome-mac/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium
Identifier:            Chromium
Version:               0
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        node [70909]
Responsible:           Terminal [452]
User ID:               501

Date/Time:             2021-03-04 12:39:19.933 +0100
OS Version:            macOS 11.1 (20C69)
Report Version:        12
Bridge OS Version:     5.1 (18P3030)
Anonymous UUID:        E755C7V3-B1C9-48C5-886C-77478A3EBAC9

Sleep/Wake UUID:       73BD2083-7461-46DD-8C26-F3C157AA26322

Time Awake Since Boot: 290000 seconds
Time Since Wake:       10000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread:        0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Application Specific Information:
dlopen /usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium/mac-856583/chrome-mac/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/Chromium Framework.framework/Versions/90.0.4427.0/Chromium Framework: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/node_modules/md-to-pdf/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium/mac-856583/chrome-mac/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/Chromium Framework.framework/Versions/90.0.4427.0/Chromium Framework, 261): image not found.

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib        	0x00007fff202f4462 __pthread_kill + 10
1   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	0x00007fff20322610 pthread_kill + 263
2   libsystem_c.dylib             	0x00007fff20275720 abort + 120
3   libsystem_c.dylib             	0x00007fff2027588b abort_report_np + 177
4   Chromium                      	0x00000001050190c3 0x105016000 + 12483
5   Chromium                      	0x0000000105018fad main + 237
6   libdyld.dylib                 	0x00007fff2033d621 start + 1

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
  rax: 0x0000000000000000  rbx: 0x000000010d251e00  rcx: 0x00007ffeeabe78b8  rdx: 0x0000000000000000
  rdi: 0x0000000000000307  rsi: 0x0000000000000006  rbp: 0x00007ffeeabe78e0  rsp: 0x00007ffeeabe78b8
   r8: 0x00007ffeeabe7850   r9: 0x00007ffeeabe8ad0  r10: 0x000000010d251e00  r11: 0x0000000000000246
  r12: 0x0000000000000307  r13: 0x00007fa33c504110  r14: 0x0000000000000006  r15: 0x0000000000000016
  rip: 0x00007fff202f4462  rfl: 0x0000000000000246  cr2: 0x00007fff889a4498
  
Logical CPU:     0
Error Code:      0x02000148
Trap Number:     133

Thread 0 instruction stream not available.

Thread 0 last branch register state not available.


Binary Images:
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       0x10d17a000 -        0x10d215fff  dyld (832.7.1) <DEA51514-B4E8-3368-979B-89D0F8397ABC> /usr/lib/dyld
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    0x7fff24b66000 -     0x7fff24b7cfff  libsystem_asl.dylib (385) <940C5BB9-4928-3A63-97F2-132797C8B7E5> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_asl.dylib
    0x7fff26264000 -     0x7fff2626bfff  libsystem_symptoms.dylib (1431.60.1) <88F35AAC-746F-3176-81DF-49CE3D285636> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_symptoms.dylib
    0x7fff282b6000 -     0x7fff282c6fff  libsystem_containermanager.dylib (318.60.1) <4ED09A19-04CC-3464-9EFB-F674932020B5> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_containermanager.dylib
    0x7fff28fc2000 -     0x7fff28fc5fff  libsystem_configuration.dylib (1109.60.2) <C57B346B-0A03-3F87-BCAC-87B702FA0719> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_configuration.dylib
    0x7fff28fc6000 -     0x7fff28fcafff  libsystem_sandbox.dylib (1441.60.4) <8CE27199-D633-31D2-AB08-56380A1DA9FB> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_sandbox.dylib
    0x7fff29ccd000 -     0x7fff29ccffff  libquarantine.dylib (119.40.2) <19D42B9D-3336-3543-AF75-6E605EA31599> /usr/lib/system/libquarantine.dylib
    0x7fff2a24e000 -     0x7fff2a252fff  libsystem_coreservices.dylib (127) <A2D875B9-8BA8-33AD-BE92-ADAB915A8D5B> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_coreservices.dylib
    0x7fff2a469000 -     0x7fff2a4b0fff  libsystem_m.dylib (3186.40.2) <79820D9E-0FF1-3F20-AF4F-F87EE20CE8C9> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_m.dylib
    0x7fff2a4b2000 -     0x7fff2a4b7fff  libmacho.dylib (973.4) <28AE1649-22ED-3C4D-A232-29D37F821C39> /usr/lib/system/libmacho.dylib
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    0x7fff2a50c000 -     0x7fff2a50efff  libremovefile.dylib (49.40.3) <750012C2-7097-33C3-B796-2766E6CDE8C1> /usr/lib/system/libremovefile.dylib
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External Modification Summary:
  Calls made by other processes targeting this process:
    task_for_pid: 0
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
  Calls made by this process:
    task_for_pid: 0
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
  Calls made by all processes on this machine:
    task_for_pid: 32909715
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0

VM Region Summary:
ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=494.4M resident=0K(0%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=494.4M(100%)
Writable regions: Total=27.3M written=0K(0%) resident=0K(0%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=27.3M(100%)
 
                                VIRTUAL   REGION 
REGION TYPE                        SIZE    COUNT (non-coalesced) 
===========                     =======  ======= 
Kernel Alloc Once                    8K        1 
MALLOC                            19.1M       10 
MALLOC guard page                   16K        4 
STACK GUARD                       56.0M        1 
Stack                             8192K        1 
VM_ALLOCATE                         12K        3 
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__DATA_DIRTY                        58K       21 
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__OBJC_RW                         2452K        2 
__TEXT                            5164K       44 
shared memory                        4K        1 
===========                     =======  ======= 
TOTAL                            641.1M      169 

Model: MacBookPro16,1, BootROM 1554.60.15.0.0 (iBridge: 18.16.13030.0.0,0), 6 processors, 6-Core Intel Core i7, 2,6 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 
Graphics: kHW_IntelUHDGraphics630Item, Intel UHD Graphics 630, spdisplays_builtin
Graphics: kHW_AMDRadeonPro5300MItem, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M, spdisplays_pcie_device, 4 GB
Memory Module: BANK 0/ChannelA-DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR4, 2667 MHz, SK Hynix, -
Memory Module: BANK 2/ChannelB-DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR4, 2667 MHz, SK Hynix, -
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x7BF), wl0: Sep 11 2020 17:01:15 version 9.30.440.2.32.5.61 FWID 01-1d69e4b4
Bluetooth: Version 8.0.2f9, 3 services, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
USB Device: USB 3.1 Bus
USB Device: Apple T2 Bus
USB Device: Composite Device
USB Device: Touch Bar Backlight
USB Device: Touch Bar Display
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: Headset
USB Device: Ambient Light Sensor
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Apple T2 Controller
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 63.1
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 63.1

[EnilPajic]

Hello. Tried on another Mac (Catalina), it is working ok.

On my Mac: again, removed /usr/local/lib/node_modules (md-to-pdf was globally installed), without success. Removed all Chromium related stuff from Library and from brew and it finally worked.

So, maybe something got mixed, or some faulty files were generated on my first install.

Thank you very much for your time.

[EnilPajic]

Thank you for reopening. I’ll try on another Mac (Catalina) next week and also try to clean the folders you mentioned. I’ll let you know of the results.

As for closing the issue, you are probably right. But, we can give it another shot, maybe there is something that can be done.