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Bug 590480 - gnome-shell does not start
gnome-shell does not start
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other All
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-08-01 20:12 UTC by Flamarion Jorge
Modified: 2009-08-03 19:16 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
glxinfo (13.31 KB, text/plain)
2009-08-02 03:01 UTC, Flamarion Jorge 		Details
issue (36 bytes, application/octet-stream)
2009-08-02 03:01 UTC, Flamarion Jorge 		Details

Description Flamarion Jorge 2009-08-01 20:12:27 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
When I try to start the gnome-shell with the --replace option, the program does not work, and I am again my Metacity and gnome-Panel.

Steps to reproduce:
1. ./gnome-shell --replace
. 


Actual results:
attempt to start the program and replace the Metacity and gnome-pannel, but can not.

Expected results:
The gnome-Panel and Metacity are replaced by gnome-shell

Does this happen every time?
Yes.

Other information:
flamarion@arvore:~/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/src$ ./gnome-shell --replace
Traceback (most recent call last):

+ Trace 216742

  • File "./gnome-shell", line 282 in <module> 
    shell = start_shell()
  • File "./gnome-shell", line 177 in start_shell 
    (server_glx_extensions, client_glx_extensions, glx_extensions) = _get_glx_extensions()
  • File "./gnome-shell", line 105 in _get_glx_extensions 
    glxinfo = subprocess.Popen(["glxinfo"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
  • File "/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line 594 in __init__ 
    errread, errwrite)
  • File "/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line 1153 in _execute_child 
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory 
flamarion@arvore:~/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/src$ Aviso do gerenciador de janelas: A tela 0 na exibição ":0.0" já possui um gerenciador de janelas; tente usar a opção --replace para substituir o gerenciador de janelas atual.

(gnome-panel:16041): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -5 and height 24

(gnome-panel:16041): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd-gtk+2.0_2.16.1-2-i386-NWxSfb/gtk+2.0-2.16.1/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:878 drawable is not a pixmap or window
flamarion@arvore:~/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/src$
Comment 1 Owen Taylor 2009-08-01 20:44:42 UTC 
You are missing the glxinfo utility which the wrapper script uses.

Can you:

 A) Tell us what Linux distribution and version you are using

 B) Determine what package glxinfo is in on that distribution

Thanks!
Comment 2 Flamarion Jorge 2009-08-02 03:01:17 UTC 
Created attachment 139708 [details]
glxinfo
Comment 3 Flamarion Jorge 2009-08-02 03:01:48 UTC 
Created attachment 139709 [details]
issue
Comment 4 Flamarion Jorge 2009-08-02 03:03:47 UTC 
ii  mesa-utils                        7.0.3-7                           Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities

I will update the mesa-utils to the unstable version of the distribution and report the result.
Comment 5 Flamarion Jorge 2009-08-02 03:14:04 UTC 
updated the mesa-utils version to unstable and apparently went to work .... received no more the previous error.
I should close the bug.
Sorry for not thinking of upgrading the package before.
Thanks

ii  mesa-utils                        7.5-3                             Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities
Comment 6 Owen Taylor 2009-08-03 19:16:11 UTC 
Pushed an addition of mesa-utils to gnome-shell-build-setup.sh. Thanks for reporting the problem!