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GEPS 029: GTK3-GObject introspection Conversion

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OsmGpsMap for Geography
{{GEPS-Finished}}
{{man menu|Implemented for the release of Gramps 4.0}}
 
Gramps was written with GTK 2 toolkit. This has been replaced upstream with GTK 3, so Gramps should convert to GTK 3.
== Installation ==
 
=== Ubuntu 12.10 (Linux Mint 14) ===
 
On Ubuntu 12.10 (as of December 1, 2012), or Linux Mint 14 (as of December 24, 2012), you need only ('''replace python with python3 if you want to run the python 3 version!'''):
 
sudo apt-get install python-dev libglib2.0-dev libcairo2-dev
sudo apt-get install python-cairo-dev python-gobject-dev libgirepository1.0-dev
sudo apt-get install gir1.2-freedesktop python-gi python-gobject python-gi-cairo
sudo apt-get install gir1.2-pango-1.0 libgtkspell-3-0 python-gtkspell
sudo apt-get install python-pyicu
 
Old note ''The removal of python-gnome2 (and anything that relies on it) is necessary apparently because some "selectors" have not yet been converted. The right thing to do here is to fix the selectors rather than removing the package.'''
 
You can also run Gramps 4.0+ in [[GEPS_031:_Python_3_support#Ubuntu_12.10|Python 3]] first Install the Python BSDDB interface and check that it [[Install_latest_BSDDB#Python_BSDDB_interface|works]]
sudo apt-get install python3-bsddb3
 
You will probably want these optional packages:
 
sudo apt-get install python-pygoocanvas gir1.2-goocanvas-2.0-9
 
For additional functionality, install these:
 
sudo apt-get install python-pyexiv2
 
=== Ubuntu 12.04 ===
For people on Ubuntu 12.04, you need:
=== Debian Testing ===
As of 25 July 2012, the Debian repositories does not contain sufficiently up-to-date python GObject introspection packages and so need to be installed from the experimental repository, which currently contains version 3.34.42-2. Perhaps the simplest way to install is just to download the latest packages from the Debian packages web site. The files required can be found for different architectures at:
* <del>[http://packages.debian.org/experimental/python-gi python-gi]</del> Error: Package not available in this suite.
* [http://packages.debian.org/experimental/python-gi-cairo python-gi-cairo]
Install the package files with dpkg. eg
dpkg -i python-gi_3.34.42-1_i3862_i386.deb
=== GTK 3 theme ===A GTK3 theme engine is required to make Gramps look visually more appealing. * Try gtk3-engines-oxygen.* install [http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/customize-gtk3-gtk2-theme-colors-using.html GTK Theme Preferences]
=== GTK 3 theme ===
If Gramps looks ugly in GTK 3, you probably are not using a GTK 3 theme. In that case, GTK falls back to the Raleigh theme.
[[Image:gramps-gtk3-elementarydark.png|center|550px|Gramps in GTK3 elementary dark theme]]
 
* Elementary theme and warnings
 
[[Image:Elementary_theme.png|thumb|431px|center|Default GTK3 elementary engine under Elementary OS]]
 
If you see some warnings[https://bugs.launchpad.net/egtk/+bug/999277] by running Gramps with Elementary theme:
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:217:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:218:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:250:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:251:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:277:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: button.css:151:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: button.css:152:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
(Gramps.py:3359): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: content-view.css:92:20:
Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
 
then the best solution is maybe to try to fix it by yourself,
/usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-3.0/
 
GtkSwitch {
- text-shadow: 0 1 alpha (#fff, 0.4);
+ text-shadow: 0 1px alpha (#fff, 0.4);
- icon-shadow: 0 1 alpha (#fff, 0.4);
+ icon-shadow: 0 1px alpha (#fff, 0.4);
..
 
and to provide a patch for this theme!
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~elementary-design/egtk/egtk-2a/files/head:/gtk-3.0/
==== KDE ====
=== Spell Check Install ===
For working spell check, we you need a patched gtkspell version that supports gobject introspection. A working version is the '''changes''' branch at [httpshttp://githubgtkspell.sourceforge.com/manisandronet/gtkspell3/tree/changes 3.0].  (In Ubuntu 12.10, the libgtkspell-3-0 package is not suitable [https://githubbugs.launchpad.comnet/ubuntu/manisandro+source/gtkspell3/tree+bug/changes1114403]as it is API incompatible with the official release 3.0. So one needs 0, released on 2012-11-12 ) If the package is not in your distributions packages, you need to install compile the spell check. For this version of gtkspell, obtain the GtkSpell3 3. The python-gtkspell 0 or later source code, and extract the code is then no longer neededto a directory, eg gtkspell3, and can be removedgo into this directory using the terminal. Source  Before continuing, remove any old version of gtkspell v3 you might have installed before! Now obtain the packages needed to compile this code is a sourceforge bug entry [https.  Install the program 'hg' to get the code. sudo apt-get install mercurial Download the Gtkspell code with: hg clone <nowiki>http://sourceforgehg.code.sf.net/trackerp/gtkspell/code</nowiki> gtkspell-code You may need to install the following: sudo apt-get install gtk-doc-tools libenchant-dev valacYou may also need gtk3 devel packages: sudo apt-get install gtk+-3.0-devNow compile and install the code ./indexautogen.php?func=detail&aid=3298132&group_id=7896&atid=107896] sh make sudo make installGramps now needs to find the gtkspell typelib and a redhat bug entryintrospection lib. By copying the typelib to the correct location: [https sudo cp /usr/local/lib/girepository-1.0/GtkSpell-3.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/The lib can be found by path by setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Hence, start Gramps as follows: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/bugzillalib python Gramps.redhatpyIf you followed the guide above and compiled your own pygobject module, you need to start Gramps with the command PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.com7/site-packages/ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/show_buglib python Gramps.py [[File:Gtkspell working on gramps40.cgi?idpng|thumb|300px|Gtkspell working on gramps40 - You can tell because it does not recognise the word Gramps in the welcome Gramplet]]{{-}} ==== Install your Dictionary ====675504] Note, dictionnaries provided by hunspell work fine and have unicode support. If your language is missing from the list of dictionaries to spellcheck against you can install them. eg: For Australian English: sudo apt-get install myspell-en-au hunspell-en-au You can check that the language installed correctly by running enchant-lsmod -list-dicts The result should list all the language dictionaries installed and include the one you installed eg:en_AU (myspell)en_AU (hunspell)
==== Old install method ====we need a patched gtkspell version that supports gobject introspection. A working version is the '''changes''' branch at [https://github.com/manisandro/gtkspell3/tree/changes https://github.com/manisandro/gtkspell3/tree/changes]. So one needs to install this version of gtkspell. The python-gtkspell code is then no longer needed, and can be removed. Source of this code is a sourceforge bug entry [https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3298132&group_id=7896&atid=107896] and a redhat bug entry: [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675504] Gramps supports this version since revision 20130: [http://gramps.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvcp/gramps/code/20130/tree/trunk/src/gui/spell.py?r1=20057&r2=20130].
==== Installation of spell check in Ubuntu 12.04 ====
First we install the git package to obtain the code:
sudo apt-get install git
cd gtkspell3/
git checkout -b changes origin/changes
Now obtain the packages needed to compile this code. In my case I had most code (see above installation introspection for other packages that might be needed). I still needed to install the following:
sudo apt-get install gtk-doc-tools libenchant-dev
Now compile and install the code
./autogen.sh
make
sudo make install
Gramps now needs to find the gtkspell typelib and introspection lib. The first I achieve by copying the typelib to the correct location:
sudo cp /usr/local/lib/girepository-1.0/Gtkspell-1.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/
The lib can be found by path by setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Hence, start Gramps as follows:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib python src/gramps.py
If you followed the guide above and compiled your own pygobject module, you need to start Gramps with the command
PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib python src/gramps.py
=== WebKit for Htmlrenderer ===
=== OsmGpsMap for Geography ===
The [[Gramps_4.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Geography_Category|Geography ]] requires osmgpsmap. Introspection bindings for this is not currently available, so you need to compile itfrom the repository listed below: Or simply install from package (Linux Mint 18.2):   Libosmgpsmap-1.0-devAs it doesn't work correctly for  ==== Download from the home site ====  http://nzjrs.github.io/osm-gps-map/ Download the moment tar source and some patches are not in do : tar zxvf osm-gps-map-1.0.1.tar.gz cd osm-gps-map-1.0.1 ==== Download from github ==== You can also continue to use git, I forked osmgpsmap.to get the last development version :
git clone git://github.com/SNoiraudnzjrs/osm-gps-map.git
cd osm-gps-map
# switch to branch gtk3
git checkout -b gtk3 origin/gtk3
git branch -a
As I'm currently modifying osm-gps-mapwe can have some new patches, If you already have osm-gps-map and you want to get the last version, do :
git pull
==== How to compile osm-gps-map ==== You might have all your dependencies as if you already compiled pygobjectas explained above. For Ubuntu you still need packages libsoup2.4-dev and libsoup2.4 You may also need gtk3 and gobject-introspection devel packages: sudo apt-get install gtk+-3.0-dev libgirepository1.0-dev checkinstall and some other stuff like: sudo apt-get install gnome-common gtk-doc-tools
Now compile osmgpsmap:
./gnome-autogen.sh
make
sudo make install
sudo cp /usr/local/lib/girepository-1.0/OsmGpsMap-1.0.typelib /usr/lib/girepository-1.0/
To use this now, you have to, or remove the installed version of osmgpsmap on your computer, or set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point at the installed version. EgUsing the latter, I you can start Gramps in trunk with:  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ python Gramps.py or
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ python src/-c 'from gramps.pygrampsapp import main; main()'
First sets library to ''/usr/local/lib'' so as to find osmgpsmap and gtkspell, second ''/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/'' to find the local install of pygobject
 
An easier way is to do it with checkinstall:
gnome-autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo checkinstall make install
then you don't need all the path wizardry, and can later manage the package via the package management system
 
==== Ubuntu 14.04 - Trusty Tahr ====
 
The packages contained in the repository are too old (0.7.3) so use (1.0.2-1~ubuntu14.04.1) from the backports (universe) made available 2014-07-03. Or (Not recommended) You could download 1.0.x packages manually from the Utopic (14.10) proposed repository. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/osm-gps-map
 
 
sudo dpkg -i libosmgpsmap-1.0-0_1.0.2-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i gir1.2-osmgpsmap-1.0_1.0.2-1_amd64.deb
 
=== GExiv2 for Image metadata ===
 
As at 9 Mar 2013 Fedora 18 only has a libgexiv2-0.4.1-3.fc18.i686.rpm. and
version 0.5 (released October 2012) is needed in order to have the Python
bindings for GExiv2.
 
The GExiv2 maintainer's homepage is: redmine.yorba.org/projects/gexiv2/wiki
which points to the latest sources, and tells you how to compile it.
 
But to compile a Fedora 18 GExiv2 library, you need to have installed both
exiv2-devel-0.23-3.fc18.i686.rpm and exiv2-libs-0.23-3.fc18.i686.rpm also.
And you also need (unless you already have the /usr/bin/g-ir-scanner program)
gobject-introspection-devel-1.34.2-1.fc18.i686.rpm too -- but that requires
pkgconfig (which I already had) and also libffi-devel-3.0.10-3.fc18.i686.rpm
for it to be happy.
 
The 0.5 GExiv2 sources are in www.yorba.org/download/gexiv2/0.5. There you
can download "libgexiv2-0.5.0.tar.xz" (not .bz2 or .gz) -- which will again
only be necessary if Fedora has not yet updated its official RPM (to 0.5).
 
Then, make a temporary directory and copy libgexiv2-0.5.0.tar.xz into it.
Then "cd" into that directory and say "tar xpfJ libgexiv2-0.5.0.tar.xz".
Then "cd" into the "libgexiv2-0.5.0" it made, and type:
./configure --enable-introspection --prefix=/usr
make
(with the "/usr" being needed to override the "/usr/local" default)
 
Then say (as root):
make install
 
Since I already had Python3 installed on that F18, along with the Python2
which came with the F18, the "make install" put GExiv2.py into both the
python2.7 and python3.3 site-packages/gi/overrides directories, thus enabling
it on both. If you only have one Python it will put it only there.
 
As a test, in both (for me) "python" and "python3" say:
from gi.repository import GExiv2
 
Let's not tell users that they should install self-built software into /usr. They shouldn't, and neither should you.
Either /usr/local or /opt are better choices and more-or-less standard practice. To make the library findable one
should either add the directory of choice to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig(8) or add it to $LD_LIBRARY_PATH in one's profile.
 
 
FWIW it seems a bit simpler with Linux Mint Debian Update 6
(Cinnamon)
 
libexiv, etc, etc............. are already installed or can
be installed via synaptic.
 
Then
git clone git://git.yorba.org/gexiv2" to get gexiv2 0.5;
going into gexiv2/ and running
./configure --enable-introspection
make
(as root) make install"
installs in usr/local
And
python3
from gi.repository import GExiv2"
tests OK.
 
==== Ubuntu 14.04 - Trusty Tahr ====
 
On Ubuntu 14.04 it is a lot easier. According to the Gramps-devel mailing list you can simply install:
 
sudo apt-get install gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10
 
You can verify that everything is correct by executing the following command:
 
python -c "from gi.repository import GExiv2"
 
No errors should be displayed.
== Problems ==
=== Open ===
* We cannot set strings in struct, see GTK Geography : missing tiles : osm-gps-map problem. issue:{{bug |??}} (Gramps.py:4515): OsmGpsMap-WARNING **: Error getting missing tile[httpshttp://bugzillagramps.1791082.n4.gnomenabble.orgcom/show_bugosm-gps-map-Error-getting-missing-tile-td4669643.cgi?id=678401html discussion on mailinglist] It seems we can do without this, so not an issue at the moment* osmgpsmap is GTK2. There is a GTK3 branch in git, we should try it, and contribute to the conversion. '''In Progress''': Geography really minimalist : no menu, no markersfor all other problems, use last version with git pull...* pyexiv2 module causes a segmentation fault when exiting Gramps - see bug #6042* python-gnome2 package causes a segmentation fault when Gramps starts - see bug #5972 (file issues on the bugtracker)
===Solved or workaround===
* menu.popup does not seem to work in some instances. '''Solved:''' Make sure the reference to menu survives, so eg, do self.menu= function, then self.menu.popup. Alternatively, passing position function seems to also work as workaround, see grampsbar.py for example
* Many Gtk elements no longer grab certain events. '''Solved:''' Add a Gtk.EventBox under them to grab the event.
* Geography : bad placement of markers : osm-gps-map problem. '''Solved''' : git pull the latest version. Need to be acknowledge by osm-gps-map team.
* Geography : We cannot mix osmgpsmap between trunk and gramps34 and others. '''Solved''' : git pull the latest version. You must remove all libosmgps* from /usr/local/lib before make install
* osmgpsmap is GTK2. There is a GTK3 branch in git, we should try it, and contribute to the conversion. '''In Progress''': Geography really minimalist : no menu, no markers, ... '''Solved''' GTK3 available
* pyexiv2 module causes a segmentation fault when exiting Gramps - see bug #{{bug|6042}} - resolved
* python-gnome2 package causes a segmentation fault when Gramps starts - see bug #{{bug|5972}} - resolved
<pre> TypeError: Error when calling the metaclass bases
metaclass conflict: the metaclass of a derived class must be a (non-strict) subclass of the metaclasses of all its bases</pre>
* Gtk.ColorSelectionDialog has no more colorsel attribute : it's replaced by get_color_selection() - see bug #{{bug|6917}} - resolved
* We cannot set strings in struct, see GTK bug [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678401] It seems we can do without this, so not an issue at the moment (upstream bug shows: RESOLVED FIXED 2013-01-11)
* No rows_reordered function on treemodels in python, see GTK bug [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684558]. Current fix: disconnect and reconnect the model so sort need not emit rows-reordered signal. However, this means the history of expand collapse of nodes in a treeview is lost after rows have been reordered (this happens in gramps on click on the column that is already sorted. (upstream bug shows: RESOLVED FIXED 2013-07-22)
* GraphView : GooCanvas and dash lines : https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=703592 (upstream bug shows: RESOLVED FIXED 2013-11-02)
== Related Gramps Bugs ==
(gdb) bt
This works best if you have the debug symbols installed for everything relevant, or are running from a self-built treebuilt with debugging CFLAGS (-g -O0). At a minimum, in addition to Python itself, you'll need symbols for Gtk+ (libgtk-3.0.so and libgdk-3.0.so), PyGObject, and GLib. To see the python stack: (gdb) pystack This works with gdb7 as-is; for earlier versions, you need to install [http://svn.python.org/view/*checkout*/python/trunk/Misc/gdbinit?revision=77484 gdbinit] as .gdbinit in your home directory before starting gdb.On some systems (MacOS X in particular), the structure PyStringObject isn't exported in the debug symbols, so if you get the error No symbol "PyStringObject" in current context.then you need to tell gdb add-symbol-file /path/to/Python-build-dir/Objects/stringobject.owhich will be possible only if you've built Python from source. 
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