gImagereader hangs when asked to recognise text from scanned image

[Jaz]

Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04

gimagereader:
  Installed: 3.1.2+git368fa8f-2build1
  Candidate: 3.1.2+git368fa8f-2build1
  Version table:
 *** 3.1.2+git368fa8f-2build1 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

When I start gimagereader and open a scanned document then click on recognise the spinning cursor and 'Recognising' message appears but nothing ever happens.

If I close the program and re-open it nothing happens until a little while later when a message appears saying that gimagereader has closed unexpctedly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gimagereader 3.1.2+git368fa8f-2build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon May 9 11:51:15 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-07 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: gimagereader
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sandro Mani (sandromani)]

Please try with the latest version from this PPA [1] and if the problem persists please submit the document causing the issue and specify which language you are using.

[1] https://launchpad.net/~sandromani/+archive/ubuntu/gimagereader/+packages

[Jaz (mycherryisinsherry)]

Hi Sandro

I added that PPA to my list of sources but when I reload in Synaptic I get this message:

The repository 'https://launchpad.net/~sandromani/+archive/ubuntu/gimagereader/+packages xenial Release' does not have a Release file.Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.Failed to fetch https://launchpad.net/~sandromani/+archive/ubuntu/gimagereader/+packages/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not FoundFailed to fetch https://launchpad.net/~sandromani/+archive/ubuntu/gimagereader/+packages/dists/xenial/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not FoundSome index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Thanks for your help so far, Jaz

[Jaz (mycherryisinsherry)]

Hi again

I figured out what I was doing wrong with installing the PPA. With the latest version installed it now works again.

Thanks for all your help, Jaz

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gimagereader - 3.1.91-1

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gimagereader (3.1.91-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * new upstream version (closes: LP: #1579707):
    - remove all patches as they are merged upstream
  * add debian/patches/01-catch-segfaults-tesseract.patch:
    - catch deliberate segfaults created by tesseract
  * update debian/copyright
  * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.8 (no changes necessary)

 -- Philip Rinn <email address hidden> Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:49:08 +0200