Screenruler will no longer run[SOLVED]

[jserink]

Hi All:

From the graaff overlay:

jerinkturion jserink # emerge -pv screenruler

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ] gnome-extra/screenruler-0.89.1 0 kB [1]

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB
Portage tree and overlays:
[0] /usr/portage
[1] /var/lib/layman/graaff


Awesome tool to get dimensions of pdf spec sheets....it won't run any more. Re-emerged, still won't run.
Form a bash console as me:

jserink@jerinkturion ~ $ screenruler
Loading libraries...
Connecting to GConf...
Creating windows...
./utils/glade_window.rb: line 32
Gtk-WARNING **:GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
./utils/glade_window.rb: line 32
Gtk-WARNING **:GtkSpinButton: setting an adjustment with non-zero page size is deprecated
Reading settings...
Presenting ruler...
./utils/canvas.rb:40:in `initialize': undefined method `create_cairo_context' for #<Gdk::Pixmap:0x7f514a162158 ptr=0xbd4c10>
from /usr/bin/screenruler:74:in `call'
from /usr/bin/screenruler:74:in `main'
from /usr/bin/screenruler:74
Shutting down...


ANy hints on how to make this go?

Cheers,
John

[christofdeluca]

Bump. Same problem.

[jserink]

According to this:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=470969&aid=3178228&group_id=53614

its a ruby-gnome2 problem that has just been fixed. unfortunately, what we have in portage is this:
jerinkturion jserink # ls -l /usr/portage/dev-ruby/ruby-gnome2
total 20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6674 Oct 22 21:44 ChangeLog
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1065 Oct 22 21:44 Manifest
-rw-r--r-- 1 portage portage 157 Aug 6 2003 metadata.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 651 Oct 21 05:53 ruby-gnome2-0.19.4.ebuild

at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ruby-gnome2/files/ruby-gnome2/ there is:

Home / ruby-gnome2
Name Modified Size Status
Parent folder
ruby-gnome2-0.90.8 2011-03-04
ruby-gnome2-0.90.7 2011-02-02
ruby-gnome2-0.90.6 2011-01-30
ruby-gnome2-0.90.5 2010-10-28
ruby-gnome2-0.90.4 2010-10-24
ruby-gnome2-0.90.3 2010-10-23
ruby-gnome2-0.90.2 2010-09-26
ruby-gnome2-0.90.1 2010-09-23
ruby-gnome2-0.90.0 2010-09-23
ruby-gnome2-0.19.4 2010-04-17

We're 9 versions behind. The bug was fixed in Fen so the latest trunk should have it.

Is there an over-lay with ruby-gnome2 on it?

Cheers,
john

[jserink]

ok, tried this:

Downloaded ruby-gnome2 all from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ruby-gnome2/files/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2-0.90.8/

and manully built and installed it.
Re emerged screenruler and same problem.

Darn, I miss this app.

[haarp]

me too

[dberkholz]

I like it too. Guessing it may need porting to a newer ruby-gnome2.

[jserink]

Hi All;

Did and emerge -uDp world today and a new rcairo got brought in.
Screenruler still didn't run, same error.
Followed the instructions here:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34823

1. Re-remerged rcairo just to be sure,
2. re-emerged ruby-gtk2,
3. re-emerged ruby-pango,
4. re-emerged screenruler.....and it works!

YYYEEESSSS!!!!!!

Cheers,
john

[haarp]

Indeed, it works again. Thanks!

[jserink]

Ok guys....., here we go again.

Ruby 1.8 is being removed from portage so screenruler 89.1 will get binned with it.

There is a new release of screen ruler 0.960 that runs under ruby 1.9 but I can't find an ebuild for it.


Anyone have any idea on that?

Cheers,
John

[jserink]

Source is here:
https://launchpad.net/screenruler

[jserink]

Hi All:

Ok, so I downloaded the source and expanded it out and ran screenruler.rb, got an error about not finding gettext so emerged ruby-gettext.
That error is now gone but got a bunch of other ones....
jserink@jserinki7 ~/Downloads/screenruler-0.960+bzr41 $ ruby screenruler.rb
Loading libraries...
/usr/lib64/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require': cannot load such file -- ruler_window (LoadError)
from /usr/lib64/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
from /home/jserink/Downloads/screenruler-0.960+bzr41/utils/addons_ruby.rb:59:in `block in require'
from /home/jserink/Downloads/screenruler-0.960+bzr41/utils/addons_ruby.rb:59:in `each'
from /home/jserink/Downloads/screenruler-0.960+bzr41/utils/addons_ruby.rb:59:in `require'
from screenruler.rb:51:in `<main>'

ruler_window.rb is in the source directory so not sure how to deal with this one.
addons_ruby.rb has this:
module Kernel
# a new 'require' supporting multiple files
alias_method :orig_require, :require
def require(*list)
list.each { |file| orig_require(file) }
end

def loop(from, to, step=1)
i = from
while i <= to
yield i
i += step
end
end
end

Which is likely the problem but I'm no ruby expert.
Comments?

Cheers,
John

[jserink]

Hi All:

i followed the discussion here:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831501

On getting screenruler to work using ruby 19. went here to get the rpm:
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=screenruler

Got the x86_64 one.
Installed it:
jserinki7 screenruler # rpm -ivh --nodeps screenruler-0.96-2.fc20.noarch.rpm
warning: screenruler-0.96-2.fc20.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 246110c1: NOKEY
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
1:screenruler-0.96-2.fc20 ################################# [100%]


And there it is under accessories and it runs perfectly!

Yippie!

Cheers,
john