id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc distribution status_field 1997 fails to start if HAL not installed sascha_silbe sayamindu "Read fails to start if HAL is not installed: {{{ Traceback (most recent call last): File ""/home/sascha.silbe/sugar-jhbuild/install/bin/sugar-activity"", line 21, in main.main() File ""/home/sascha.silbe/sugar-jhbuild/install/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sugar/activity/main.py"", line 159, in main create_activity_instance(activity_constructor, activity_handle) File ""/home/sascha.silbe/sugar-jhbuild/install/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sugar/activity/main.py"", line 37, in create_activity_instance activity = constructor(handle) File ""/home/sascha.silbe/sugar-jhbuild/install/share/sugar/activities/Read.activity/readactivity.py"", line 257, in __init__ self._topbar = TopBar() File ""/home/sascha.silbe/sugar-jhbuild/install/share/sugar/activities/Read.activity/readtopbar.py"", line 185, in __init__ _TopBar.__init__(self) File ""/home/sascha.silbe/sugar-jhbuild/install/share/sugar/activities/Read.activity/readtopbar.py"", line 139, in __init__ '/org/freedesktop/Hal/Manager') File ""/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/bus.py"", line 244, in get_object follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes) File ""/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/proxies.py"", line 241, in __init__ self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name) File ""/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/bus.py"", line 183, in activate_name_owner self.start_service_by_name(bus_name) File ""/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/bus.py"", line 281, in start_service_by_name 'su', (bus_name, flags))) File ""/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/connection.py"", line 630, in call_blocking message, timeout) dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files }}} HAL has been [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2008-May/011560.html deprecated] by its own authors so we shouldn't rely on it. It also won't be available in chroots which makes testing Read much harder. " defect closed Unspecified by Maintainer Unspecified Read Git as of bugdate Blocker fixed Unspecified New