External viewer for pdf not starting anymore

Calibrero · 02-27-2009, 07:03 AM

Hi!

Calibre is just a great piece of software.

Since I updated it from 0.4.125 to 0.4.141 I've got a little problem.
When I strike the shortcut "v" (or choose show pdf in the menu) I used to see the external program starting and viewing the pdf. Nowadays nothing happens.

Viewing pdf with the internal viewer is no problem, also viewing pdfs by doubleclicking outside of calibre. Reinstalling calibre as well as okular (the viewer on my linux-system) didn't help.

Any ideas? Where can I get more information? There's nothing in the log...

Calibrero · 02-27-2009, 09:07 AM

Found with the help of calibre-debug this:

kfmclient: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN14QObjectPrivate15checkWindowRoleEv

This Module is part of the package libqt4-dbus:

libqt4-dbus:
Installiert: 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2
Kandidat: 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2
Versions-Tabelle:
*** 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2 0
500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
4.4.3-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages

Sorry, I think, I'm in the wrong forum..

kovidgoyal · 02-27-2009, 12:17 PM

I'm guessing you are using the binary installer? On a 64bit machine?

Calibrero · 02-27-2009, 06:00 PM

binary installer: yes
64 bit: no

Kubuntu 8.10

kovidgoyal · 02-27-2009, 08:02 PM

unzip the attached zip file into the claibre installation directory /opt/calibre by default and see if it helps.

Calibrero · 02-28-2009, 05:11 AM

Hi, Kovid!

kfmclient(6170) ClientApp::doIt: Creating ClientApp
<unknown program name>(6172)/ ClientApp::doIt: Creating ClientApp
Cannot mix incompatible Qt libraries

Incompatible libraries?

kovidgoyal · 02-28-2009, 12:33 PM

the calibre binary includes its own Qt libraries, which are probably causing the problem. Try setting your PDF viewer to one that does not use Qt and see if it works

Calibrero · 02-28-2009, 01:20 PM

I tried xpdf-reader, epdfview and gv although I'm not sure, if they really don't use Qt.

There's no difference, the error message still appears.

kovidgoyal · 02-28-2009, 01:25 PM

Post the output from Running the following two commands

Code:

kfmclient -v

Code:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/calibre kfmclient -v

Also do external viewers for other formats work, like ZIP

Calibrero · 02-28-2009, 01:32 PM

kfmclient -v
Qt: 4.4.3
KDE: 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0)
kfmclient: 2.0

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/calibre kfmclient -v
Qt: 4.4.2
KDE: 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0)
kfmclient: 2.0

ZIP ist not in the list, but ODF and TXT do not work

kovidgoyal · 02-28-2009, 01:50 PM

Another thing to try is to simply delete all the Qt libraries from the /opt/calibre folder. That way it will use your system libraries and everything should be fine

Calibrero · 02-28-2009, 01:59 PM

Yes, that did it!
Yipiiiiih!

Keep on coding!

02-27-2009, 07:03 AM	#1
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	External viewer for pdf not starting anymore Hi! Calibre is just a great piece of software. Since I updated it from 0.4.125 to 0.4.141 I've got a little problem. When I strike the shortcut "v" (or choose show pdf in the menu) I used to see the external program starting and viewing the pdf. Nowadays nothing happens. Viewing pdf with the internal viewer is no problem, also viewing pdfs by doubleclicking outside of calibre. Reinstalling calibre as well as okular (the viewer on my linux-system) didn't help. Any ideas? Where can I get more information? There's nothing in the log...

02-27-2009, 09:07 AM	#2
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	Linux-Problem Found with the help of calibre-debug this: kfmclient: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN14QObjectPrivate15checkWindowRoleEv This Module is part of the package libqt4-dbus: libqt4-dbus: Installiert: 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2 Kandidat: 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2 Versions-Tabelle: *** 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 4.4.3-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages Sorry, I think, I'm in the wrong forum.. Last edited by Calibrero; 02-27-2009 at 09:52 AM.

02-28-2009, 01:25 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Post the output from Running the following two commands Code: kfmclient -v Code: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/calibre kfmclient -v Also do external viewers for other formats work, like ZIP

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02-27-2009, 12:17 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'm guessing you are using the binary installer? On a 64bit machine?

02-27-2009, 06:00 PM	#4
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	binary installer: yes 64 bit: no Kubuntu 8.10

02-28-2009, 05:11 AM	#6
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	Hi, Kovid! kfmclient(6170) ClientApp::doIt: Creating ClientApp <unknown program name>(6172)/ ClientApp::doIt: Creating ClientApp Cannot mix incompatible Qt libraries Incompatible libraries?

02-28-2009, 12:33 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	the calibre binary includes its own Qt libraries, which are probably causing the problem. Try setting your PDF viewer to one that does not use Qt and see if it works

02-28-2009, 01:20 PM	#8
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	I tried xpdf-reader, epdfview and gv although I'm not sure, if they really don't use Qt. There's no difference, the error message still appears.

02-28-2009, 01:32 PM	#10
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	kfmclient -v Qt: 4.4.3 KDE: 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0) kfmclient: 2.0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/calibre kfmclient -v Qt: 4.4.2 KDE: 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0) kfmclient: 2.0 ZIP ist not in the list, but ODF and TXT do not work

02-28-2009, 01:50 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Another thing to try is to simply delete all the Qt libraries from the /opt/calibre folder. That way it will use your system libraries and everything should be fine

02-28-2009, 01:59 PM	#12
Calibrero Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 104 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook 302	Yes, that did it! Yipiiiiih! Keep on coding!

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