From fortin at nerim.net  Mon Apr 10 16:31:56 2006
From: fortin at nerim.net (Denis Fortin)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:31:56 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] [Patch] Template based export
Message-ID: <1144701116.3645.15.camel@naix>

Hi,

Here's a patch that uses erb to do template based export formats and an
example implementing format requested in #1809.

With this patch writing an export format will be done like this :
write a simple .yaml describing your export format, and write an erb to
do the export.
Put those files under .alexandria/.templates
or /usr/share/alexandria/templates and your export format will appear
after a restart in the export list.


Denis
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<%= self.name %>
<% 
   l2 = self.sort do |booka, bookb|
      autha = booka.authors.sort
      authb = bookb.authors.sort
      if autha.at(0)==nil && authb.at(0)!=nil 
         -1
      else  
         if authb.at(0)==nil && autha.at(0)==nil
            1
         else
           autha.at(0) <=> authb.at(0)      
         end    
      end
   end 
   l2.each do |book| 
 %>
<%= book.authors.at(0) %> : <%= book.title %>
<% end %>

From yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com  Wed Apr 12 06:32:39 2006
From: yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com (Yorvik)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:32:39 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Instaling Ruby Zoom
Message-ID: <443CD747.8030206@googlemail.com>

I've been trying to install Ruby-Zoom, on ubuntu 5.10 for the past few
days but to avail.  Having trawled the net for info I believe I've
installed all the appropriate packages. But I always get the following.

steve at Ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -i rubyzoom_0.2.0-2_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package rubyzoom.
(Reading database ... 98724 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking rubyzoom (from rubyzoom_0.2.0-2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up rubyzoom (0.2.0-2) ...
syntax error in control file: from Ruby scripts. at
/usr/sbin/install-docs line 680, <IN> line 5.
dpkg: error processing rubyzoom (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Errors were encountered while processing:
rubyzoom
steve at ubuntu:~$


--
<><

Cheers

SteVe





From roffe at extern.uio.no  Wed Apr 12 06:30:24 2006
From: roffe at extern.uio.no (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rolf_Marvin_B=F8e_Lindgren?=)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:30:24 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Announce: Alexandria 0.6.1 for MacOS X
In-Reply-To: <1be7247c0603140848k7f04a618o792e06de9587a576@mail.gmail.com>
	(Laurent Sansonetti's message of "Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:48:32 +0100")
References: <20060310235821.119FF1D008@fsck.waldner.priv.at>
	<lbzy7zhjomt.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
	<1be7247c0603140848k7f04a618o792e06de9587a576@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <lbzwtdvjdbz.fsf_-_@klodrik.uio.no>

"Laurent Sansonetti" <laurent.sansonetti at gmail.com> writes:

> Well, I should cleanup the Mac OS X build process, as it currently
> requires some dependencies located on hardcoded paths.
>
> In the meantime, you can still try a build:
>
> http://www.dhertog.be/~lrz/alexandria_mac_builds/

those are ancient versions.

please find the latest and greatest cvs build of Alexandia for MacOS X
(intel) here:

http://www.roffe.com/mac/alexandria.php

not much fiddling was required.

-- 
Rolf Lindgren                                            http://www.roffe.com/
roffe at extern.uio.no                                      http://www.dignus.no/

From synergism at gmail.com  Wed Apr 12 07:16:03 2006
From: synergism at gmail.com (Ben Armstrong)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:16:03 -0300
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Instaling Ruby Zoom
In-Reply-To: <443CD747.8030206@googlemail.com>
References: <443CD747.8030206@googlemail.com>
Message-ID: <3f1ae6620604120416n1b9ac812ob8423d708b44ac74@mail.gmail.com>

Yorvik,

On 4/12/06, Yorvik <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I've been trying to install Ruby-Zoom, on ubuntu 5.10 for the past few
> days but to avail.  Having trawled the net for info I believe I've
> installed all the appropriate packages. But I always get the following.

I assume you used the package found here:

http://www.stoffel.org/john/sources/alexandria/

The problem is here:

# install-docs -i /usr/share/doc-base/rubyzoom
syntax error in control file: from Ruby scripts. at
/usr/sbin/install-docs line 643, </usr/share/doc-base/rubyzoom> line
5.

That file contains:

Document: rubyzoom
Title: Debian Ruby/ZOOM Manual
Author: Laurent Sansonetti <lrz at gnome dot org>
Abstract: This manual describes the Ruby/ZOOM ABI and how it is called
from Ruby scripts.
Section: unknown
...

Line 5 is a continuation of the "Abstract:" field, yet it does not
begin with a space, so it is seen as a new control field.  However,
since it is not a recognized control field name followed by a colon, a
syntax error is thrown.

As a workaround, if you edit /usr/share/doc-base/rubyzoom and add a
leading space to this line, (i.e. " from Ruby scripts.") and then dpkg
--configure --pending, the installation will finish successfully.

The maintainer probably never discovered this bug in his doc-base
control file because he did not have the optional "doc-base" package
installed on his system, and so install-docs was never called when he
tested it.  This is why it is vitally important to know what each and
every line of a Debian package does, and make sure your testing
exercises all functionality.

Ben


From roffe at extern.uio.no  Wed Apr 12 08:01:44 2006
From: roffe at extern.uio.no (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rolf_Marvin_B=F8e_Lindgren?=)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:01:44 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Announce: Alexandria 0.6.1 for MacOS X
In-Reply-To: <lbzwtdvjdbz.fsf_-_@klodrik.uio.no> (Rolf Marvin
	=?iso-8859-1?Q?B=F8e?= Lindgren's
	message of "Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:30:24 +0200")
References: <20060310235821.119FF1D008@fsck.waldner.priv.at>
	<lbzy7zhjomt.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
	<1be7247c0603140848k7f04a618o792e06de9587a576@mail.gmail.com>
	<lbzwtdvjdbz.fsf_-_@klodrik.uio.no>
Message-ID: <lbzbqv7j93r.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>

Rolf Marvin B?e Lindgren <roffe at extern.uio.no> writes:

> please find the latest and greatest cvs build of Alexandia for MacOS X
> (intel) here:
>
> http://www.roffe.com/mac/alexandria.php
>
> not much fiddling was required.

there are bugs.  they don't hamper normal functioning but affect some of
the more esoteric functions.


1.  Just annoying:

when running from the debugger, the debugger says:

     [Session started at 2006-04-12 13:39:35 +0200.]
     2006-04-12 13:39:37.064 Alexandria[14892] TableView(0x14c3af0) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
     2006-04-12 13:39:37.072 Alexandria[14892] TableView(0x14cf880) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
     2006-04-12 13:39:37.120 Alexandria[14892] TableView(0x494c800) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
     2006-04-12 13:39:37.138 Alexandria[14892] Matrix(0x1454c90) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
     2006-04-12 13:39:37.176 Alexandria[14892] RatingField(0x492c2f0) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?

any clues?


2. Adding providers doesn't work:

Go to preferences, select the "Providers" tab in the "Providers
Preference" pane, hit "+" and Alexandria goes down.

The debugger says:

    selected_library -> index
    view_as -> 0
    /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/alexandria/macui/PreferencesController.rb:56:in `NSApplicationMain': NSApplicationMain - RBException_NoMethodError - undefined method `new' for nil:NilClass (OSX::OCException)
        from /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/alexandria/macui.rb:40:in `main'
            from /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/main.rb:54

    Alexandria has exited with status 1.

Any clues?

Thank you,
-- 
Rolf Lindgren                                            http://www.roffe.com/
roffe at extern.uio.no                                      http://www.dignus.no/


From laurent.sansonetti at gmail.com  Wed Apr 12 08:49:03 2006
From: laurent.sansonetti at gmail.com (Laurent Sansonetti)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:49:03 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Announce: Alexandria 0.6.1 for MacOS X
In-Reply-To: <lbzbqv7j93r.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
References: <20060310235821.119FF1D008@fsck.waldner.priv.at>
	<lbzy7zhjomt.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
	<1be7247c0603140848k7f04a618o792e06de9587a576@mail.gmail.com>
	<lbzwtdvjdbz.fsf_-_@klodrik.uio.no> <lbzbqv7j93r.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
Message-ID: <1be7247c0604120549u50b12052lfe3c57c97feca8d2@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Rolf,

On 4/12/06, Rolf Marvin B?e Lindgren <roffe at extern.uio.no> wrote:
> Rolf Marvin B?e Lindgren <roffe at extern.uio.no> writes:
>
> > please find the latest and greatest cvs build of Alexandia for MacOS X
> > (intel) here:
> >
> > http://www.roffe.com/mac/alexandria.php
> >
> > not much fiddling was required.
>

Great that you could build it :)  Why not universal by the way? Most
of Mac users do not have an Intel machine yet :-)

> there are bugs.  they don't hamper normal functioning but affect some of
> the more esoteric functions.
>
>
> 1.  Just annoying:
>
> when running from the debugger, the debugger says:
>
>      [Session started at 2006-04-12 13:39:35 +0200.]
>      2006-04-12 13:39:37.064 Alexandria[14892] TableView(0x14c3af0) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
>      2006-04-12 13:39:37.072 Alexandria[14892] TableView(0x14cf880) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
>      2006-04-12 13:39:37.120 Alexandria[14892] TableView(0x494c800) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
>      2006-04-12 13:39:37.138 Alexandria[14892] Matrix(0x1454c90) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
>      2006-04-12 13:39:37.176 Alexandria[14892] RatingField(0x492c2f0) - NSView not correctly initialized. Did you forget to call super?
>
> any clues?
>

RubyCocoa bug, will be fixed in next release.

>
> 2. Adding providers doesn't work:
>
> Go to preferences, select the "Providers" tab in the "Providers
> Preference" pane, hit "+" and Alexandria goes down.
>
> The debugger says:
>
>     selected_library -> index
>     view_as -> 0
>     /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/alexandria/macui/PreferencesController.rb:56:in `NSApplicationMain': NSApplicationMain - RBException_NoMethodError - undefined method `new' for nil:NilClass (OSX::OCException)
>         from /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/alexandria/macui.rb:40:in `main'
>             from /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/main.rb:54
>
>     Alexandria has exited with status 1.
>
> Any clues?
>

Not implemented yet I guess.

Also please do not announce anything right now, the Cocoa port is not
finished yet. There are some things to do, and I also would like to
re-write the icon view (the current one based on NSMatrix sucks too
much).

Laurent


From laurent.sansonetti at gmail.com  Wed Apr 12 08:51:44 2006
From: laurent.sansonetti at gmail.com (Laurent Sansonetti)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:51:44 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] [Patch] Template based export
In-Reply-To: <1144701116.3645.15.camel@naix>
References: <1144701116.3645.15.camel@naix>
Message-ID: <1be7247c0604120551h394bc2e4m23bfd52daafcca4c@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Denis,

On 4/10/06, Denis Fortin <fortin at nerim.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's a patch that uses erb to do template based export formats and an
> example implementing format requested in #1809.
>
> With this patch writing an export format will be done like this :
> write a simple .yaml describing your export format, and write an erb to
> do the export.
> Put those files under .alexandria/.templates
> or /usr/share/alexandria/templates and your export format will appear
> after a restart in the export list.
>

Sounds pretty cool, I will merge it as soon as possible, for the next
release.  Please tell me if I forget about it.

Thanks!
Laurent


From yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com  Wed Apr 12 12:55:11 2006
From: yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com (Yorvik)
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:55:11 +0100
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Instaling Ruby Zoom
In-Reply-To: <3f1ae6620604120416n1b9ac812ob8423d708b44ac74@mail.gmail.com>
References: <443CD747.8030206@googlemail.com>
	<3f1ae6620604120416n1b9ac812ob8423d708b44ac74@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <443D30EF.8090603@googlemail.com>

Ben Armstrong wrote:
> I assume you used the package found here:
> 
> http://www.stoffel.org/john/sources/alexandria/
> 
Yep


> As a workaround, if you edit /usr/share/doc-base/rubyzoom and add a
> leading space to this line, (i.e. " from Ruby scripts.") and then dpkg
> --configure --pending, the installation will finish successfully.
> 
This solved that problem. Thanks
I then had to add /usr/share/doc/rubyzoom/xhtml/ to get the installation
to complete.

Installing alexandria 0.6.0 package from
http://www.stoffel.org/john/sources/alexandria/ I had the British
Library available.  Unfortunately 0.6.1 the 'update' offered by ubuntu
doesn't appear to see rubyzoom, so the z39.50 providers don't appear.

Next problem.  How do I know if the program is looking at the British
Library database, as it doesn't appear to be finding any more books then
it did with out rubyzoom.

- -

<><

Cheers

SteVe





From fortin at nerim.net  Thu Apr 13 15:22:27 2006
From: fortin at nerim.net (Denis Fortin)
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:22:27 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] [Patch] Template based export
In-Reply-To: <1be7247c0604120551h394bc2e4m23bfd52daafcca4c@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1144701116.3645.15.camel@naix>
	<1be7247c0604120551h394bc2e4m23bfd52daafcca4c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1144956147.8167.8.camel@naix>

Le mercredi 12 avril 2006 ? 14:51 +0200, Laurent Sansonetti a ?crit :
> Hi Denis,
> 
> On 4/10/06, Denis Fortin <fortin at nerim.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here's a patch that uses erb to do template based export formats and an
> > example implementing format requested in #1809.
> >
> > With this patch writing an export format will be done like this :
> > write a simple .yaml describing your export format, and write an erb to
> > do the export.
> > Put those files under .alexandria/.templates
> > or /usr/share/alexandria/templates and your export format will appear
> > after a restart in the export list.
> >
> 
> Sounds pretty cool, I will merge it as soon as possible, for the next
> release.  Please tell me if I forget about it.
> 
> Thanks!
> Laurent
I should add that this is not meant to be used in real stable export
format (there's no i18n of the text entry), but by users who wants to
use a custom export format while staying up to date with mainline.

Denis


From roffe at extern.uio.no  Sat Apr 15 10:48:50 2006
From: roffe at extern.uio.no (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rolf_Marvin_B=F8e_Lindgren?=)
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:48:50 +0200
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Announce: Alexandria 0.6.1 for MacOS X
In-Reply-To: <1be7247c0604120549u50b12052lfe3c57c97feca8d2@mail.gmail.com>
	(Laurent Sansonetti's message of "Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:49:03 +0200")
References: <20060310235821.119FF1D008@fsck.waldner.priv.at>
	<lbzy7zhjomt.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
	<1be7247c0603140848k7f04a618o792e06de9587a576@mail.gmail.com>
	<lbzwtdvjdbz.fsf_-_@klodrik.uio.no> <lbzbqv7j93r.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>
	<1be7247c0604120549u50b12052lfe3c57c97feca8d2@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <lbzpsji6gj1.fsf@klodrik.uio.no>

(I'm keeping this off the list as it's not of much general interest)

"Laurent Sansonetti" <laurent.sansonetti at gmail.com> writes:

> Great that you could build it :) Why not universal by the way? Most of
> Mac users do not have an Intel machine yet :-)

I've looked into it.  one problem is yazlib.  it's not trivial to
compile them universally.  

> > 2. Adding providers doesn't work:
> >
> > Go to preferences, select the "Providers" tab in the "Providers
> > Preference" pane, hit "+" and Alexandria goes down.
> >
> > The debugger says:
> >
> >     selected_library -> index
> >     view_as -> 0
> >     /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/alexandria/macui/PreferencesController.rb:56:in `NSApplicationMain': NSApplicationMain - RBException_NoMethodError - undefined method `new' for nil:NilClass (OSX::OCException)
> >         from /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/alexandria/macui.rb:40:in `main'
> >             from /usr/local/src/alexandria-cvs/alexandria/build/Development/Alexandria.app/Contents/Resources/main.rb:54
> >
> >     Alexandria has exited with status 1.
> >
> > Any clues?
> >
>
> Not implemented yet I guess.

shucks.  I'd very much like to be able to search the Norwegian
university libraries.  they seem to have the kind of access that
Alexandria needs. 

> Also please do not announce anything right now, the Cocoa port is not
> finished yet. There are some things to do, and I also would like to
> re-write the icon view (the current one based on NSMatrix sucks too
> much).

OK.  I'll keep trying to make my own builds.  

'part from that, Alexandria seems to be a wonderful program already,
with a lot of promise.  

-- 
Rolf Lindgren                                            http://www.roffe.com/
roffe at extern.uio.no                                      http://www.dignus.no/

From bob.paddock at gmail.com  Sat Apr 29 11:42:15 2006
From: bob.paddock at gmail.com (Bob Paddock)
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:42:15 -0400
Subject: [Alexandria-list] Alexandria just crashed Permission denied
Message-ID: <200604291142.15109.bob.paddock@gmail.com>


I am trying to add the book '0-9641153-4-4' to which I get
a Permission Denied.  Don't know why?  Everything looks
correct as far as owner/group, trying to add it to my own account.


After that didn't work I hit 'New' and that resulted in
this crash.


bob at bob ~/.alexandria $ alexandria
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/alexandria/ui/glade_base.rb: line 26
   Gtk-CRITICAL **:gtk_tree_view_column_cell_layout_pack_start: assertion `! gtk_tree_view_column_get_cell_info (column, cell)' failed


After that didn't work I hit 'New' and that resulted in
this crash.

-----------------------
Alexandria just crashed
-----------------------
Timestamp: Sat Apr 29 11:34:41 EDT 2006
Message: Permission denied - /home/bob/.alexandria/Untitled 1
Backtrace:
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243:in `mkdir'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243:in `fu_mkdir'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:217:in `mkdir_p'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:215:in `mkdir_p'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:201:in `mkdir_p'
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/alexandria/library.rb:51:in `load'
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/alexandria/ui/main_app.rb:724:in `initialize_ui'
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/alexandria/ui.rb:42:in `main'
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/alexandria.rb:66:in `main'
/usr/bin/alexandria:10
Release: 0.6.1

Uname -a: Linux bob 2.6.16-gentoo-r3 #1 PREEMPT Sun Apr 23 11:06:21 EDT 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ GNU/Linux
--
Please report this dump to 'alexandria-list at rubyforge.org' with some additional
information, such as the description of the crash and the steps to reproduce it
(if it's possible).
bob at bob ~/.alexandria $