[Skencil-users] No rulers and guide lines on x86_64

[Lothar Birk]

Dear Bernhard,

thanks for the reply and --one cannot say it often enough--
thanks for this wonderful program (all contributors included).

The Python version in 2.4.4 and tcl/tk 8.4
is installed. I used to compile skencil from source but somehow tried to
reduce the workload and switched to rpms.

The problem persists if I install skencil from source (I tried again).

I guess it has something to do with compiling and running it on a 64bit
architecture. My hope was other people have already encountered and
solved the problem before. May be I have time in a couple of weeks to
dive into this.

Best regards,
Lothar

On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 10:56 +0100, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> Hi Lothar,
> 
> On Wednesday 07 February 2007 16:57, Lothar Birk wrote:
> > I am running Skencil on a Fedora 6 x86_64 system.
> > Installation is from the skencil-0.6.17-8.fc6.x86_64.rpm.
> > During startup of the program I get the error messages below. Rulers do
> > not show up and you cannot pull new guide lines into the drawing.
> > Otherwise the program is running fine.
> >
> > --- Calling RedrawMethod failed---
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/lib64/skencil-0.6.17/Sketch/UI/ruler.py", line 249, in
> > RedrawMethod
> >     self.draw_ruler_horizontal()
> >   File "/usr/lib64/skencil-0.6.17/Sketch/UI/ruler.py", line 281, in
> > draw_ruler_horizontal
> >     DrawString(pos - tw / 2, y, text)
> > OverflowError: signed integer is less than minimum
> > ---
> > --- Calling RedrawMethod failed---
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/lib64/skencil-0.6.17/Sketch/UI/ruler.py", line 251, in
> > RedrawMethod
> >     self.draw_ruler_vertical()
> >   File "/usr/lib64/skencil-0.6.17/Sketch/UI/ruler.py", line 333, in
> > draw_ruler_vertical
> >     DrawString(dx - TextWidth(text), pos, text)
> > OverflowError: signed integer is greater than maximum
> > ---
> >
> > The error also occurs with the newer skencil-0.6.17-10.fc6.x86_64.rpm
> > Does anyone have an idea how to fix this. Last fall someone filed a
> > bug on a Debian mailing list which was later closed because a new
> > edition of the rpm apparently made the error go away.
> 
> what version of python is used?
> Also which version of tcl/tk. (Check the about dialog.)
> I suggest you file a problem report, including this information.
> 
> One idea could be to try out a different python version
> or a manual build. Both if you happen to know how to do this
> and are willing to invest the time. The chance to get new insights
> is low.
> 
> Regards,
> Bernhard R.
> 
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-- Lothar Birk --------------------------------------------------------
School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone +1 504 280 6183, Fax +1 504 280 5542