F-Spot "Viewer" crash when using --view %U

[Paul_M]

Binary package hint: f-spot

- F-Spot 0.6.1.5-0ubuntu1 viewer crashes on startup / F-Spot Manager is working with Errors
- Ubuntu 9.10 amd64

F-spot Viewer;
When starting F-Spot in terminal with 'f-spot --view %U'

I get the following error;
(/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6269): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
[Info 14:34:10.586] Initializing DBus
[Info 14:34:10.704] Initializing Mono.Addins
[Info 14:34:10.863] Starting new FSpot server (f-spot 0.6.1.5)
[Warn 14:34:10.940] Caught an exception - Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined: %U (in `System')
  at System.Uri..ctor (System.String uriString, Boolean dontEscape) [0x00000]
  at System.Uri..ctor (System.String uriString) [0x00000]
  at FSpot.Utils.UriList.AddUnknown (System.String unknown) [0x00000]
  at FSpot.Driver.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00000]

and gives a fatal error; Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined: %U

An unhandled exception was thrown: Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined: %U

  at System.Uri..ctor (System.String uriString, Boolean dontEscape) [0x00000]
  at System.Uri..ctor (System.String uriString) [0x00000]
  at FSpot.Utils.UriList.AddUnknown (System.String unknown) [0x00000]
  at FSpot.Driver.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00000]
.NET Version: 2.0.50727.1433

Assembly Version Information:

System.Core (3.5.0.0)
System.Configuration (2.0.0.0)
FSpot.Widgets (0.0.0.0)
System.Xml (2.0.0.0)
NDesk.DBus.Proxies (0.0.0.0)
gconf-sharp (2.24.0.0)
System.Data (2.0.0.0)
Mono.Data.SqliteClient (2.0.0.0)
FSpot.Query (0.0.0.0)
FSpot.JobScheduler (0.0.0.0)
gdk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
NDesk.DBus.GLib (1.0.0.0)
NDesk.DBus (1.0.0.0)
gnome-vfs-sharp (2.24.0.0)
Cms (0.0.0.0)
FSpot.Core (0.0.0.0)
FSpot.Platform (0.0.0.0)
Mono.Posix (2.0.0.0)
FSpot.Utils (0.0.0.0)
atk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
gtk-sharp (2.12.0.0)
Mono.Addins (0.4.0.0)
System (2.0.0.0)
Mono.Addins.Setup (0.4.0.0)
glib-sharp (2.12.0.0)
f-spot (0.6.1.5)
mscorlib (2.0.0.0)

Platform Information: Linux 2.6.31-18-generic x86_64 unknown GNU/Linux

Distribution Information:

[/etc/debian_version]
squeeze/sid

[/etc/lsb-release]
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"

On F-Spot Manager the program is booting up but gives the following error;

(/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
[Info 14:37:44.972] Initializing DBus
[Info 14:37:45.108] Initializing Mono.Addins
[Info 14:37:45.277] Starting new FSpot server (f-spot 0.6.1.5)

** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
[Info 14:37:46.537] Starting BeagleService
[Info 14:37:46.559] Hack for gnome-settings-daemon engaged

(/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:6273): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: GdkPixbufLoader finalized without calling gdk_pixbuf_loader_close() - this is not allowed. You must explicitly end the data stream to the loader before dropping the last reference.

I dont know if these should be 2 separate bug's but as there are so many of them it is impossible to find the right one :(

If you need aditional info please let me know and I will (try) to send the needed info.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

thanks for the report, confirming, will send upstream.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments at:
 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608281

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package f-spot - 0.6.1.5-2ubuntu5

---------------
f-spot (0.6.1.5-2ubuntu5) lucid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/ubuntu_add_save_and_undo.patch:
    + Save over existing files more safely.
    + Save orientation where possible.
  * debian/patches/ubuntu_add_other_files_in_directory_in_view_mode.patch:
    + Watch directories that f-spot is viewing, and add newly created images to
      the viewer.
  * debian/patches/ubuntu_only_update_timestamp_of_unprotected_versions.patch:
    + Only write out DateTimeOriginal if the file is an unprotected version.
      The initially imported file is a protected version which is not written
      to. Prevents the most obnoxious part of (LP: #175191)
  * debian/patches/ubuntu_handle_broken_uris_to_view_mode.patch:
    + Catch exceptions interpreting the paths passed to the --view option.
      (LP: #513252)
  * debian/patches/git_fix_soft_focus_memleak.patch:
  * debian/patches/git_fix_straighten_editor_memleak.patch:
    + Fix memleaks in straighten and soft-focus editors (LP: 378954).
      Patches taken from f-spot git.
 -- Christopher James Halse Rogers <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:50:48 +1100