[Eric] Eric crashes on linux

[Alex Mandel]

This may be related to the issue I had when upgrading, the culprit for
me was uim-qt3.

Alex

> Regarding this problem I can confirm that, even having compiling
> dependences from sources, eric4 versions back to 4.2.0 still crashes
> with the same message.
> eric4 version 4.1.6 works starts ok.
> All versions downloaded from sourceforge site.
> Anything else I can do to help with this problem?
> 
> -- Joe Pimentel joe.b.pimentel at gmail.com On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:25 PM, Joe Pimentel <joe.b.pimentel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Detlev,
>> >
>> > I changed the subject just to help future searchs on the list.
>> >
>> > I cannot simple remove packages because there is a lot of other packages
>> > that depends on it (kdebluetooth, desktop-effects-kde, hplip-gui,
>> > system-config-printer-kde,
>> > kaffeine to name a few).
>> >
>> > So, I believe that I will have to try to recompile everything and
>> > install over the packages.
>> > But this is what I have done before, so ... I will do it again, jut to
>> > be sure I done everything
>> > as correct as possible...
>> >
>> > I want to do it because I really like eric4 and want to work with it.
>> >
>> > Tks for now. If I have some news about this I will post it here.
>> >
>> > Best Regards,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Joe Bertoli Pimentel
>> > joe.b.pimentel at gmail.com
>> >
>> >
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> did you uninstall the Ubuntu packages before you installed the self compiled
>>> >> ones? If not, there could be some old libraries, that are picked up. After
>>> >> upgrading sip and PyQt4, you must upgrade and/or recompile the QScintilla
>>> >> Python bindings as well. Best would be to uninstall all these Ubuntu packages
>>> >> and do an install from sources in the order given by the eric4 README file.
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >> Detlev
>>> >>
>>> >> On Samstag, 6. Dezember 2008, Joe Pimentel wrote:
>>> >> - Hide quoted text -
>>>> >> > Well,
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Initially I install de ubuntu package (eric, 4.1.1-1ubuntu1) but I am
>>>> >> > studying some new features and need to have more up to date versions.
>>>> >> > So I used to install eric from tar.gz's  from the site.
>>>> >> > The other packages (pre-reqs) when possible I use to install from
>>>> >> > ubuntu repositories.
>>>> >> > Now I have decided to write an application that uses Qt (Qt Designer)
>>>> >> > and to speed up the development I realized I would need Qt4
>>>> >> > autocompletion.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I tryed to find the PyQt4.api everywhere on the system but had no success.
>>>> >> > So, I decide (by reading lists over Internet) to install from the
>>>> >> > PyQt4 from http://www.riverbankcomputing.com (and sip, as it is an
>>>> >> > pre-req).
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > After compiling and installing both sip and PyQt4 I managed to start
>>>> >> > eric, compile the api  and can observe that it works.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > The next time I tryed to start eric4 the error behaviour starts.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I tryed to rollback the instalations by removing the files and
>>>> >> > installing again the ubuntu packages for syp and pyqt4 but this seems
>>>> >> > not to help.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Debugging eric4 I could figure out that the error occours at the
>>>> >> > following line call:
>>>> >> > file: SplashScreen.py
>>>> >> > line: 39
>>>> >> >         QApplication.processEvents()
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Hope this helps
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> - Hide quoted text -
>>> >> Detlev Offenbach
>>> >> detlev at die-offenbachs.de
>> >
>> > Original problem:
>> >
>>>>> >> > > I am having a problem somewhat like that but I am using linux
>>>>> >> > > (Kubuntu). Eric4 used to work well (4-4.3).
>>>>> >> > > I was trying to use Qt API and the way I choose to solve that was to
>>>>> >> > > install the latest SIP (4.7.9) and PyQt4 (4.4.4) in order to generate
>>>>> >> > > the PyQt4.api.
>>>>> >> > > After installed the above I start receiveing the following messages
>>>>> >> > > after the splash:
>>>>> >> > >
>>>>> >> > > Warning: translation file 'eric4_pt_BR'could not be loaded.
>>>>> >> > > Using default.
>>>>> >> > > Warning: translation file 'qscintilla_pt_BR'could not be loaded.
>>>>> >> > > Using default.
>>>>> >> > > QVariant::load: unable to load type 36.
>>>>> >> > > QVariant::load: unable to load type 36.
>>>>> >> > > QVariant::load: unable to load type 36.
>>>>> >> > > QVariant::load: unable to load type 36.
>>>>> >> > > QVariant::load(QDataStream &s): type  unknown to QVariant.
>>>>> >> > >
>>>>> >> > > and eric  crashes (even had installed the
>>>>> >> > > eric4-4.3-snapshot-20081130). The Qt version is 4.4.0
>>>>> >> > >
>>>>> >> > > It this problem related or I have to open another thread ? I am
>>>>> >> > > running out of ideas to solve it.
>>>>> >> > >
>>>>> >> > > Tks in advance,
>>>>> >> > >
>>>>> >> > > --
>>>>> >> > > Joe Bertoli Pimentel
>>>>> >> > > joe.b.pimentel at gmail.com
>>>>> >> > >
>> >
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