RE: [Boa Constr] Failure to load - config not loaded properly

[Max S. <max@TheSlimmers.net>]

Thanks for the response. I removed and reloaded python and pywindows and
after the second attempt all came back to order. You know on windows always
re-boot ;-) So all is well I have no idea what happened but we will assume
it was very specific to my system.

I will file your suggestions and should it happen again...

thanks,
max

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riaan Booysen [mailto:riaan@e.co.za]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:07 AM
> To: Max Slimmer
> Cc: boa...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Boa Constr] Failure to load - config not loaded properly
>
>
> Hi Max,
>
> This report is a bit disturbing :(
>
> I'm not sure what's happening on your system, but it seems as though
> either the $HOME environment variable was changed or for some other
> reason Boa cannot access it's resource config files.
>
> Try running with the -B command-line option
> (This forces using the preferences in Boa/Config)
>
> Max Slimmer wrote:
> > I am running boa on xp, all has been fine for months, today I
> updated latest
> > security patches
>
> I assume you are refering to normal XP patches here.
>
> > and now on starting boa it fails attempting to find
> > [splash] section when loading config information. I checked
> what I believe
> > to be the module it is trying to load is
> .../boa/config/explorer.msw.cfg,
>
> Well, if $HOME is defined it would try to load it from that directory
> + '.boa-constructor'
>
> > and it does contain the desired section and value. though
> removing this file
> > and its mates (mac.cfg and gtk.cfg) doesn't change the error.
>
> You should NOT remove boa/Config/explorer.*.cfg
>
> Removing $HOME/.boa-constructor/explorer.*.cfg is ok, defaults will be
> copied there at startup.
>
> > I have re-installed wxwindows and boa(from 0.2.8-snapshot.tgz), no
> > differance.  Any ideas would be much appreciated.
>
> Try the following:
>
> Open a command prompt.
> cd to the Boa root directory.
> Start python.
>
> Do the following:
> >>> import Preferences
> >>> import Utils
> >>> c = Utils.createAndReadConfig('Explorer')
> >>> print c.confFile
>
> What does that last statement print?
>
> (It should print the location that the config file is loaded from)
>
> Thanks,
> Riaan.
>
>
>