[PyKDE] PyKDE bug with KMdiMainFrm

[Jim Bublitz]

On Tuesday 25 July 2006 10:36, Serge Weinstock wrote:
> Hi,

> I'm currently upgrading Sip/PyQt/PyKDE in order to be able to use PyQt4.
> I'm using a Suse10.1 x86 distribution with KDE3.5.4 and I'm now using:
> * sip  4.4.5
> * PyQt-x11-gpl-3.16
> * PyKDE-snapshot20060422

> Checking that my previous programs were still working, I ran into this bug:
> Overriding the customEvent method of kmdi.KMdiMainFrm makes any
> application crashes  at the creation of the main frame.

> To test it, add the following method to the class KmdiExample of the
> uikmdi.py sample of PyKDE:
> def customEvent(self, event):
>     kmdi.KMdiMainFrm.customEvent(self, event)

> And the application will crash during the call to
> kmdi.KMdiMainFrm.createGUI

> A workaround for this bug is to create an invisible widget specifically
> for handling custom events..

It works OK with sip 4.4.1/KDE 3.4.2, but crashes with sip 4.4.3/KDE3.5.3. The 
backtrace I get on failure ends in PyQt. - it looks like it may be some kind 
of initialization problem in sip or PyQt.

Jim