evolution freeze on startup with the plug-in "evolution-rss"

[druzy]

Binary package hint: evolution

I use ubuntu 11.04.
The version of evolution is : 2.32.2-0ubuntu7
The version of rss-evolution is : 0.2.2-0ubuntu1

When I open evolution without option, It freezes after 2 seconds, but when I open evolution with the command "evolution --disable-eplugin", It works.
So I think plugin evolution-rss is the problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: evolution 2.32.2-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 30 03:12:41 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evolution
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SourcePackage: evolution
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

eplugins are the way used in Evolution to extend the UI, so --disable-eplugin disables all the plugins, not just evolution-rss. So, not sure the problem is really evolution-rss. So can you start evolution with --disable-eplugin so that it doesn't freeze, and then go to Edit->Plugins in the menu and disable all plugins, and then, one by one, re-enable them and restart evolution to see which one is the culprit?

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

To make it quicker, in case it is really evolution-rss, first just disable the evolution-rss eplugins (there are a few of them)

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

I removed evolution-rss and evolution don't freeze whitout option so I really think evolution-rss is the problem.

Sorry for my English.

[Nicola (nicola)]

Please note that evolution 2.32 and evolution-rss 0.2.3 works fine in other distros, natty still use evolution-rss 0.2.2

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

I try to install evolution-rss-0.2.4.tar.gz or evolution-rss-0.2.3.tar.gz but there is an error at "make" and "make install" when I follow the instruction at http://gnome.eu.org/evo/index.php/Installation

I think the package works only with evolution 2.8

[Nicola (nicola)]

the fix is in the latest 0.2 branch, here the steps that fixed the problem for me:

git clone git://git.gnome.org/evolution-rss
cd evolution-rss
git checkout origin/evolution-rss-0-2-0
sh autogen.sh
make

cp src/.libs/liborg-gnome-evolution-rss.so /usr/lib/evolution/2.32/plugins/

attached the .so to overwrite

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

It works, thank you.
I precise, You want install git, gnome-common and evolution-rss I think

[Emmanuel DA MOTA (vilain-mamuth)]

@Nicola
thanks for the file but, do you compile it for 64bit architecture ?
i get this message at startup

(evolution:3733): evolution-plugin-lib-WARNING **: can't load plugin '/usr/lib/evolution/2.32/plugins/liborg-gnome-evolution-rss.so': /usr/lib/evolution/2.32/plugins/liborg-gnome-evolution-rss.so: mauvaise classe ELF : ELFCLASS64

in case of doubt, here's a 32bit version in attachments

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

Follow the instructions without download the file.

install package git, gnome-common,evolution-rss
In the terminal :
git clone git://git.gnome.org/evolution-rss
cd evolution-rss
git checkout origin/evolution-rss-0-2-0
sudo sh autogen.sh
sudo make
sudo cp src/.libs/liborg-gnome-evolution-rss.so /usr/lib/evolution/2.32/plugins/

I don't know if "sudo" is necessary.

[Nicola (nicola)]

yes sorry the file I attached is for 64bit natty, I have no 32 bit machine sorry, meantime evolution-rss 0.2.5 was released and it fix this issue, ubuntu dev any change to see an updated package in universe?

[greenhunter (tierfreunde-hagenburg)]

same problem for me. deinstalling solves the problem but is no solution.

[Emmanuel DA MOTA (vilain-mamuth)]

@greenhunter, don't uninstall the plugin package, just put the library i build (32bits) or the Nicola one (for 64) in the correct place

[Apfelfrisch (n-refle)]

Thank guys, works well.
One little information: I have to configure the plug-in before i copy the files, because the dialogs wont work after.

[greenhunter (tierfreunde-hagenburg)]

any hope that this bug get solved via the official repositories?

[Robin Stocker (nibor)]

Would be nice if the package could be updated.

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

I get the same hang in both 0.2.2 and 0.2.3, trying with 0.2.4 and beyond

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

0.2.5 works fine for me, so that's what the attached branch includes, a full update from 0.2.2 to 0.2.5. So, can some sponsor it please?

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

I don't find 0.2.5 . Where is it?

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

It's on the branch attached to this bug

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

I find 0.2.3 but no the 0.2.5

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

The branch is called 0.2.3 because I was planning to just upgrade to 0.2.3, but if you see the contents of the branch (configure.ac), you'll see it's 0.2.5

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

I don't find how download all files.

[druzy (druzy-druzy)]

I find evolution-rss 0.2.5 on the site "http://gnome.eu.org/evo/index.php/Evolution_RSS_Reader_Plugin" and finally, I install this version whitout error.

It works !!!!

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

druzy: you needed to build the package from the branch, sorry. So I went ahead and uploaded the package to the ubuntu-desktop PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/+archive/ppa

so will be available there

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

Thanks Rodrigo. The branch itself looks good, but I suspect this wouldn't be considered a core part of GNOME, so it may be necessary to do the appropriate SRU paperwork, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates. Things do look ready for upload when paperwork is done however.

Thanks again.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

I assume this is fixed in oneiric, which has 0.2.90 already

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

Unsubscribing ubuntu-sponsors as there is nothing to sponsor atm. Please resubscribe once a debdiff is attached for natty-proposed and ready for review. Thanks!

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

Jamie, there is a branch attached to the bug, which is where the fix is. Should I propose it for merging?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Sponsored. It's quite some set of changes, but given that the current version does not work at all, and all of the changes look like good bug fixes, I think it's ok for SRU with appropriate testing. Subscribed ubuntu-sru.

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

I concur Martin, its totally broken in Natty at the moment so regression potental == 0.

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hello druzy, or anyone else affected,

Accepted evolution-rss into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[dino99 (9d9)]

eol reached https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases