Re: [sshmenu] Installation Problems

[Grant M. <gr...@mc...>]

On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 16:42 +0200, =C3=96hler, Alessandro wrote:
> Hi
>=20
> I have troubles to run your applet.
> I=C2=B4m running gnome and gentoo Linux.
> As there is no ebuild available i added it manually with make install.

Hmm the 'make install' has only been tested on Debian/Ubuntu.  One thing
it doesn't do at all (but probably should) is check dependencies.  The
dependencies and file locations are documented here:

  http://sshmenu.sourceforge.net/download/install.html

The easiest way to check the basic dependencies is to run the standalone
version of sshmenu from the command line:

  sshmenu-gnome

If that pops up a tiny little window with a menu then you have the basic
Ruby and Ruby-Gtk library dependencies satisfied.  The only other
library required is the panelapplet2 ruby library.

> Then i can select the "SSH Menu Applet" in the add to Panel menu.

That suggests that the sshmenu-applet.server file at least is in the
right place.  The .server file tells GNOME where to find the
'executable' for the applet.  Specifically, it points at:

  /usr/lib/gnome-panel/sshmenu-applet

Check that file exists and is executable.

> But here the Problems beginn with a Errormessage.
>=20
> "The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:GNOME_SSHMenuApple=
t"

There is a trick to debugging panel applet problems.  First, make sure
you've removed all instances of the applet from the panel.  Then from a
command window run the applet executable:

  /usr/lib/gnome-panel/sshmenu-applet

This should not give any errors, not pop up any windows and not return
to a command prompt - i.e.: your shell window is waiting for the applet
executable to exit (which it won't).

Now, with the applet executable still running in the shell window, use
the GUI to add the applet to the panel.  The panel will attach to the
running instance of the applet and any errors will go to the terminal.

I'm assuming that at some point in this process you'll get an error that
give us a clue.

Cheers
Grant