I think I entered a typical type of problems newbie usually gets them trapped in with trail-and-trail method of using a new complicated software. Frustrated at the low performance of arts (drag-and-drop almost doesn't work, for example) and incorrect display of characters of cairo I opt for back-xlibs, which isn't offered by debian official packages. I try to compile my own, failing at building guide I opt for startup script, and failing that, I decide to tolerate the slowness of back-arts and re-installed packages from debian repository -- after that I found I can no longer run gworkspace (error message attached), thinking perhaps I need to remove the stuff installed with previous build-guide, but don't know how to. I would have re-installed the OS if I could (I am running on a special device that doesn't boot from DVD and other method to re-install OS seems more challenging).
Now I am totally confused and don't know where to go. I guess manage to get the GWorkspace from Debian official package should be the priority to get a usable system, so here is the error message (sorry it is line-wrapped, because I also couldn't run GNUmail to post it by email software I had to post this message from the web) $ GWorkspace 2009-04-24 20:14:26.510 GWorkspace[2494] File NSString.m: 1229. In [(nil) +initWithContentsOfFile:] Contents of file '/home/loongs on/GNUstep/Library/Colors/System extensions.clr' are not string data 2009-04-24 20:14:26.536 GWorkspace[2494] Scanner initialised with nil string 2009-04-24 20:14:26.537 GWorkspace[2494] Unable to read color file at "/home/loongson/GNUstep/Library/Colors/System extensions.clr " -- unknown format. 2009-04-24 20:14:26.796 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.835 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.853 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/OperationPrefs.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.857 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.857 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.857 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/OperationPrefs.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.878 GWorkspace[2494] failed to load OperationPrefs! 2009-04-24 20:14:26.882 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: Tried to add nil to array 2009-04-24 20:14:26.882 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.883 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/PrefWindow.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.898 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.898 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.898 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/PrefWindow.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.899 GWorkspace[2494] Preferences: failed to load PrefWindow! 2009-04-24 20:14:26.914 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.915 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.915 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/OpenWith.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.919 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.919 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.919 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/OpenWith.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.920 GWorkspace[2494] failed to load OpenWith! 2009-04-24 20:14:26.924 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.924 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.924 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/RunExternal.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.957 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.957 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.958 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/RunExternal.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.958 GWorkspace[2494] failed to load RunExternal! 2009-04-24 20:14:26.967 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.967 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.968 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/Finder.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.983 GWorkspace[2494] Exception occured while loading model: methodForSelector: null selector given 2009-04-24 20:14:26.984 GWorkspace[2494] Failed to load Gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.984 GWorkspace[2494] Could not load Gorm file: /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/English. lproj/Finder.gorm 2009-04-24 20:14:26.984 GWorkspace[2494] failed to load Finder! 2009-04-24 20:14:26.987 GWorkspace[2494] Problem posting notification: <NSException: 0xc772f0> NAME:NSInvalidArgumentException REA SON:Attempt to place key-value in null table INFO:(nil) 2009-04-24 20:14:27.000 GWorkspace[2494] Problem posting notification: <NSException: 0xc7b480> NAME:NSInvalidArgumentException REA SON:Attempt to place key-value in null table INFO:(nil) 2009-04-24 20:14:27.003 GWorkspace[2494] empty components sent Aborted _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
