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python-qt4 package

The qt4 designer python plugin is built but not installed.

Bug #158342 reported by Wouter van Heyst
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python-qt4 (Ubuntu)
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Jonathan Riddell
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Jonathan Riddell

Bug Description

Binary package hint: python-qt4

It took me a while to find out that was the reason why following http://www.diotavelli.net/PyQtWiki/Using_Python_Custom_Widgets_in_Qt_Designer did not work.

With the simple patch attached /usr/lib/qt4/plugins/designer/libpythonplugin.so will be installed and
scanned by designer when it starts up.

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Wouter van Heyst (larstiq) wrote :
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Evan Powers (evan-powers+bugzilla) wrote :

I can confirm this; I was specifically looking for it after my 7.06->7.10 upgrade and was surprised when it wasn't installed (python-qt4_4.3-2ubuntu7).

What's odd is that the packaging appears to have all the machinery in place to build the plugin; it just doesn't install it. Looking at previous package versions, it looks like 4.2-1 added support for the plugin, and 4.2-1ubuntu1 installed the plugin as part of python-qt4-*.deb. The next Ubuntu version, 4.3-2ubuntu1, removed a line from debian/python-qt4.install and consequently does not install it--but there's no mention of this in the changelog.

As noted in the previous comment, a one line addition to an *.install file appears to be all that's needed.

Matthias Klose (doko)
Changed in python-qt4:
assignee: nobody → jr
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Jonathan Riddell (jr) wrote :
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Jonathan Riddell (jr) wrote :

python-qt4 (4.3.1-1ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

  * Add usr/lib/qt4/plugins/designer/ to pyqt4-dev-tools.install
    Closes LP: #158342

 -- Jonathan Riddell <email address hidden> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:11:03 +0000

Changed in python-qt4:
status: New → Fix Released
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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Accepted into gutsy-proposed, please test. Wouter/Jonathan, please update the description to have a monkey-proof "TEST CASE:" for the SRU verification team (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates). Thank you!

Changed in python-qt4:
status: New → Fix Committed
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Anthony Mercatante (tonio) wrote :

I removed the fix from the gutsy package, as pyqt4-dev-tools and python-qt4 both have the file in it, and pyqt4-dev-tools depends on python-qt4, is therefore not installable.
Due to the dependancy added, including the .so file in the package is no more required.

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Evan Powers (evan-powers+bugzilla) wrote :

I can confirm that the gutsy-proposed 4.3-2ubuntu7.1 version solves this bug for me. Thanks everyone.

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Evan Powers (evan-powers+bugzilla) wrote :

So, in Hardy 4.3.1-1ubuntu4, the designer plugin is installed by python-qt4, not pyqt4-dev-tools? Sure that makes sense?

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

verification-done as per comment 7. Copied to gutsy-updates, thank you!

Changed in python-qt4:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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