Sugar Browse fails on startup

[Edward Cherlin]

Binary package hint: sugar-web-activity

Ubuntu Hardy 8.04
Browse installed from package sugar-web-activity 86-0ubuntu-1

When I click on the Browse icon to start it, it indicates that it is starting, and then goes away rather than opening.

The log file, org.laptop.WebActivity-1.log, says

ImportError: libxul.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

In fact, /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/libxul.so is present. Adding a symlink from /usr/lib/libxul.so fixes this problem, but then,

ImportError: libxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

In fact, /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/libxpcom.so is present. Adding a symlink from /usr/lib/libxpcom.so fixes this problem, but then,

ImportError: libpyxpcom.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

In fact, /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/libpyxpcom.so is present. Adding a symlink from /usr/lib/libpyxpcom.so fixes this problem, but then,

ImportError: libsqlite3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

In fact, /usr/lib/sqlite3.0.8.6.so is present. Adding a symlink from /usr/lib/sqlite3.so fixes this problem, but then,

ImportError: libmozjs.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

In fact, /usr/lib/mozjs.so is present. Adding a symlink from /usr/lib/mozjs.so fixes this problem.

But then, we get serious problems. From org.laptop.WebActivity-9.log:

Obtaining the module object from Python failed.

<type 'exceptions.AttributeError'>: 'module' object has no attribute 'NS_GetModule'
Creating an interface object to be used as a result failed

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 443, in MakeInterfaceResult
    return Component(ob, iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 229, in __init__
    self.QueryInterface(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 299, in QueryInterface
    self._remember_interface_info(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 272, in _remember_interface_info
    method_infos, getters, setters, constants = BuildInterfaceInfo(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 147, in BuildInterfaceInfo
    interface = xpt.Interface(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/xpt.py", line 83, in __init__
    item = iim.GetInfoForIID(iid)
<type 'exceptions.TypeError'>: Objects of type 'IID' can not be converted to an IID
Creating an interface object to be used as a result failed

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 443, in MakeInterfaceResult
    return Component(ob, iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 229, in __init__
    self.QueryInterface(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 299, in QueryInterface
    self._remember_interface_info(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 272, in _remember_interface_info
    method_infos, getters, setters, constants = BuildInterfaceInfo(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 147, in BuildInterfaceInfo
    interface = xpt.Interface(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/xpt.py", line 83, in __init__
    item = iim.GetInfoForIID(iid)
<type 'exceptions.TypeError'>: Objects of type 'IID' can not be converted to an IID
Obtaining the module object from Python failed.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/server/__init__.py", line 82, in NS_GetModule
    import loader
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/server/loader.py", line 74, in <module>
    class PythonComponentLoader:
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/server/loader.py", line 75, in PythonComponentLoader
    _com_interfaces_ = components.interfaces.nsIComponentLoader
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/components.py", line 103, in __getattr__
    return self._get_one(attr)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/components.py", line 153, in _get_one
    raise xpcom.COMException(nsError.NS_ERROR_NO_INTERFACE, "The interface '%s' does not exist" % (name,))
<class 'xpcom.Exception'>: 0x-7fffbffe (-2147467262)
Creating an interface object to be used as a result failed

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 443, in MakeInterfaceResult
    return Component(ob, iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 229, in __init__
    self.QueryInterface(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 299, in QueryInterface
    self._remember_interface_info(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 272, in _remember_interface_info
    method_infos, getters, setters, constants = BuildInterfaceInfo(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/client/__init__.py", line 147, in BuildInterfaceInfo
    interface = xpt.Interface(iid)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/xpcom/xpt.py", line 83, in __init__
    item = iim.GetInfoForIID(iid)
<type 'exceptions.TypeError'>: Objects of type 'IID' can not be converted to an IID
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/sugar-activity", line 147, in <module>
    create_activity_instance(constructor, handle)
  File "/usr/bin/sugar-activity", line 44, in create_activity_instance
    activity = constructor(handle)
  File "/usr/share/activities/Web.activity/webactivity.py", line 94, in __init__
    self._browser = Browser()
  File "/usr/share/activities/Web.activity/browser.py", line 76, in __init__
    WebView.__init__(self)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/hulahop/webview.py", line 214, in __init__
    self.browser.containerWindow = self._chrome
TypeError: nsISupports has read-only attributes

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

The problem is in hulahop, which needs to be rebuilt when a new xulrunner is released with firefox updates.

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

The solution is to rebuild sugar-hulahop on intrepid, and hulahop on hardy, with no changes. That will build it against the new xulrunner.

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

The impact of this bug is that the Sugar web browser fails to start.

There is no fix to backport - just a rebuild against the newer xulrunner-1.9 will fix it.

TEST CASE: Install sugar and sugar-activities. Run "sugar-emulator" which runs Sugar in Xephyr. Press F3 to get to the Home View. Click the "List View" icon at the top right of the screen. Click on the Browse icon to launch it. Success means the browser launches with an about:blank page. Press alt-shift-q to exit Sugar.

Please note that the source package is hulahop in hardy, and sugar-hulahop in intrepid and jaunty.

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

This is a regression - the packages were broken by a firefox update, which changed the xulrunner paths.

I have mailed the mozillateam list asking to work together so that we can do sugar-hulahop with future FF/xulrunner updates.

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

Declining for Jaunty, there's no need to put it on the release
team's radar, and there is loads of time to fix it.

Thanks,

James

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

motu-sru, can this be approved please?

[Cody A.W. Somerville (cody-somerville)]

ACK

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

This needs sponsorship now please.

[LaserJock (laserjock)]

I've uploaded hulahop 0.4-1ubuntu3.1 to hardy-proposed and sugar-hulahop 0.4.6-0ubuntu2.1 to intrepid-proposed.

[Stefan Ebner (sebner)]

Unsubscribed u-u-s because no work for jaunty needed.

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

There was a firefox update, bumping xulrunner to 1.9.0.5. I don't see the hulahop updates in -proposed yet, hopefully they will build with the newest version.

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

The Ubuntu MozillaTeam's advice: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-mozillateam/2008-November/000531.html

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

<marcopg> morgs: not sure it's possible to use the glue yet
<morgs> marcopg: yeah I don't see any reference to pyxpcom
<marcopg> right

[Shikhar (shikhar)]

facing same issue, on intrepid

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted hulahop into hardy-proposed, please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted sugar-hulahop into intrepid-proposed, please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Nubae (dvanassche)]

installed hulahop and python-hulahop from -proposed and now browse launches without issues on intrepid...

ACK

[Mattias Ohlsson (mattias-oh)]

I can also confirm that the packade python-hulahop that is in intrepid-proposed works, at least on my 32-bits Intrepid installation. By works I mean that the Browse-activity now launches.

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

hulahop_0.4-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb from hardy-proposed fixed the problem on hardy.

ACK

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package sugar-hulahop - 0.4.6-0ubuntu2.1

---------------
sugar-hulahop (0.4.6-0ubuntu2.1) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low

  * no change upload to rebuild against newer xulrunner
    Closes LP: #263173

 -- Jordan Mantha <email address hidden> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:45:42 -0800

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Can this please be fixed in jaunty ASAP?

[Morgan Collett (morgan)]

The jaunty issue is a dependency on python-xpcom 1.9 from debian, whereas we ship that within xulrunner-1.9 and ship python-xpcom 1.8.

debdiff attached for jaunty - please sponsor.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package sugar-hulahop - 0.4.8~dfsg-3ubuntu3

---------------
sugar-hulahop (0.4.8~dfsg-3ubuntu3) jaunty; urgency=low

  * debian/rules: Replace dependency on python-xpcom with xulrunner-1.9
    (LP: #263173)

 -- Morgan Collett <email address hidden> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:22:13 +0200

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package hulahop - 0.4-1ubuntu3.1

---------------
hulahop (0.4-1ubuntu3.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  * no change upload to rebuild against newer xulrunner
      Closes LP: #263173

 -- Jordan Mantha <email address hidden> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:54:30 -0800