We need an updated gnome-menus here.

I've been waiting for months for the gemu bug to be fixed, so when I saw an update to alacarte, I was eager to try it.  Alas, it now crashes with this bug.  And, when abrt tried to search for duplicates, it reported fatal: XML-RPC(0): (null) and exited 1.

(In reply to comment #1)
> We need an updated gnome-menus here.

Then the bug needs to be changed to apply to gnome-menus.  gnome-menus should provide functionality used by alacarte.

I was able to rebuild gnome-menus with the patch from https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=677344

With the fixed gnome-menus, alacarte actually shows its window.  It's still useless though.

Still the problem in FC17.

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17
OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

I was launching Alacarte by right clicking on the XFCE Applications menu, then Properties, then Edit Menu. The programme crashed after that.

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17
Architecture: i686
OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

Attempting to edit menus to remove duplicate entries.

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17
OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

Edit Menu then select any Menu Item that contains Separators

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17
Architecture: i686
OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

Ran alacarte from command-line:
[afan@quail ~]$ alacarte 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 36, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 33, in main
    app.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 64, in run
    self.loadMenus()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 203, in loadMenus
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 217, in loadItems
    for item, show in self.editor.getItems(menu):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 145, in getItems
    item = item_iter.get_separator()
AttributeError: 'TreeIter' object has no attribute 'get_separator'
[afan@quail ~]$ 


Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17
OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

How long would it take to fix gnome-menus to support another Fedora package?  Should we open a separate bug for gnome-menus?  If we had a library in C that didn't provide symbols for another Fedora package, it would have been fixed in no time.  But nobody seems to care about missing functions at the runtime.  <rant>IMHO the lax attitude towards missing functions is the biggest problem with interpreted languages.  The language interpreter may be OK with it, but the developers and the package maintainers should not be!</rant>

I maintain both gnome-menus and alacarte.

It's been fixed upstream for a long time, and the new package has been in F18. I can push an update to F17 if you would like.

Since this bug (or limitation or whatever) in gnome-menus makes another Fedora package completely useless (even if other things make is useless too), I believe it should be fixed in all supported versions of Fedora (F16 and F17).  But I don't know what the Fedora policy says about that.

*** Bug 861473 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

launch alacarte

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17
OS Release: Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

Using XFCE 4.8
Right click on the icon that opens the Applications menu
Click Properties
Click Edit Menu
Crash ensues without fail. 


Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc16
OS Release: Fedora release 16 (Verne)

Problem still exists in F17.

XFCE 4.8

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17

$ alacarte
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/bin/alacarte", line 36, in <module>
    main()
  File "/bin/alacarte", line 33, in main
    app.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 64, in run
    self.loadMenus()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 203, in loadMenus
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 217, in loadItems
    for item, show in self.editor.getItems(menu):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 145, in getItems
    item = item_iter.get_separator()
AttributeError: 'TreeIter' object has no attribute 'get_separator'

Okay, this one is driving me crazy.. But found a work around here:

http://foobaring.blogspot.com/2012/09/alacarte-on-fedora-17.html

 1. open terminal
2. gedit /lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py
3. find the applications.menu on the text file.
4. replace it with applications-gnome.menu
5. save file
6. run alacarte by typing alacarte on the terminal

Changing that one line resovled the crash for me.  Alacarete now starts.

Comment 16 fixed it for me, too.

Using F17, XFCE 4.8

Package: alacarte-0.13.4-4.fc17

I'm currently using F16 and Xfce 4.8.  As written, the fix in Comment 16 failed because the path is wrong.  Searching found the file at /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py and I tried editing it.  Running Alacarte from a terminal now works, or at least, it doesn't crash.  However, when I exited it and checked my menus, they hadn't changed.  Possibly I need to log out and back in, but I've never needed to before.  And, the following errors were listed in the terminal:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory

As a final note, the Settings and Administration menus didn't seem to be available for editing.

Yes, I noticed the same thing as Joe after I posted the fix I found.  The program runs, but the changes do not seem to be applied to the menu.  They show up when you run alacarte again, but are not being applied to the menu in XFCE.

Now running F 17 with Xfce.  The fix still doesn't work.  Not only that, here's the output I get in the terminal:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 69, in menuChanged
    self.loadUpdates()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 106, in loadUpdates
    self.on_menu_tree_cursor_changed(menu_tree)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 354, in on_menu_tree_cursor_changed
    self.loadItems(self.menu_store[menu_path][2], menu_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 218, in loadItems
    icon = util.getIcon(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Alacarte/util.py", line 151, in getIcon
    pixbuf = info.load_icon()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function
    return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs)
gi._glib.GError: Error opening file: No such file or directory

Please note that I made (or tried to make) several changes, which is probably why there's so much output.

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