On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 07:59:14AM +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote: > I am currently running testing with few packages from unstable. After > upgrading yesterday (or the day before), noticed that scim has stopped > functioning. I do not get the scim window in the tray nor the keyboard > selection window pops up. When I run scim -d, I get the following ouput > : > > $ scim -d > Smart Common Input Method 1.4.7 > > Launching a SCIM daemon with Socket FrontEnd... > Loading simple Config module ... > Creating backend ... > Error: in scm_symbol_value: unbound variable: create-context > > Launching a SCIM process with x11... > Loading simple Config module ... > Creating backend ... > Error: in scm_symbol_value: unbound variable: create-context > Failed to launch SCIM.
I am part of SCIM maintainer and using SCIM from unstable for Japanese. > I tried im-switch and chose the scim method for input. Then restarted X > with the same result. But, after I rebooted the machine, most of the > apps refuse to run : gnome-terminal, liferea, iceweasel, etc. > Ran im-switch and set the method to none. Now, at least, I can run > programs. Bug reports for scim were not helpful :-( I think you updated with unstable while they are going through halfway in some gnome library transition. (I am upgrading now .... let's see) > Is anyone else facing similar problems? Any pointers or remedy for this > would be greatly helpful. Usually, my advice for such case are one of the following 1. wait 1 or 2 days and upgrade again 2. downgrade to testing as emmergency cure Good luck.... Osamu > > -- > Sridhar M.A. GPG KeyID : F6A35935 > Fingerprint: D172 22C4 7CDC D9CD 62B5 55C1 2A69 D5D8 F6A3 5935 > > "I don't mind going nowhere as long as it's an interesting path." > -- Ronald Mabbitt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
