Ubuntu
gnome-shell package

cannot execute gnome shell

Bug #489644 reported by EyeConic
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gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-shell

 JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: redeclaration of variable success
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '499'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/workspaces.js'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '@:0
@/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js:21
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'redeclaration of variable success'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: redeclaration of variable success
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '499'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/workspaces.js'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '@:0
@/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js:21
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'redeclaration of variable success'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: redeclaration of variable success
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '499'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/workspaces.js'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '@:0
@/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js:21
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'redeclaration of variable success'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: redeclaration of variable success
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '499'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/workspaces.js'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '@:0
@/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js:21
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'redeclaration of variable success'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: TypeError: redeclaration of variable success
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '499'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/workspaces.js'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = '@:0
@/home/joao/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/appDisplay.js:21
Error("Chained exception")@:0
("Chained exception")@gjs_throw:0
@<main>:1
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'redeclaration of variable success'
Window manager warning: Log level 32: Execution of main.js threw exception: TypeError: redeclaration of variable success
joao@joao-laptop ~/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/src $ Cannot register the panel shell: there is already one running.

I have no idea how to fix this...

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Carl Davis (carl.davis) wrote :

Can you see if using "gnome-shell --replace" resolves your issue?

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EyeConic (testingmanman) wrote :

yeah thats what im using

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Carl Davis (carl.davis) wrote :

I did a clean install of Karmic and was unable to replicate your issue. Could you provide some more detail to your specific situation? It appears as though you might be trying to build from source?

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EyeConic (testingmanman) wrote :

Yes I was building from source using Linux Mint 32-bit (same as jaunty) on a fresh install. I followed the instructions from the main gnome site. Compiled with jhbuild as instructed.

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Siegfried Gevatter (rainct) wrote :

I am closing this bug report as the problem doesn't affect any official Ubuntu packages.

EyeConic:

This was a mistake in some recent commit: since you were using the latest version from Git (using jhbuild) it can happen that such errors slip in until someone notices and corrects them.

If you update the sources and try to compile again, with "jhbuild build -f -a -c", you shouldn't experience this problem anymore. However, if you find any other problem please report it at GNOME Shell's bug tracker, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=gnome-shell . Thanks.

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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