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Bug 597718 - Error running meld on svn versioned file
Error running meld on svn versioned file
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: meld
Classification: Other
Component: version
1.3.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Kai Willadsen
Stephen Kennedy
: 620862 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-10-07 18:48 UTC by chris.scrimgeour
Modified: 2010-06-07 21:44 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Patch that avoids passing the empty string to subprocess (751 bytes, patch)
2009-10-11 00:21 UTC, Kai Willadsen 		none Details | Review

Description chris.scrimgeour 2009-10-07 18:48:29 UTC 
Running meld from within a subversion tree with the command 'meld Jamfile' gives an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):

+ Trace 218137

  • File "/usr/local/lib/meld/task.py", line 130 in iteration 
    ret = task()
  • File "/usr/local/lib/meld/vcview.py", line 353 in run_diff_iter 
    diff = difffunc()
  • File "/usr/local/lib/meld/vcview.py", line 419 in _command_iter 
    r = readfunc()
  • File "/usr/local/lib/meld/misc.py", line 209 in __call__ 
    self.proc = subprocess.Popen(command, cwd=workdir, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
  • File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 595 in __init__ 
    errread, errwrite)
  • File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 1092 in _execute_child 
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '' 

The command 'meld ./Jamfile' works as expected.
Comment 1 Kai Willadsen 2009-10-11 00:21:11 UTC 
Created attachment 145236 [details] [review]
Patch that avoids passing the empty string to subprocess

In the move to using subprocess, it looks like the case where the current working directory is passed in as "" was missed. This patch fixes the problem for me... can you confirm whether it works for you as well?
Comment 2 David Kelley 2009-10-12 19:15:31 UTC 
I also encountered this bug and this patch works for me.
Comment 3 Kai Willadsen 2009-10-12 23:46:00 UTC 
I've pushed this patch to head. Thanks for the bug report.
Comment 4 chris.scrimgeour 2009-10-20 20:46:30 UTC 
This patch works for me. Thanks.
Comment 5 Kai Willadsen 2010-06-07 21:44:49 UTC 
*** Bug 620862 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***