gnome-maps fails to start

[sally]

[Impact]

 * GNOME Maps on focal no longer starts.

 * From the upstream report this is because the GNOME Maps
   data provider no longer provides the satellite data
   that the app required.

   https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/commit/22e32384f5d3623d8fdc8c330a0adcda3047cd7a

   Upstream bug report https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/issues/382

 * GNOME Maps is a component of Ubuntu Budgie packageset. It's a universe package

[Test Plan]

 * Simply start the application on Focal. The application will not start.

 * Next enable the proposed repository via Update Manager - Settings

 * Via a terminal install the application

   gnome-maps

 * disable the proposed repository again via Update Manager - Settings. This is important so that you dont install any other test packages

 * Run gnome-maps via your chosen Desktop Environment - e.g. in Budgie - Menu - Maps

 * The application will open displaying a map

[Where problems could occur]

 * Confusion on behalf of the user because they may be used to seeing
   the Satellite View.

   The patched gnome-maps disables Satellite View.

   Note - in 21.04 and 21.10 versions of GNOME Maps, Satellite View is also not available. So this is not a regression, but for Focal users its an obvious visual change.

 * This fix applies the upstream commit that states that it resolves this matter. No other commits are mentioned on the upstream bug report.

 * I suppose the risk is that an additional commit may have been made upstream that upstream silently applied but did not show up in the patch report.

 * As such, the user testing this should be fairly familiar with gnome maps previously to confirm no additional regressions for the now working application i.e. previously the app did not run.

[Other Info]

 * Please note - on the upstream bug report, the maintainers state that the accepted fixed version of the 3.36 series is 3.36.7.

 * Focal is on 3.36.1. From a SRU point of view I would prefer if Focal was to move to the upstream maintainers recommended micro version release.

 * However, I don't see any test suite in the application source code. I'm not sure therefore that Ubuntu's SRU process would accept such a microrelease without an OK from a technical board member?

 * If such an exception is OK'd I'm happy to run through an uplift - possibly via a separate raised bug report - please advise.

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I just installed gnome-maps-3.36.1, but when I use "gnome-maps" on the command line I get the
error:

JS WARNING: [resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js 128]: reference to undefined property "aerial"

(org.gnome.Maps:8086): Gjs-WARNING **: 04:00:31.307: JS ERROR: TypeError: source is undefined
_createTileSource@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js:81:9
_createCachedSource@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js:96:22
createAerialSource@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mapSource.js:128:12
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/layersPopover.js:102:35
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/mainWindow.js:118:30
_createWindow@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/application.js:265:28
vfunc_activate@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/application.js:284:14
main@resource:///org/gnome/Maps/js/main.js:57:24
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:5
@/usr/bin/gnome-maps:2:17

gnome-maps does not open. My OS is Ubuntu 20.04.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Jun 3 03:53:39 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-04 (180 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Symptom: installation
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Douglass Baxter (dabaxter1950)]

My experience is slightly different. I had gnome-maps already installed since installing 20.04 LTS.
Maps was working fine until the latest update to my Ubuntu system.
If you give me some direction on what doc you need and how to collect, I will try my best to
gather and share.
Thank you in advance for your time.
DougB dabaxter1950

[Clement Lefebvre (clementlefebvre)]

Fixed upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/commit/22e32384f5d3623d8fdc8c330a0adcda3047cd7a
Bug report: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/issues/382

[Sprock (sprock)]

Situation here exactly as dabaxter1950 describes. Gnome-maps used to work fine in Ubuntu 20.04, then since one system update the bug appeared.

Is there anyone working on a solution for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

(I am willing to help, I just can't code at all, unfortunately. If someone gives direction, I'd be glad to at least provide some info following it.)

[Fletcher Porter (fpdotmonkey)]

Just going to give this a +1, seeing basically the same output https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/issues/384

[Clement Lefebvre (clementlefebvre)]

Fixed in Mint. GNOME Maps 3.38.2-1 was backported in 20.2, 20.1 and 20 today.

[Sprock (sprock)]

I pulled the 3.38.2-1 .deb package from a Mint-Server and installed it via apt in Ubuntu 20.04.

It does work but the satellite map view is gone!

Can anyone confirm wether this feature is indeed missing in version 3.38.2-1?

Edit:

I just found out, that this feature has indeed been dropped by the Gnome team because of cost reasons. Very unfortunate!

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

Ok - I've taken the upstream patch and applied it to the focal version of gnome-maps.

Please can folks test this to confirm that this issue is resolved without regression in this area.

As far as I can gather, the commit removes the satellite view - this is the same in hirsute and impish versions of gnome-maps.

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/scratchy
    sudo apt install gnome-maps

If this is confirmed I will kick off the SRU process to get the fix reviewed by the SRU team and hopefully (if acceptable) released.

[phil hawthorne (potholehotline)]

i followed @fossfreedom 's directions and gnome maps installed just fine

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

For those that have tested my PPA please remember to purge the PPA - its a test and will be removed at a later date.

    sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/scratchy

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

You will need to install the ppa-purge package

I.e. in a terminal

    sudo apt install ppa-purge

On Tue, 3 Aug 2021, 07:43 phil hawthorne, <email address hidden>
wrote:

> i tried the sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/scratchy command and the
> output was
>
> sudo: ppa-purge: command not found
>
> but i unticked it in software sources and it didn't appear when i ran
> sudo apt update
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1930699
>
> Title:
> gnome-maps fails to start
>
> Status in GNOME Maps:
> Unknown
> Status in gnome-maps package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in gnome-maps source package in Focal:
> In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
>
> * GNOME Maps on focal no longer starts.
>
> * From the upstream report this is because the GNOME Maps
> data provider no longer provides the satellite data
> that the app required.
>
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-
> maps/-/commit/22e32384f5d3623d8fdc8c330a0adcda3047cd7a
>
> Upstream bug report https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-
> maps/-/issues/382
>
> * GNOME Maps is a component of Ubuntu Budgie packageset. It's a
> universe package
>
> [Test Plan]
>
> * Simply start the application on Focal. The application will not
> start.
>
> * Next enable the proposed repository via Update Manager - Settings
>
> * Via a terminal install the application
>
> gnome-maps
>
> * disable the proposed repository again via Update Manager -
> Settings. This is important so that you dont install any other test
> packages
>
> * Run gnome-maps via your chosen Desktop Environment - e.g. in Budgie
> - Menu - Maps
>
> * The application will open displaying a map
>
> [Where problems could occur]
>
> * Confusion on behalf of the user because they may be used to seeing
> the Satellite View.
>
> The patched gnome-maps disables Satellite View.
>
> Note - in 21.04 and 21.10 versions of GNOME Maps, Satellite View is
> also not available. So this is not a regression, but for Focal users
> its an obvious visual change.
>
> * This fix applies the upstream commit that states that it resolves
> this matter. No other commits are mentioned on the upstream bug
> report.
>
> * I suppose the risk is that an additional commit may have been made
> upstream that upstream silently applied but did not show up in the
> patch report.
>
> * As such, the user testing this should be fairly familiar with gnome
> maps previously to confirm no additional regressions for the now
> working application i.e. previously the app did not run.
>
> [Other Info]
>
> * Please note - on the upstream bug report, the maintainers state
> that the accepted fixed version of the 3.36 series is 3.36.7.
>
> * Focal is on 3.36.1. From a SRU point of view I would prefer if
> Focal was to move to the upstream maintainers recommended micro
> version release.
>
> * However, I don't see any test suite in the application source code.
> I'm not sure therefore that Ubuntu's SRU process would accept such a
> microrelease without an OK from...

[Robie Basak (racb)]

> * If such an exception is OK'd I'm happy to run through an uplift - possibly via a separate raised bug report - please advise.

You might want to check in with seb128 at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/scope-of-gnome-mru/18041. Maybe gnome-maps would meet the definition he's driving. Figuring out the details of this is still in progress, so I suggest not waiting for that to be resolved first though.

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Hello sally, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-maps into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-maps/3.36.1-1ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

In my focal installation of Ubuntu I established that gnome-maps version 3.36.1-1 would not start. I enabled -proposed and upgraded gnome-maps to version 3.36.1-1ubuntu1. gnome-maps now starts so marking as verified.

[sally (julesflwr)]

Thank you. It seems to be working now.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-maps - 3.36.1-1ubuntu1

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gnome-maps (3.36.1-1ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium

  * Fix crash when no aerial tiles defined (LP: #1930699)
    0001-layersPopover-Fix-crash-when-no-aerial-tiles-defined.patch

 -- David Mohammed <email address hidden> Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:02:33 +0100

[Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gnome-maps has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.