[Pkg-freevo-maint] [Freevo-devel] problems Re: Release 1.8.0rc2

[Duncan Webb]

A Mennucc wrote:
> hi
> 
> I am trying to prepare a Debian package of freevo new version 1.8.0rc2 ;
> the package is ready, but unfortunately, I can't seem to use it start
> freevo.
> 
> To try to understand what is going on, I removed all Debian packages;
> then I installed dependencies (see below);
> I unpack the 1.8.0rc2  tar.gz;
> I 'cd' into it
> $ ./freevo setup'
> $ cp local_conf.py.example ~/.freevo/local_conf.py
> eventually I try to start the program, and it exits immediately, with
> just this output
> $ ./freevo
> trying "/var/log/freevo"...
> trying "/var/cache/freevo"...
> 
> If I try to get some debug info, I see this.
> 
> $ ./freevo --debug --trace
> version='2.4.4 (#2, Jan  3 2008, 13:36:28) \n[GCC 4.2.3 20071123
> (prerelease) (Debian 4.2.2-4)]'
> python='python'
> FREEVO_SCRIPT='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/freevo'
> RUNAPP=''
> FREEVO_PYTHON='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/src'
> FREEVO_LOCALE='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/i18n'
> FREEVO_SHARE='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/share'
> FREEVO_CONTRIB='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/contrib'
> FREEVO_CONFIG='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/freevo_config.py'
> FREEVO_HELPERS='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/src/helpers'
> PYTHONPATH='/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/src'
> PATH='~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin/:/sbin:/usr/sbin'
> USER='debdev'
> HOME='/home/debdev'
> getpid(name='freevo', arg=['python',
> '/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/src/main.py', '--trace'])
> fname='/tmp/freevo-1013.pid' pid=0
> start(name='freevo', arg=['python',
> '/home/debdev/freevo-1.8.0rc2/src/main.py', '--trace'], bg=0, store=1)
> 
> 
> Nothing happens, it dies with no further info.
> 
> When I try the above procedure with 1.8.0rc1, I can start freevo.
> 
> Here is the install status of some freevo-related packages in this box.
> 
> pn  freevo         <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> pn  freevo-common  <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> pn  freevo-data    <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> pn  freevo-doc     <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> pn  freevo-lirc    <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> un  freevo-media   <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> pn  python-freevo  <non definita> (descrizione non disponibile)
> ii  python-kaa-base                      0.2.0-1
> ii  python-kaa-imlib2                    0.2.2-1
> ii  python-kaa-metadata                  0.7.2-1
> pn  python-lirc                          <non definita>
> 
> 
> and also:
> 
> Duncan Webb ha scritto:
>> Sorry all freevoers,
>>
>> There is a small (well not so small) bug in the last release that will
>> show up if you using the TV and do not have TV_CHANNELS defined in
>> local_conf.py
>>
>> As a result I have redone the Freevo release for 1.7.6 as 1.7.6.1 and
>> added a patch to 1.8.0rc2.
>>
>> The bug shows up in 1.7.6 as;
>> Error in TV.xml file, unable to set TV_CHANNELS
>> and in 1.8.0rc2 freevo not starting.
>>
>> Humble apologies,
>> Duncan
>>
> 
> I tried also applying the patch, no help

Will you try the attached patch, it simply moves the import of config to 
being the first freevo import and allows errors in local_conf.py to be 
reported instead of hidden.

Duncan

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