[SRU] Calibre: Error in viewing/changing Preferences

dbasinge@mikebuntu:~$ calibre
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
TypeError: <lambda>() takes exactly 2 arguments (3 given)

link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
TypeError: <lambda>() takes exactly 2 arguments (3 given)

I can confirm hat bug using karmic RC

Calibre is basically broken in Karmic due to this bug. A manual install solved this. Please update Calibre to the latest version.

Confirmed on 64bit AMD platform after fresh install of calibre. Impossible to use.

Hi,

I confirm I get this error, but calibre works perfectly and beside this error, I'm able to set preferences.
So why do you say it's broken?

Fabrice

fabrice_sp: I am NOT able to set preferences. If I hit the Preferences button appears the error, then General preferences. If I hit other buttons (Interface, vonversion...) in the Preference window, appears the error and the right side of the window display always General options.

I have AMD64 and English-GB localization.

You're right: the same here.
As I was able to set preferences on the first tab, I thought it was ok.
Increasing the Importance of the bug report.

From the author of calibre:
"0.6.19 is not compatible with PyQt 4.6. Either wait for 0.6.20 or downgrade PyQt to 4.5.x"
As Ubuntu has PyQt 4.6, let's see what is the patch to see if it's possible to apply it to actual version.

I've retrofitted 2 patches that I found in the bazaar repository t fix this issue.
I've uploaded the resulting package in my ppa (https://launchpad.net/~fabricesp/+archive/experimental/+packages). It should be built in 9 hours. When built, can you test and report success / failure?
If it works, I'll fulfill a SRU to get it included in Karmic.

Thanks,
Fabrice

@fabrice_sp No change with the new deb.

Strange: it fixed it in my case (just reinstalled it from the ppa).
Can you please post the result of the following commands:
apt-cache policy calibre
apt-cache policy calibre-bin

Thanks,
Fabrice

@fabrice_sp No change with the new Ubuntu 9.10 64bit. Same problem.

$ apt-cache policy calibre
calibre:
  Installed: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy calibre-bin
calibre-bin:
  Installed: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1~ppa~karmic
  Candidate: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1~ppa~karmic
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1~ppa~karmic 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages

Hi,

You should also install the calibre package (the first one), and not only the calibre-bin: the python part of calibre (the one that is failing) is in this package.

Please update and report success or failure.

Thanks,
Fabrice

WORKS! Sorry about the previoous mistake, but oly the -bin package was available at first time.

I make a complete removal of previous packages and installed calibre-bin first and calibre after and it works.

Thank you fabrice_sp!

I must had calibre working in the background, cause it worked after a reboot.

Documentation of the SRU:

Impact of the bug: the application cannot be configured, and is therefore a lot less usable.

How the bug has been addressed: The fixes has been retrofitted from upstream. Some adaptation has been required as this will be solved with release 0.6.20 and we are at 0.6.13.

TEST CASE: run calibre, click on the Preference button. The first error happen. Click now on one tab on the left, and the same error also happen.

Potential regression: the fix affect 8 different sources, but I only could test 4, so potentially, some functionalities may stop working, even if the risk is low as the change is taken from upstream.

Accepted calibre into karmic-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Hi,

I've just installed the version from proposed:
apt-cache policy calibre calibre-bin
calibre:
  Installed: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Candidate: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1~ppa~karmic 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
calibre-bin:
  Installed: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Candidate: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1~ppa~karmic 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages

and the error does not show anymore. I've also converted some books, and send them to my ebook reader, so the program seems to work fine.

Fabrice

Agreed. Seems to work without any trouble here.

apt-cache policy calibre calibre-bin
calibre:
  Installed: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Candidate: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://ftp.netspace.net.au karmic-proposed/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ftp.netspace.net.au karmic/universe Packages
calibre-bin:
  Installed: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Candidate: 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://ftp.netspace.net.au karmic-proposed/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ftp.netspace.net.au karmic/universe Packages

This bug was fixed in the package calibre - 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1

---------------
calibre (0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * fix_PyQt_4.6.patch: cherrypicked for upstream to make calibre works with
    PyQt 4.6 (LP: #457301)

 -- Fabrice Coutadeur <email address hidden> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:44:08 +0100

copied to lucid.

This bug was fixed in the package calibre - 0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1

---------------
calibre (0.6.13+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  * fix_PyQt_4.6.patch: cherrypicked for upstream to make calibre works with
    PyQt 4.6 (LP: #457301)

 -- Fabrice Coutadeur <email address hidden> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:44:08 +0100