backintime kde4 interface failed to launch

[Balcaen John]

backintime kde 4 interface failed to launch under kde 4.3 beta2 (mandriva cooker version)
kde4-config -v
Qt: 4.5.1
KDE: 4.2.88 (KDE 4.2.88 (KDE 4.3 >= 20090527))
kde4-config: 1.0

Python is 2.6.1

Backintime is 0.9.26

mikala@cooker [~] % backintime-kde4
/usr/bin/backintime-kde4: line 26: 7984 Erreur de segmentation python ${APP_PATH}/app.py $*

using python -v i have
mikala@cooker [~] % LC_ALL=C python -v /usr/share/backintime/kde4/app.py
# installing zipimport hook
import zipimport # builtin
# installed zipimport hook
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/site.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/site.py
import site # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/os.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/os.py
import os # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/os.pyc
import errno # builtin
import posix # builtin
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/posixpath.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/posixpath.py
import posixpath # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/posixpath.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/stat.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/stat.py
import stat # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/stat.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/genericpath.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/genericpath.py
import genericpath # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/genericpath.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/warnings.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/warnings.py
import warnings # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/warnings.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/linecache.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/linecache.py
import linecache # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/linecache.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/types.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/types.py
import types # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/types.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/UserDict.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/UserDict.py
import UserDict # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/UserDict.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/_abcoll.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/_abcoll.py
import _abcoll # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/_abcoll.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/abc.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/abc.py
import abc # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/abc.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/copy_reg.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/copy_reg.py
import copy_reg # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/copy_reg.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/new.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/new.py
import new # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/new.pyc
import encodings # directory /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/__init__.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/__init__.py
import encodings # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/__init__.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/codecs.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/codecs.py
import codecs # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/codecs.pyc
import _codecs # builtin
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/aliases.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/aliases.py
import encodings.aliases # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/aliases.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/ascii.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/ascii.py
import encodings.ascii # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/ascii.pyc
Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Apr 12 2009, 04:14:16)
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
/usr/share/backintime/kde4/app.py: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/datetime.so", 2);
import datetime # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/datetime.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/gettext.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/gettext.py
import gettext # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/gettext.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/locale.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/locale.py
import locale # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/locale.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/functools.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/functools.py
import functools # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/functools.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_functools.so", 2);
import _functools # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_functools.so
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_locale.so", 2);
import _locale # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_locale.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/re.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/re.py
import re # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/re.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_compile.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_compile.py
import sre_compile # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_compile.pyc
import _sre # builtin
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_parse.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_parse.py
import sre_parse # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_parse.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_constants.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_constants.py
import sre_constants # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/sre_constants.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/operator.so", 2);
import operator # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/operator.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/copy.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/copy.py
import copy # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/copy.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/struct.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/struct.py
import struct # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/struct.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_struct.so", 2);
import _struct # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_struct.so
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/time.so", 2);
import time # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/time.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py
import threading # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.pyc
import thread # builtin
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/traceback.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/traceback.py
import traceback # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/traceback.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/collections.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/collections.py
import collections # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/collections.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_collections.so", 2);
import _collections # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/_collections.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/keyword.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/keyword.py
import keyword # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/keyword.pyc
# /usr/share/backintime/common/backintime.pyc has bad mtime
import backintime # from /usr/share/backintime/common/backintime.py
# /usr/share/backintime/common/config.pyc has bad mtime
import config # from /usr/share/backintime/common/config.py
# /usr/share/backintime/common/configfile.pyc has bad mtime
import configfile # from /usr/share/backintime/common/configfile.py
# /usr/share/backintime/common/tools.pyc has bad mtime
import tools # from /usr/share/backintime/common/tools.py
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so", 2);
import cStringIO # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/token.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/token.py
import token # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/token.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/tokenize.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/tokenize.py
import tokenize # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/tokenize.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/string.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/string.py
import string # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/string.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/strop.so", 2);
import strop # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/strop.so
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/utf_8.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/utf_8.py
import encodings.utf_8 # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/encodings/utf_8.pyc
# /usr/share/backintime/common/logger.pyc has bad mtime
import logger # from /usr/share/backintime/common/logger.py
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/syslog.so", 2);
import syslog # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/syslog.so
# /usr/share/backintime/common/snapshots.pyc has bad mtime
import snapshots # from /usr/share/backintime/common/snapshots.py
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/statvfs.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/statvfs.py
import statvfs # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/statvfs.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/bz2.so", 2);
import bz2 # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/bz2.so
import pwd # builtin
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/grp.so", 2);
import grp # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload/grp.so
# /usr/share/backintime/common/applicationinstance.pyc has bad mtime
import applicationinstance # from /usr/share/backintime/common/applicationinstance.py
# /usr/share/backintime/common/pluginmanager.pyc has bad mtime
/usr/share/backintime/common/pluginmanager.py: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation
import pluginmanager # from /usr/share/backintime/common/pluginmanager.py
# /usr/share/backintime/common/guiapplicationinstance.pyc has bad mtime
import guiapplicationinstance # from /usr/share/backintime/common/guiapplicationinstance.py
import PyQt4 # directory /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/__init__.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/__init__.py
import PyQt4 # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/__init__.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/QtGui.so", 2);
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/sip.so", 2);
import sip # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/sip.so
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so", 2);
import PyQt4.QtCore # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so
import PyQt4.QtGui # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/QtGui.so
import PyKDE4 # directory /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyKDE4
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyKDE4/__init__.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyKDE4/__init__.py
import PyKDE4 # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyKDE4/__init__.pyc
# /usr/lib64/python2.6/plat-linux2/DLFCN.pyc matches /usr/lib64/python2.6/plat-linux2/DLFCN.py
import DLFCN # precompiled from /usr/lib64/python2.6/plat-linux2/DLFCN.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyKDE4/kdecore.so", 102);
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/QtNetwork.so", 102);
import PyQt4.QtNetwork # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyQt4/QtNetwork.so
Segmentation fault

do you need any more information ?
(i'm not able to read python but i think verbose message can help)

Regards,

[Balcaen John (balcaen-john)]

If it can help to narrow the bug i launch it using gdb (thks to google for that) :

(gdb) r /usr/share/backintime/kde4/app.py
Starting program: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/backintime/kde4/app.py
Missing separate debug info for /usr/lib64/libz.so.1
Missing separate debug info for /usr/lib64/libpcre.so.0

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007f87e3c08f56 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/sip.so
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007f87e3c08f56 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/sip.so
#1 0x00007f87e34f6e5b in initkdecore () at sipkdecorepart0.cpp:4811
#2 0x00007f87eaf30a46 in _PyImport_LoadDynamicModule (name=0x7fffc101f8e0 "PyKDE4.kdecore",
    pathname=0x7fffc101e810 "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/PyKDE4/kdecore.so", fp=<value optimized out>) at Python/importdl.c:53
#3 0x00007f87eaf2ec19 in import_submodule (mod=0x7f87ea211e88, subname=0x7fffc101f8e7 "kdecore", fullname=0x7fffc101f8e0 "PyKDE4.kdecore") at Python/import.c:2545
#4 0x00007f87eaf2eeb2 in load_next (mod=0x7f87ea211e88, altmod=0x7f87ea211e88, p_name=<value optimized out>, buf=0x7fffc101f8e0 "PyKDE4.kdecore",
    p_buflen=0x7fffc101f8d8) at Python/import.c:2365
#5 0x00007f87eaf2f558 in import_module_level (name=0x0, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, fromlist=0x7f87eb3cdd10,
    level=<value optimized out>) at Python/import.c:2094
#6 0x00007f87eaf2faa5 in PyImport_ImportModuleLevel (name=0x7f87eb30b78c "PyKDE4.kdecore", globals=0x11769d0, locals=0x11769d0, fromlist=0x7f87eb3cdd10, level=-1)
    at Python/import.c:2138
#7 0x00007f87eaf1545d in builtin___import__ (self=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>, kwds=<value optimized out>) at Python/bltinmodule.c:48
#8 0x00007f87eae87268 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7f87eb3acea8, arg=0x7f87eb2fbec0, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487
#9 0x00007f87eaf15a26 in PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords (func=0x7f87eb3acea8, arg=0x7f87eb2fbec0, kw=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:3548
#10 0x00007f87eaf18e55 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x120c9c0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2124
#11 0x00007f87eaf1d369 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f87eb318468, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x0, argcount=0, kws=0x0,
    kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942
#12 0x00007f87eaf1d472 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x7f87e380a3a0, globals=0x7f87e3812c80, locals=0x1449260) at Python/ceval.c:515
#13 0x00007f87eaf38061 in run_mod (mod=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, globals=0x11769d0, locals=0x11769d0, flags=<value optimized out>,
    arena=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1330
#14 0x00007f87eaf38136 in PyRun_FileExFlags (fp=0x1176c10, filename=0x7fffc1022f82 "/usr/share/backintime/kde4/app.py", start=257, globals=0x11769d0,
    locals=0x11769d0, closeit=1, flags=0x7fffc1020e90) at Python/pythonrun.c:1316
#15 0x00007f87eaf396bd in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags (fp=0x1176c10, filename=0x7fffc1022f82 "/usr/share/backintime/kde4/app.py", closeit=1, flags=0x7fffc1020e90)
    at Python/pythonrun.c:926
#16 0x00007f87eaf45ceb in Py_Main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffc1020fb8) at Modules/main.c:597
#17 0x00007f87ea8e691d in _...

[Balcaen John (balcaen-john)]

ok, since kdebindings upgrade (to 4.90) it's now fixed .