[Fink-users] Install of gnome-libs-1.4.1.2-4 solves gnome app crashes

[Thomas P. II <tjp...@ma...>]

Several gnome apps stop crashing once gnome-libs-1.4.1.2-4 from unstable 
is installed.  The following are some of the apps affected.

gmc from the mc-4.5.54-2(stable) and mc-4.5.54-3(unstable) packages:
	Moving mouse over icons on desktop would cause gmc to crash.

Gnome Calendar 1.4.0 from gnome-pim-1.4.0-1(unstable) package:
	Moving mouse over the monthly calendar view caused crash.
	In its Color preferences, moving the mouse over the sample
	calendar caused crash.

Mahjongg from gnome-games-1.4.0.3-4(stable) package:
	Moving mouse into window caused crash.

panel for gnome (which package?):
	When setting the icon for a launcher in its properties, moving
	the mouse over the icon view of pixmaps would cause the properties
	dialog to crash.


There were some others, too, however I hope this gives an example of the 
type of problems.  They seem to be related.  In some cases, it seems 
something to do with the matrix like display of data.

Just to clarify, all of these problems (and others like them) causing 
crashes have been solved after installing gnome-libs-1.4.1.2-4, in my case 
at least.  I haven't noticed any new problems.

Some other notes of what I tried before finally installing gnome-libs-1.4.
1.2-4 from unstable, just in case it had an effect.  I installed 
everything in the Depends field of bundle-gnome one at time from the 
stable section (mostly binary with dselect).  At first, I didn't want 
everything, but eventually I added each one trying to get the other apps 
to stop crashing.  Once I practically had bundle-gnome installed without 
installing it (which I could of simply done in the beginning), I tried to 
fix gmc by installing mc-4.5.54-3 from unstable.  This had a minor 
improvement of showing the icons on the desktop, whereas before they were 
only icon titles, but gmc continued to crash just like before.  I 
researched the gnome website to determine what other basic packages were 
needed, and I read the fink-users-list and got a couple of clues about 
gnome-libs, and eventually decided to update the gnome-libs from unstable.
   Afterwards, I tested everything which would crash and found everything 
didn't crash anymore and worked fine.

Also, something which seems unrelated, gnome terminal seems to work now.  
It wasn't crashing, however it wouldn't log in.  Now it works, too.

I had absolutely no problems with anything compiling.

Oh, for those trying this to solve similar problems, if you install the 
gnome-libs-1.4.1.2-4 from unstable it will also want orbit-0.5.12-1 from 
unstable.  So you'll need to copy that from the unstable directory to the 
local directory also, though if you forget it'll remind you :-).  Because 
of this, I can't really say whether it was gnome-libs, orbit, or both 
which solved it.  But everything works now, and I haven't noticed any new 
problems.

Fink is absolutely great.  You all have really simplified everything X 
related I've installed so far.  I still had to research docs and websites 
and such before installing, as is usual before installing anything on a 
computer.  And sometimes I had to research after installing, which is 
normal when trying to use the stuff.  But documents will always have to be 
studied.  Fink is doing its job by making these packages available for 
MacOSX, and by making managing them so easy.  And chrisp and you guys have 
really made it that much simpler and doable.  All in your spare time, eh?  
Amazing...


-- Thom