[GRASS-user] Error on wxpython GUI startup

[Markus Neteler]

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 2:24 AM, Chuck Killian <ckillian at xmission.com> wrote:
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> All,
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> New to GRASS.

Welcome!

> Installed 6.4.0-2 on Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 from Synaptics.
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> Works fine using tcltk interface.
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> Issue is that when I run the command g.gui wxpython I get the
> following error.
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> Welcome to GRASS 6.4.0 (2010)
> GRASS homepage:                          http://grass.osgeo.org/
> This version running thru:               Bash Shell (/bin/bash)
> 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 tcltk
> When ready to quit enter:                exit
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> To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
> See "man sudo_root" for details.
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> GRASS 6.4.0 (nc_spm_08):~ > g.gui wxpython
> `menu_proxy_module_load': wxgui: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load
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> (.:21667): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)


This seems to be a Ubuntu specific bug, also found elsewhere:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deluge/+bug/650553
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1661622
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1615943
...

This would need to be reported to the Ubuntu maintainers of wxPython
or related.

Markus