Add python-uniconvertor to Recommends and patch inkscape (for Corel Draw formats support)

Bug #200750 reported by Mantas Kriaučiūnas
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inkscape (Baltix)
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Mantas Kriaučiūnas
inkscape (Debian)
Fix Released
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inkscape (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: inkscape

Please add python-uniconvertor package to Recommends.

python-uniconvertor uses /bin/uniconvertor as binary name instead of /bin/uniconv. InkScape should be patched to make use of the correct binary.

Inkscape can import documents in CorelDraw formats (CDR/CDT/CCX/CDRX/CMX) if uniconvertor installed. As of UniConvertor 1.1.1, versions from 7 to X4 of the Corel Draw format are supported.

See http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046#CDR_.28CorelDraw.29_import for more info.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in inkscape:
status: New → Invalid
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Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas) wrote :

Please, don't mark Baltix distro bugs, assigned to Baltix by main Baltix developer, as Invalid. Launchpad was fixed to make Ubuntu as default distro, so, almost all bugs, assigned to Baltix are real Baltix tasks, not accidents.

Changed in inkscape:
assignee: nobody → mantas
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Invalid → Confirmed
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

We would need to have uniconverter available at least in universe in order to put a recommends against it, so marking this as wishlist until that's done.

Changed in inkscape:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas) wrote : uniconvertor package is already in Debian, but inkscape should be patched to use it (for Corel Draw formats support)

uniconvertor package is already in Debian (named python-uniconvertor), but inkscape should be patched to use it - look at http://bugs.debian.org/471109 :

Please make inkscape use uniconvertor binary instead of uniconv

UniConvertor is being included into Debian as package python-uniconvertor. Inkscape can use uniconvertor for opening and saving in additional file types (CorelDraw files amongst others).
Inkscape has hardcoded the executable name uniconv, but as /usr/bin/uniconv is already in another package (yudit), and to be consistent with the package name, uniconvertor will be named
/usr/bin/uniconvertor. Please change inkscape to use the name uniconvertor instead to pick up this functionality.

Maybe I should report this as separate bug in launchpad ?

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Andreas Wenning (andreas-wenning) wrote : Re: Add uniconvertor package to Recommends (for Corel Draw formats support)

@Mantas
I'm quite sure nothing will happen until we have the python-uniconvertor package in Ubuntu. I'll doubt a FeatureFreezeException is possible now; but you are welcome to try: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

I think the recommends and patching is reasonable to include together; so just keep them together (maybe rename the bug report).

description: updated
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Andreas Wenning (andreas-wenning) wrote :

This patch adds the recommends on python-uniconvertor as well as patches inkscape to use the correct binary.

inkscape (0.46-0ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low

  * Make use of UniConvertor to r/w additional file formats (LP: #200750).
    - Added recommends for python-uniconvertor.
    - Added patch uniconvertor_binary_name as python-uniconvertor
      uses uniconvertor as binary name instead of uniconv.

 -- Andreas Wenning <email address hidden> Mon, 12 May 2008 01:42:09 +0200

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Bryce: can you please take a look at it?

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Thanks, uploaded

Changed in inkscape:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package inkscape - 0.46-0ubuntu4

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inkscape (0.46-0ubuntu4) intrepid; urgency=low

  * Make use of UniConvertor to r/w additional file formats (LP: #200750).
    - Added recommends for python-uniconvertor.
    - Added patch uniconvertor_binary_name as python-uniconvertor
      uses uniconvertor as binary name instead of uniconv.

 -- Andreas Wenning <email address hidden> Mon, 12 May 2008 01:42:09 +0200

Changed in inkscape:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in inkscape:
status: Unknown → New
Changed in inkscape (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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Karl Schmidt (karl-xtronics) wrote :

broken in Debian Wheezy broken here as well

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