Alan McKinnon <[email protected]> writes: > Apparently, though unproven, at 14:51 on Wednesday 01 December 2010, Allan > Gottlieb did opine thusly: > >> Yesterday my ~amd64 machine updated python. I ran the >> python-updater and all seemed well. >> >> However, this morning wicd is failing. The first indication was a >> never-seen-before popup stating "Granted permissions without asking for >> password" (full text below) > > A few things: > > That error has nothing to do with the failure. The notice clearly says it is > not a failure, but a notice.
Right. I just mentioned it as it seemed to show that something had changed. > Second, you are using python-2.7 and wicd does not run under 2.7. this is indeed the proglem > If you go to the wicd bugzilla and search for bugs under the name > "Nickolas Grigoriadis" you will find the bug and the fix. I don't think the > fix is in the current code. I couldn't find nickolas in the bugzilla, but could find the bug in https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bugs It is the 2nd one listed Summary Importance Status 602825 wicd doesnt like python 2.7 High Fix Committed (there are only 2 bugs with importance listed high) However version 1.7.1 (with the fix) hasn't been released yet. I am surprised since the released version doesn't work with python 2.7. Should I file a gentoo bug to have them apply the patch (actually there were two given, but one seems to be preferred)? Am I wrong in thinking that as of today wicd doesn't run on an unpatched gentoo ~amd64? thanks, allan
