Latest build of KIG for 4buntu 12.04 does not support python scripting

[cynic]

[Impact]
I have the latest version of kig installed on 12.04. Python scripting support should be available thru Objects-> Other. However, it is not available. I have communicated with the kig developers who have confirmed this. It looks like the boost libraries were not in place during the build (searched thru the build log from here)

https://launchpadlibrarian.net/108542763/buildlog_ubuntu-precise-i386.kig_4%3A4.8.4-0ubuntu0.1_BUILDING.txt.gz

The log of the build (referred to above) shows that the build did not get the boost-dev libraries which are apparently required for python scripting support.

[Test Case]
1) Install the latest version of kig from the repository.
2) Start Kig, click on Objects -> Other - you see no link to Python scripting, which, according to the online manual, you should see.
3) Install kig from -proposed
4) do Step 2 again, you should now see the Python scripting entry in the menu.

[Regression Potential]
Nothing is disabled by building with boost-python so there should be no regression possible.

[Philip Muškovac (yofel)]

Works in raring as the boost dependency is in place there.

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Hello cynic, or anyone else affected,

Accepted into quantal-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation 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, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

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

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Hello cynic, or anyone else affected,

Accepted into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation 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, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

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

[Philip Muškovac (yofel)]

Verified in precise and quantal that the python scripting option is back again.
It would be good to have someone that uses it test it too please.

[cynic (netkabuki)]

Attempting to do 'sudo apt-get install kig/precise-proposed' results in error message:

E: Release 'precise-proposed' for package 'kig' was not found.

I checked the proposed box in Update Manager, so that is in place and so is the /etc/apt/preferences file.
Looks like I am somohow not hitting the proposed repository. What am I missing?

Thanks

[cynic (netkabuki)]

perhaps I tried too soon? the message does say it will be available 'in afew hours'. So, I will try in a couple of hours from now and report back.

[cynic (netkabuki)]

OK, installed from proposed and I now have the python option available on the dropdown. I will continue to test the python interface and report back in a few days.

Thanks all.

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been 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 regresssions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kig - 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.2

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kig (4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.2) quantal-proposed; urgency=low

  * Build-Depend on libboost-python1.49-dev to enable the python scripting
    support again which got removed by accident in the kdeedu split
    (LP: #1111697)
 -- Philip Muskovac <email address hidden> Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:13:15 +0100

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kig - 4:4.8.4-0ubuntu0.2

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kig (4:4.8.4-0ubuntu0.2) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * Build-Depend on libboost-python1.46-dev to enable the python scripting
    support again which got removed by accident in the kdeedu split
    (LP: #1111697)
 -- Philip Muskovac <email address hidden> Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:39:07 +0100