Xlog Ham Radio Logging program

[kc1di]

I install xlog with synaptic the install went well as far as I could tell but when I try to run the program it
crashes.  anyone got it working in 2009.2?
Thanks for any help

[old_guy]

kc1di
I'm not into ham radio, but I installed xlog to see what would happen. I checked it in synaptic and it installed OK and included hamlib. Didn't see it in the menu anywhere - so typed xlog in a terminal. It gave some warnings, but the xlog window popped up and seems OK. This is on a machine with 2007 fully updated.
Earl

[kc1di]

kc1di
I'm not into ham radio, but I installed xlog to see what would happen. I checked it in synaptic and it installed OK and included hamlib. Didn't see it in the menu anywhere - so typed xlog in a terminal. It gave some warnings, but the xlog window popped up and seems OK. This is on a machine with 2007 fully updated.
Earl

Thank you Earl I'll try running it from a terminal. 

[kc1di]

Hi Ed and all,
Tried running it from the terminal and got the following errors and it still crashes.


** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: xlog.png

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: mini-trx.xpm

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: s.xpm

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: mini-clock.xpm

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Could not read dxcc table

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Could not read area table

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: xlog-b4.png

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: xlog-scoring.png

(xlog:8594): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_hash_table_lookup: assertion `hash_table != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault


any Ideas what might be causing those?

[old_guy]

kc1di
I get all the warnings also, but not your last line

(xlog:8594): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_hash_table_lookup: assertion `hash_table != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault

which I guess is the fault. We will need someone that knows more than I do to help with that. You are fully updated aren't you?

Earl

[kc1di]

kc1di
I get all the warnings also, but not your last line

(xlog:8594): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_hash_table_lookup: assertion `hash_table != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault

which I guess is the fault. We will need someone that knows more than I do to help with that. You are fully updated aren't you?

Earl

Yes I have it fully updated.
thanks for your efforts.

[Orb]

Same problem here. If you tried to make a new logfile then you never see the interface again when you try to launch it. If you delete the logfile from your .xlog directory in your home directory, then the interface comes back. But crashes with the same seg fault if you try to create a new logfile.
73
Orb WK0DX

[ka9yhd]

Hi Ed and all,
Tried running it from the terminal and got the following errors and it still crashes.


** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: xlog.png

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: mini-trx.xpm

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: s.xpm

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: mini-clock.xpm

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Could not read dxcc table

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Could not read area table

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: xlog-b4.png

** (xlog:8594): WARNING **: Couldn't find pixmap file: xlog-scoring.png

(xlog:8594): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_hash_table_lookup: assertion `hash_table != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault


any Ideas what might be causing those?

The files that it can not find, do a search in Synaptic on each one and 1st see if they are in the repos, 2nd check to see if they are installed on your system.  If they are not then install them.

[Ditzian]

I just went through this problem.  Texstar implied that it was fixed in the repository, so try reloading and reinstalling it.  If you are not successful, the problem is that files that the program looks for in one location are in another location. 

Here is a fix if you do not reinstall:

copy the files in /usr/share/xlog to /usr/local/share/xlog
copy the files in /usr/share/pixmaps/xlog to usr/local/share/pixmaps/xlog
copy the files in /usr/share/doc/xlog/ to /usr/local/share/doc/xlog

The above should make everything work, including the help file; it did for me.  However, I would suggest a first try at a reinstall.

Jan, KX2A

[Orb]

Complete removal and reinstalling from the repos didn't fix it, but copying the files did fix the problem. Thanks for the info.
Orb   WK0DX

[Ditzian]

Complete removal and reinstalling from the repos didn't fix it, but copying the files did fix the problem. Thanks for the info.
Orb   WK0DX

After I made the suggestion, I checked myself, and the repo appears to be unchanged and still incorrect.  My original question and Texstar's response, along with input by Joop, was deleted by Texstar.

Jan, KX2A

[kc1di]

I just went through this problem.  Texstar implied that it was fixed in the repository, so try reloading and reinstalling it.  If you are not successful, the problem is that files that the program looks for in one location are in another location. 

Here is a fix if you do not reinstall:

copy the files in /usr/share/xlog to /usr/local/share/xlog
copy the files in /usr/share/pixmaps/xlog to usr/local/share/pixmaps/xlog
copy the files in /usr/share/doc/xlog/ to /usr/local/share/doc/xlog

The above should make everything work, including the help file; it did for me.  However, I would suggest a first try at a reinstall.

Jan, KX2A

Thanks Jan ,
install from new 2010 beta doesn't work either but your fix works on this release as well.
73 ,Dave

I don't know who is packaging xlog but it need a rebuild for pclos 2010.