From: doug <do...@o2...> - 2013-01-20 15:28:33
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Further comments in-line: On 20/01/13 00:05, Benny Malengier wrote: > > > > 2013/1/19 doug <do...@o2... <mailto:do...@o2...>> > > I'm trying to install gramps 4.0.0-alpha3 from tarball on > Mint Debian Update 6 Cinnamon with bsddb3 and python3. > I removed gramps 3.4.2-1 completely, then followed > http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_029:_GTK3-GObject_introspection_Conversion#Ubuntu_12.10_.28Linux_Mint_14.2 > as best I can, substituting 'python3' for 'python' where > possible. > > 'python3 setup.py build' appears to complete without > problems, but > 'python3 setup.py install' produces the following errors on > different streams: > > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/gramps/plugins/docgen/rtfdoc.py", > line 298 >    self.text += '{{\*\updnprop5801}\up10 ' >              ^ > SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't > decode bytes in position 4-6: truncated \uXXXX escape > > > This might be fixed in upcoming alpha4. It should be \\ > instead of \, but as said, I think this has been done > already. If not after alpha4, submit a bug ticket. >  I've tried doubling '\' in various positions in this line. All get the same error. .................. SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't > decode bytes in position 4-6: truncated \uXXXX escape > > > Error in file > "/usr/share/gnome/applications/display.im6.desktop": > "NoDisplay=true" is an invalid MIME type ("NoDisplay=true" > does not contain a subtype) > Warning in file "/usr/share/applications/gnumeric.desktop": > usage of MIME type "zz-application/zz-winassoc-xls" is > discouraged ("zz-application/zz-winassoc-xls" should be > replaced with "application/vnd.ms-excel") > > > Hmm, this might be Gramps calling to update the mime > database, and you having errors in it from other previously > installed applications. Here it talks about > /usr/share/gnome/applications/display.im6.desktop and > /usr/share/applications/gnumeric.desktop which Gramps itself > normally does not touch. > In README/INSTALL it is written how you can do install > without doing MIME update There's nothing in the alpha3 README or INSTALL about this and I've been unable to track down instructions anywhere else. Can you give me a reference? <snip> Doug |