Gwibber does not open

[Peter Bomars]

Binary package hint: gwibber

10.10 Alpha1 upgrade from 10.04 install

gwibber:
  Installed: 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

repro:

1) go to "About me" applet and select "broadcast accounts"
- no response
2) go to Applications - Internet - Gwibber
- no response
3) Open Terminal, enter "gwibber"
- gwibber

** (gwibber:6551): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowState' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:6551): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowActions' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:6551): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowMoveResizeMask' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 67, in <module>
    client.Client()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 447, in __init__
    self.w = GwibberClient()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 29, in __init__
    self.model = gwui.Model()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 42, in __init__
    self.settings = util.SettingsMonitor()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/util.py", line 91, in __init__
    DEFAULT_SETTINGS)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/util/couch.py", line 66, in __init__
    self.database = CouchDatabase(dbname, create=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/desktopcouch/records/server.py", line 53, in __init__
    port = desktopcouch.find_port(ctx=ctx)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/desktopcouch/__init__.py", line 51, in find_port
    return _direct_access_find_port(pid=pid, ctx=ctx)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/desktopcouch/__init__.py", line 132, in __find_port__linux
    raise RuntimeError("Unable to find listening port")
RuntimeError: Unable to find listening port

expected outcome - gwibber.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gwibber 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.34-5.13-generic 2.6.34
Uname: Linux 2.6.34-5-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 4 12:38:13 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gwibber

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

thanks for the bug report. this particular bug has already been reported but feel free to report any other bugs you may find.