GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 606601
The parameter --usage does not provide any information
Last modified: 2018-07-01 09:01:34 UTC
I am reporting this bug from Lauchpad bug # 505710: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/f-spot/+bug/505710 Binary package hint: f-spot I see reading information on the web that there are -b and -p command line options for f-spot. The man pages don't say anything about them. The man pages for f-spot suggest using a --usage option, but that doesn't work. It appears that the f-spot team needs to update the documentation. If you have a way to find out what the options are I'd like to know. Thanks, Rob ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 CheckboxSubmission: b3f7c5231c874165f4d7945857608f87 CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308 Date: Sun Jan 10 18:28:55 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) Package: f-spot 0.6.1.5-0ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic SourcePackage: f-spot Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686 Here is the information provided by the command line paramter: walkerd@walkerd-desktop:~$ f-spot --help F-Spot 0.6.1.5 - (c)2003-2009, Novell Inc Personal photo management for the GNOME Desktop Usage: f-spot [options] Options: -b -basedir PARAM path to the photo database folder -? -help -usage Show this help list -i -import PARAM import from the given uri -p -photodir PARAM default import folder -shutdown shutdown a running f-spot instance -slideshow display a slideshow -V -version Display version and licensing information -versions Display version and dependencies informations -v -view view file(s) or directory(ies) walkerd@walkerd-desktop:~$ f-spot --usage (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times [Info 20:23:39.596] Initializing DBus [Info 20:23:39.687] Initializing Mono.Addins [Info 20:23:39.812] Starting new FSpot server (f-spot 0.6.1.5) ** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed ** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed ** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed ** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed ** (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed [Info 20:23:40.547] Starting BeagleService [Info 20:23:40.560] Hack for gnome-settings-daemon engaged (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: GdkPixbufLoader finalized without calling gdk_pixbuf_loader_close() - this is not allowed. You must explicitly end the data stream to the loader before dropping the last reference. (/usr/lib/f-spot/f-spot.exe:14387): Gdk-WARNING **: losing last reference to undestroyed window [Info 20:23:44.121] Exiting walkerd@walkerd-desktop:~$
unexpededly, the option if -usage, the single - is unexpected -- is typical for long options in unix. Anyway, the -usage option works as described: $ f-spot -usage F-Spot 0.6.1.1 - (c)2003-2009, Novell Inc Personal photo management for the GNOME Desktop Usage: f-spot [options] Options: -b -basedir PARAM path to the photo database folder -? -help -usage Show this help list -i -import PARAM import from the given uri -p -photodir PARAM default import folder -shutdown shutdown a running f-spot instance -slideshow display a slideshow -V -version Display version and licensing information -versions Display version and dependencies informations -v -view view file(s) or directory(ies) $ This ticket could be closed. Another ticket, to use --long_options, could be written. On my gentoo system, I don't have any f-spot man pages. Maybe ubuntu has man pages that suggest --usage?
f-spot is not under active development anymore, has not seen code changes for five years, and saw its last tarball release in the year 2010. Its codebase has been archived: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/f-spot/commits/master Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping to reflect reality. Please feel free to reopen this ticket (or rather transfer the project to GNOME Gitlab, as GNOME Bugzilla is deprecated) if anyone takes the responsibility for active development again.