[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup

GDAL · September 15, 2011, 11:31am

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Hi,

I just downloaded the latest nightly 6.4svn build r48286

the without msys icon doesn't launch grass, the with-msys gives this error
in the terminal after you chose your mapset and click [continue] ..

{{{
Welcome to GRASS 6.4.2svn (2011)
GRASS homepage: http://grass.osgeo.org/
This version running thru: Bourne Shell (/bin/sh)
Help is available with the command: g.manual -i
See the licence terms with: g.version -c
If required, restart the GUI with: g.gui wxpython
When ready to quit enter: exit

GRASS 6.4> Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "c:/Program Files/GRASS 6.4.SVN/etc/wxpython/wxgui.py", line 65, in
<modu le>
     from gui_modules import layertree
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS
6.4.SVN\etc\wxpython\gui_modules\layertree.py", l
ine 44, in <module>
     import toolbars
   File "c:/osgeo4w/usr/src/grass64_release/dist.i686-pc-
mingw32/etc/wxpython/gui _modules/toolbars.py", line
44, in <module>
   File "c:/osgeo4w/usr/src/grass64_release/dist.i686-pc-
mingw32/etc/wxpython/gui _modules/vdigit.py", line
43, in <module>
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS
6.4.SVN\etc\wxpython\gui_modules\wxvdigit.py", li ne
25, in <module>
     from wxvdriver import DisplayDriver
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS
6.4.SVN\etc\wxpython\gui_modules\wxvdriver.py", l
ine 28, in <module>
     from grass.lib.gis import *
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS 6.4.SVN\etc\python\grass\lib\__init__.py",
line 4 , in <module>
     import proj
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS 6.4.SVN\etc\python\grass\lib\proj.py", line
23, i n <module>
     _libs["grass_gproj.6.4.2svn"] = load_library("grass_gproj.6.4.2svn")
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS
6.4.SVN\etc\python\grass\lib\ctypes_loader.py", l
ine 55, in load_library
     return self.load(path)
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS
6.4.SVN\etc\python\grass\lib\ctypes_loader.py", l
ine 221, in load
     return _WindowsLibrary(path)
   File "c:\Program Files\GRASS
6.4.SVN\etc\python\grass\lib\ctypes_loader.py", l
ine 207, in __init__
     self.cdll = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(path)
   File "C:\Program Files\GRASS 6.4.SVN\Python25\lib\ctypes\__init__.py",
line 43 1, in LoadLibrary
     return self._dlltype(name)
   File "C:\Program Files\GRASS 6.4.SVN\Python25\lib\ctypes\__init__.py",
line 34 8, in __init__
     self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
WindowsError: [Error 14001] This application has failed to start because
the app lication configuration is incorrect.
Reinstalling the application may fix this p roblem
GRASS 6.4> g.version.exe
GRASS 6.4.2svn48286 (2011)
GRASS 6.4>
}}}

?

thanks,
Hamish

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GDAL · September 15, 2011, 11:33am

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Changes (by martinl):

* keywords: => wingrass

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GDAL · September 15, 2011, 11:34am

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Changes (by martinl):

* priority: normal => blocker

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GDAL · September 16, 2011, 10:22pm

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by hellik):

Replying to [ticket:1450 hamish]:
> Hi,
>
> I just downloaded the latest nightly 6.4svn build r48286
>
> the without msys icon doesn't launch grass, the with-msys gives this
error in the terminal after you chose your mapset and click [continue] ..
>

tested with WinGRASS-6.4.SVN-r48305-1-Setup.exe on a german WinVista32-box

I can't reproduce this error.

starting wingrass with/without msys are starting normally here.

Helmut

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GDAL · September 16, 2011, 10:45pm

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by hellik):

Replying to [comment:3 hellik]:
> Replying to [ticket:1450 hamish]:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just downloaded the latest nightly 6.4svn build r48286
> >
> > the without msys icon doesn't launch grass, the with-msys gives this
error in the terminal after you chose your mapset and click [continue] ..
> >
>
> tested with WinGRASS-6.4.SVN-r48305-1-Setup.exe on a german
WinVista32-box
>
> I can't reproduce this error.
>
> starting wingrass with/without msys are starting normally here.

and also tested here with WinGRASS-6.4.SVN-r48286-1-Setup.exe, but I'm
even not able to reproduce the error here on my german winvista32-box.

Helmut

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GDAL · September 17, 2011, 12:03am

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by hamish):

I'll try to hunt down another (real) Windows XP machine to install it on
-- the above failure happened on an otherwise-healthy freshly installed XP
virtual machine.

here is someone else having "error 14001" with ctypes, the discussion
seems rather relevant:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t711804-ctypes-error.html

there are a lot of hits for it, here's another:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2852652/how-to-fix-this-dll-loading-
python-error

since this is a relatively fresh install of the OS I suspect it is the
classic missing MS visual C++ runtime dll as hinted in the above urls. but
the usual ver7 one or the ver9 which Martin has been fighting with on
osgeo4w? Since the addition of ctypes do we now need both??

anyway it seems the bundled ctypes/python is dynamically linking instead
of statically against the dll, so how do other GPL apps deal with this
problem (cleanly)?

Hamish

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GDAL · September 17, 2011, 12:11am

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by hamish):

how to test for the missing msvcr71.dll (or ver9) either on:
- install and suggest the download page for it? does the license allow
the installer to offer to download it, like we do for the sample datasets?
or,
- at grass startup so there's a more helpful error message?

(see also #1394)

Hamish

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GDAL · September 20, 2011, 12:43pm

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by hamish):

installing msvcr71.dll didn't help. I didn't try msvcp71.dll as well,
although a colleague using Windows7 needed both those (in that case it
asked for them by name).

In order to fix the `WindowsError: [Error 14001] This application has
failed to start` error I was getting on a fresh Windows XP machine I
needed to install the Microsoft .NET Frameworks 3.1 followed by 3.5.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=25
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21

perhaps the .NET Frameworks version 4 download helps too, but does not
require the earlier versions to be installed first? (not tested)

suggested solution is to add some text to the wingrass README.html
troubleshooting section.

Hamish

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GDAL · October 14, 2011, 6:04pm

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by martinl):

I also cannot reproduce this error, maybe related to
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2011-September/055703.html?
Could you try more recent version?

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GDAL · October 30, 2011, 12:06am

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Comment(by martinl):

Replying to [comment:8 martinl]:
> I also cannot reproduce this error, maybe related to
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2011-September/055703.html?
Could you try more recent version?

this ticket is marked as blocker...

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GDAL · November 9, 2011, 8:31pm

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: critical | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Keywords: wingrass | Platform: MSWindows XP
Cpu: x86-32 |
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Changes (by martinl):

* priority: blocker => critical

Comment:

There is no answer in last 7 weeks, downgrading the priority...

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GDAL · November 13, 2011, 11:45pm

#1450: grass 6.4.svn nightly build fails on startup
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  Reporter: hamish | Owner: grass-dev@…
      Type: defect | Status: closed
  Priority: critical | Milestone: 6.4.2
Component: wxGUI | Version: svn-releasebranch64
Resolution: fixed | Keywords: wingrass
  Platform: MSWindows XP | Cpu: x86-32
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Changes (by hamish):

* status: new => closed
* resolution: => fixed

Comment:

Hi,

re-tested with recent nightly 6.4 WinGRASS build (r49173) on a freshly
installed Windows XP. Problem with GUI startup still exists.

Solution as noted in comment:7 is to install MS's Windows Installer 3.1
Redistributable (v2), followed by the .net v3.5 Framework.

Suggested remedy for this is to note + provide links for the necessary DLL
installers for those that need them in the wingrass README.html notes?

-> added to the wiki page which is linked from README.html:
http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status#XP.2F2000

Hamish

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