[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#794438: Partition manager does not launch

[Herminio Hernandez Jr]

On Friday, December 9, 2016 11:02:45 PM MST Herminio Hernandez Jr wrote:
> Package: partitionmanager
> Version: 1.0.3-2.1
> Followup-For: Bug #794438
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I am also see that partionmanager is failing to launch.
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> 
> I upgraded from stretch to sid and then installed partitionmanager.
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> 
> When I tried to launch partionmanger I did not even see it appear in either
> krunner or app launcher. I then ran it in konsole as root and recieved the
> following
> 
> root at KDE-Gazelle:/home/rican-linux# partitionmanager
> partitionmanager(3762)/kdeui (kdelibs): Session bus not found
> To circumvent this problem try the following command (with Linux and bash)
> export $(dbus-launch)
> KCrash: Application 'partitionmanager-bin' crashing...
> KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/drkonqi from kdeinit
> KCrash: Connect sock_file=/root/.kde/socket-KDE-Gazelle/kdeinit4__0
> Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/drkonqi directly
> drkonqi(3765)/kdeui (kdelibs): Session bus not found
> To circumvent this problem try the following command (with Linux and bash)
> export $(dbus-launch)
> Unable to start Dr. Konqi
> Not forwarding the crash to Apport.
> 
> I then ran the command export $(dbus-launch). It ran the application but I
> could not reformat my usb drive. I saw the following in konsole
> 
> root at KDE-Gazelle:/home/rican-linux# export $(dbus-launch)
> root at KDE-Gazelle:/home/rican-linux# partitionmanager
> partitionmanager(3801)/kdeui (kdelibs): Attempt to use QAction
> "toggleDockDevices" with KXMLGUIFactory!
> partitionmanager(3801)/kdeui (kdelibs): Attempt to use QAction
> "toggleDockOperations" with KXMLGUIFactory!
> partitionmanager(3801)/kdeui (kdelibs): Attempt to use QAction
> "toggleDockInformation" with KXMLGUIFactory!
> partitionmanager(3801)/kdeui (kdelibs): Attempt to use QAction
> "toggleDockLog" with KXMLGUIFactory!
> Connecting to deprecated signal
> QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
> QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication.
> Application may misbehave.
> QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication.
> Application may misbehave.
> kbuildsycoca4 running...
> "KConfigIni: In file /tmp/kde-root/kconf_updateHV3950.tmp, line 1: " Invalid
> entry (missing '=')
> QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication.
> Application may misbehave.
> QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication.
> Application may misbehave.
> partitionmanager(3801)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton)
> KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
> partitionmanager(3801)/kdecore (KConfigSkeleton)
> KCoreConfigSkeleton::writeConfig:
> 
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
> 
> partionmanager failed to function properly
> 
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> 
> partionmanager to run properly
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: stretch/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> 
> Versions of packages partitionmanager depends on:
> ii  kde-runtime           4:16.08.3-1
> ii  libblkid1             2.29-1
> ii  libc6                 2.24-8
> ii  libgcc1               1:6.2.1-5
> ii  libkdecore5           4:4.14.26-1
> ii  libkdeui5             4:4.14.26-1
> ii  libkio5               4:4.14.26-1
> ii  libparted-fs-resize0  3.2-17
> ii  libparted2            3.2-17
> ii  libqtcore4            4:4.8.7+dfsg-11
> ii  libqtgui4             4:4.8.7+dfsg-11
> ii  libstdc++6            6.2.1-5
> ii  libuuid1              2.29-1
> 
> partitionmanager recommends no packages.
> 
> Versions of packages partitionmanager suggests:
> ii  dosfstools     4.0-2
> pn  hfsplus        <none>
> pn  hfsutils       <none>
> pn  jfsutils       <none>
> pn  ntfsprogs      <none>
> pn  reiser4progs   <none>
> pn  reiserfsprogs  <none>
> pn  xfsprogs       <none>
> 
> -- no debconf information

I have built debian packages (although I am not too familiar with building 
with git) and would like to help here. I tried building partition manager 
using the debain/ from kde neon on the upstream source, but the application 
still crashes. Is this not the best way to do this?


Herminio
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