[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#639995: epigrass does not start on GNOME

[Andreas Tille]

On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 11:21:49AM +0200, melchiaros wrote:
> I´ve cleaned up(complete remove and install again) all direct dependent
> packages of epigrass, but it keeps at console:
> 
> epigrass
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/epigrass", line 5, in <module>
>     from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2672,
> in <module>
>     working_set.require(__requires__)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 654, in
> require
>     needed = self.resolve(parse_requirements(requirements))
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 552, in
> resolve
>     raise DistributionNotFound(req)
> pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: distribute
 
Thanks for the detailed investigation into this problem.  I forewarded
the problem to debian-mentors list anyway - I admit I have no idea what
this might mean.
 
> Point3: Under Education there is no entry of epigrass on my system.

Umm, good point.  While this is surely differently than it should be
regarding the menu system - the package just does not belong into the
Education section but it is rather Science.  On the other hand: I just
realise that on my system.  I do not have the slightest idea why the
Epigrass entry is missing in your Education section.  Technically it
should be there but from the content of the package (and not only this)
Education is just bloated by several Scientific packages which are
simply stupidly placed there.  This should probably be discussed
elsewhere.
 
> Point2: ->??? Sorry, but I´am not sure what you mean -> I reside mainly
> on openSUSE, so is this a debian specifica or a education missing of mine?

I admit I'm a bit menu-ignorant and my workflow *always* includes
pressing a shortcut key to fire up a terminal and type the program I
want to start.  That's just faster for *me* but it disables me to see
other peoples problem with menus (which is bad).
 
> And with "start in GNOME" I mean mouse clicking on the desktop menu, not
> console. All trough menu: applications->science -> whatever application

My gues is that Xfce and GNOME menus are simply differently organised.
This would explain the different views we both have.
 
> And yes in the future I will be careful  with "grave". -> Thank you for
> the hint-> as I wrote: I´am not so familiar with the debian ecosystem.

That's perfectly fine.  As I said I really appreciate your effort to do
some user experience quality checking.  It is better to file a bug at
all even with the wrong severity and we discuss / fix this later rather
than keeping silent and do report nothing.  So just keep on your checks
and report problems.

Kind regards

       Andreas.

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