Public bug reported: It appears the fastqc package lacks a number of files required, which means that it cannot display the analysis results, even though it does seem to perform the analysis. This occurs both for the terminal and graphical version of fastqc. I've attached the terminal output of the program since it gives more useful debugging info. I believe the first error (before the progress indicators) is regarding a data file required for some parts of the analysis. The second error is about not finding an image required for generating a report.
Please note: though it runs, this bug makes the fastqc program completely useless since it will not generate any output. $ fastqc 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz java.io.FileNotFoundException: cannot find Confituration/adapter_list.txt at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Modules.AdapterContent.<init>(AdapterContent.java:79) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Analysis.OfflineRunner.processFile(OfflineRunner.java:129) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Analysis.OfflineRunner.<init>(OfflineRunner.java:95) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.FastQCApplication.main(FastQCApplication.java:308) Started analysis of 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 5% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 10% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 15% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 20% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 25% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 30% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 35% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 40% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 45% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 50% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 55% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 60% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 65% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 70% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 75% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 80% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 85% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 90% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Approx 95% complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Analysis complete for 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz Failed to process file 102517-21_ACAGTG_R1.fastq.gz java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: input == null! at javax.imageio.ImageIO.read(ImageIO.java:1388) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Report.HTMLReportArchive.base64ForIcon(HTMLReportArchive.java:377) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Report.HTMLReportArchive.startDocument(HTMLReportArchive.java:301) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Report.HTMLReportArchive.<init>(HTMLReportArchive.java:84) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Analysis.OfflineRunner.analysisComplete(OfflineRunner.java:163) at uk.ac.babraham.FastQC.Analysis.AnalysisRunner.run(AnalysisRunner.java:110) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: fastqc 0.11.2+dfsg-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-34.45-generic 3.16.7-ckt8 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Apr 13 08:20:29 2015 Dependencies: libcommons-math3-java 3.3-1 libjbzip2-java 0.9.1-3 libsam-java 1.113-1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-07 (248 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: fastqc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-27 (167 days ago) ** Affects: fastqc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1443275 Title: fastqc doesn't generate report due to missing files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fastqc/+bug/1443275/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs