The proposed release fixed this bug and installs cleanly. I tested using this method:
# check the indicator is not running ps -ef | grep indicator-weather paul 12866 9323 0 11:32 pts/8 00:00:00 grep indicator-weather # find a suitable test process PID that does not exist but where the digits are part of an existing process PID ls /proc | grep 42 1242 2429 8442 # create a false indicator pid file with that pid echo "42" > /tmp/indicator-weather-$UID.pid # start the indicator # with the bug version, the indicator will not start indicator-weather /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' failed import gobject._gobject Another instance of this program is already running # with the new versions, the indicator starts fine indicator-weather # Attempting to start a second instance new version does fails as it should -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/926433 Title: indicator-weather refuses to start, saying "Another instance of this program is already running" when that is not true. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/weather-indicator/+bug/926433/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
