GNOME Documents won't start.

[Newfie]

After installing gnome-documents, I searched (using GNOME Shell) for the name "Documents" and launched it, but nothing happened. When run from the terminal I get this:

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$ gnome-documents
Gtk-DEBUG: Connecting to session manager

** WARNING **: Failed to load shared library 'libgdprivate-1.0.so' referenced by the typelib: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"gjs_throw"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"("Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@gjs_throw:0
()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:932
DocumentModel()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:927
()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:823
DocumentManager()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:814
([object _private_Gtk_Application])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:164
start()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/main.js:26
@<command line>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = '"Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: this._mainWindow is undefined
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '80'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"([object _private_Gtk_Application])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:80
([object _private_Gtk_Application],[object _private_Gio_ApplicationCommandLine])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:174
start()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/main.js:26
@<co
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-documents 0.3.4-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 20 10:39:13 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120308)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-documents
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Fran Diéguez (frandieguez)]

Exactly the same here:

fran@leela:~$ LC_ALL=C gnome-documents
(gnome-documents:7911): Gtk-DEBUG: Connecting to session manager

** (gnome-documents:7911): WARNING **: Failed to load shared library 'libgdprivate-1.0.so' referenced by the typelib: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"gjs_throw"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"("Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@gjs_throw:0
()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:932
DocumentModel()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:927
()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:823
DocumentManager()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:814
([object _private_Gtk_Application])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:164
start()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/main.js:26
@<command line>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = '"Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: this._mainWindow is undefined
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '80'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"([object _private_Gtk_Application])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:80
([object _private_Gtk_Application],[object _private_Gio_ApplicationCommandLine])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:174
start()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/main.js:26
@<command line>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = '"this._mainWindow is undefined"'

[Michael Gratton (mjog)]

This is occurring because the private gnome-documents library libgdprivate-1.0.so is linked against libevdocument3.so.3, however the package libevince3-3 now provides libevdocument3.so.4.

So it looks like gnome-documents only needs to be rebuilt against teh new libevince3-3, and maybe needs a build-dep or something so this happens automatically in the future.

[Michael Gratton (mjog)]

Just to confirm - rebuilding the g-d package locally against libevince3-3 fixes the problem.

[Jonathan Yip (helkaluin)]

Does this bug affect the Documents search now integrated in Gnome Shell search?

[Ngassam Nkwenga (cyrildz)]

I have the same Problem, Documents won't start, but I have a different error from the terminal :

shindz@shindz-desktop:~$ gnome-documents
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"gjs_throw"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"("Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found")@gjs_throw:0
@/usr/share/gjs-1.0/overrides/Gio.js:23
"'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = '"Requiring GjsDBus, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'GjsDBus' (any version) not found"'

** (gnome-documents:16423): WARNING **: Failed to load shared library 'libgdprivate-1.0.so' referenced by the typelib: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"gjs_throw"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"("Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@gjs_throw:0
()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:932
DocumentModel()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:927
()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:823
DocumentManager()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/documents.js:814
([object _private_Gtk_Application])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:164
start()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/main.js:26
@<command line>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = '"Could not locate gd_create_list_store: libevdocument3.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: this._mainWindow is undefined
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '80'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js"'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"([object _private_Gtk_Application])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:80
([object _private_Gtk_Application],[object _private_Gio_ApplicationCommandLine])@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/application.js:174
start()@/usr/share/gnome-documents/js/main.js:26
@<command line>:1
"'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = '"this._mainWindow is undefined"'

[Julien Olivier (julo)]

@helkaluin: I don't get any document results from the overview, so I guess it's broken too.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-documents - 0.3.4-1ubuntu1

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gnome-documents (0.3.4-1ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * Rebuild against new evince (LP: #960179, LP: #968145)
 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:30:57 -0400

[Jonathan Yip (helkaluin)]

I still don't see any document results in the overview after the update. Shall I open a bug?

[Roman Brodylo (roman-brodylo)]

I can confirm the Bug has been fixed. Works for me now.
Thanks to all you hard working folks.