Hi Bruce, I tried to reproduce the problem on a freshly installed Wheezy system and on a fully updated Sid system without success. /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0 is there and meld works fine. I think the problem went away.
Cheers, Balint 2011/6/2 Bruce Stephens <bruce.steph...@isode.com>: > Package: meld > Version: 1.4.0-2 > Followup-For: Bug #628783 > > May be something wrong with python-support. > > An strace shows that one of the last files being read by the broken > version is /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py, which > is empty. > > I can run "sudo pbuilder --login", then install python-gtk2, there's > no /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0 directory. Running > "update-python-modules -afv" does not create one. > > On my main box (where meld is broken) "update-python-modules -afv" > does create the directory /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0 and the > various files in it. > > So I guess the bug (whatever it is) isn't in meld, but is more likely > in python-support. > > Simply removing the /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0 directory > allows meld to run. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: wheezy/sid > APT prefers stable-updates > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages meld depends on: > ii python 2.6.6-14 interactive high-level > object-orie > ii python-glade2 2.24.0-1 GTK+ bindings: Glade support > ii python-gtk2 2.24.0-1 Python bindings for the GTK+ > widge > ii python-support 1.0.13 automated rebuilding support for > P > > Versions of packages meld recommends: > ii python-gconf 2.28.1-2 Python bindings for the GConf > conf > ii python-gnome2 2.28.1-2 Python bindings for the GNOME > desk > ii python-gtksourceview2 2.10.1-1+b1 Python bindings for the > GtkSourceV > ii yelp 2.30.1+webkit-1 Help browser for GNOME > > meld suggests no packages. > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
