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

[Igor Novikov]

Hi Lothar,

It seems pointer operations in paxmodule.so are potential problem cause on
x64 platform.
I think similar bugs can be found not only in rulers.

If you have Python skills you can try fixing the problem using
tkruler.pyfrom sK1 project as
a ruler.py substitution. This widget is based on Tk Canvas and may works
better on
64bit platform.

Best regards,

Igor Novikov
sK1 Team
http://sk1.sf.net


On 2/8/07, Lothar Birk <lbirk at uno.edu> wrote:
>
> 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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