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Bug 721784 - Error when using meld with a CVS repo
Error when using meld with a CVS repo
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: meld
Classification: Other
Component: general
1.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: meld-maint
meld-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-01-08 13:05 UTC by Martin Langwisch
Modified: 2014-01-21 20:40 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
my workaround (3.37 KB, text/x-python)
2014-01-08 13:05 UTC, Martin Langwisch 		Details

Description Martin Langwisch 2014-01-08 13:05:36 UTC 
Created attachment 265700 [details]
my workaround

+ Trace 233007

  • File "/usr/lib/meld/meld/vc/__init__.py", line 86 in get_vcs 
    max_depth = max(len(vc.root) for vc in vcs if vc.VC_ROOT_WALK)






Comment 1


Kai Willadsen





          2014-01-08 20:01:41 UTC
        



What's the actual error?

Also what version of Meld are you using?






Comment 2


Martin Langwisch





          2014-01-09 08:12:12 UTC
        



Hi,

I'm using version 1.8.3 on a debian testing.
The error message appeared when I tried to use meld within a cvs-dir:
~/webapps$ meld .
to check in my current work






Comment 3


Kai Willadsen





          2014-01-10 22:10:09 UTC
        



I can't see an error message anywhere above.






Comment 4


Julian Sikorski





          2014-01-16 20:38:07 UTC
        



$  meld .
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. please move it to /home/julas/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf manually
Traceback (most recent call last):




+
Trace
    233043






    

  • 
          File "/usr/bin/meld",
          line 173
            in <module>

    main()
    

    • 

  • 
          File "/usr/bin/meld",
          line 165
            in main

    new_window = app.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
    

    • 

  • 
          File "/usr/share/meld/meld/meldapp.py",
          line 169
            in parse_args

    tab = open_paths(args, options.auto_compare, options.auto_merge)
    

    • 

  • 
          File "/usr/share/meld/meld/meldwindow.py",
          line 793
            in open_paths

    tab = self.append_vcview(a, auto_compare)
    

    • 

  • 
          File "/usr/share/meld/meld/meldwindow.py",
          line 753
            in append_vcview

    doc.set_location(location)
    

    • 

  • 
          File "/usr/share/meld/meld/vcview.py",
          line 395
            in set_location

    self.choose_vc(vc.get_vcs(os.path.abspath(location or ".")))
    

    • 

  • 
          File "/usr/share/meld/meld/vc/__init__.py",
          line 86
            in get_vcs

    max_depth = max(len(vc.root) for vc in vcs if vc.VC_ROOT_WALK)
    

    • 


ValueError: max() arg is an empty sequence











Comment 6


Kai Willadsen





          2014-01-21 20:40:42 UTC
        



This problem has been fixed in our software repository. The fix will go into the next software release. Thank you for your bug report.