calibre 0.6 betas now available - Page 3

sirbruce · 06-07-2009, 02:28 PM

Turns out you have to have \pathto\new\folder as "\pathto\new\folder" in order for it to work. Otherwise it seems to default to the old library. (This is in Windows.. I guess the spaces were confusing it.)

However, the startup wizard behavior is still a problem... I specific the path to the new library in the dialog box, and it proceeded to do a copy of the existing library.

sirbruce · 06-07-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You really shouldn't exit calibre in the middle of a library move operation, it can have undefined results.

I couldn't wait hours for it to copy my old library. :P I understand that, but there should be a way to kill off child processes when the parent is killed.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbruce

However, the startup wizard behavior is still a problem... I specific the path to the new library in the dialog box, and it proceeded to do a copy of the existing library.

Well the wizard assumes that if you are specifying a new path you want to move your existing library, which is the natural assumption for most users.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbruce

I couldn't wait hours for it to copy my old library. :P I understand that, but there should be a way to kill off child processes when the parent is killed.

When you kill a process, the process is killed, it can't hang around terminating child processes

sirbruce · 06-07-2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Well the wizard assumes that if you are specifying a new path you want to move your existing library, which is the natural assumption for most users.

Perhaps the wizard could spell that out a little more. Or perhaps you can catch the --with-library option and skip that step in the wizard. I agree, though, it's a minor problem that most people probably won't encounter.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 02:50 PM

Released beta 2 that should fix the reported bugs in beta 1. See first post for link to the downloads

sirbruce · 06-07-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

When you kill a process, the process is killed, it can't hang around terminating child processes

Well I know UNIX can but I don't know how Windows does things. :P

Added: getting the Abort button to function when copying a library would have helped.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbruce

Perhaps the wizard could spell that out a little more. Or perhaps you can catch the --with-library option and skip that step in the wizard. I agree, though, it's a minor problem that most people probably won't encounter.

IIRC the wizard has a little blurb under the text field explaining what will happen if you have an existing library.

pars_andy · 06-07-2009, 07:43 PM

Hi,

Having a problem with the v2 beta not recognising my UK PRS505. I get the following error whenever I connect it.

nsupported operand type(s) for +: 'NoneType' and 'str'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 57, in run
File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 191, in _books
File "calibre\devices\prs505\driver.pyo", line 93, in books
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'NoneType' and 'str'

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 08:06 PM

post the output from running

calibre-debug -d

at a command prompt with your 505 connected

JSWolf · 06-07-2009, 09:13 PM

I did find a bug in the installer. I use XP and it put the desktop icon in the wrong place. It put the icon in all users insead of the account I am logged into. This then put the icon out of alphabetical order.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 09:38 PM

It's a feature

the installer installs for all users.

JSWolf · 06-07-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

It's a feature

the installer installs for all users.

Well seeing as I'm the only one who uses my computer and if my wife was to use my computer, she'd just use it on my account, I don't have a need for all users. So can that please be fixed?

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 10:04 PM

Well no, since in a multiple users computer it makes more sense to install it for all users and on a single user computer it does no harm to install it for all users.

chorpler · 06-07-2009, 10:13 PM

I mostly use Calibre's command-line tools. I installed 0.6b2 and suddenly I couldn't run html2oeb anymore; it gave me an error loading a library. So did mobi2oeb. I was wondering what the deal was. Thankfully, our illustrious kovidgoyal pointed out that html2oeb and mobi2oeb don't exist in 0.6; you're supposed to use ebook-convert to do conversions. But since I had installed 0.6b2 in the same directory I had installed 0.5.14 in (the default directory -- C:\Program Files\calibre) the html2oeb.exe and mobi2oeb.exe and other executables from 0.5.14 were still there, causing me to think they still existed in 0.6b2. So anybody who uses the command-line tools, be aware that it's probably a good idea to install it into a separate directory so you won't be inadvertently trying to use old utilities.

06-07-2009, 02:50 PM	#36
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,231 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Released beta 2 that should fix the reported bugs in beta 1. See first post for link to the downloads Last edited by kovidgoyal; 06-07-2009 at 02:54 PM.

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06-07-2009, 02:28 PM	#31
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Turns out you have to have \pathto\new\folder as "\pathto\new\folder" in order for it to work. Otherwise it seems to default to the old library. (This is in Windows.. I guess the spaces were confusing it.) However, the startup wizard behavior is still a problem... I specific the path to the new library in the dialog box, and it proceeded to do a copy of the existing library.

06-07-2009, 07:43 PM	#39
pars_andy Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS505	Hi, Having a problem with the v2 beta not recognising my UK PRS505. I get the following error whenever I connect it. nsupported operand type(s) for +: 'NoneType' and 'str' Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 57, in run File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 191, in _books File "calibre\devices\prs505\driver.pyo", line 93, in books TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'NoneType' and 'str'

06-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#40
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,231 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	post the output from running calibre-debug -d at a command prompt with your 505 connected

06-07-2009, 09:13 PM	#41
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,303 Karma: 145488788 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did find a bug in the installer. I use XP and it put the desktop icon in the wrong place. It put the icon in all users insead of the account I am logged into. This then put the icon out of alphabetical order.

06-07-2009, 09:38 PM	#42
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,231 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's a feature the installer installs for all users.

06-07-2009, 10:04 PM	#44
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,231 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Well no, since in a multiple users computer it makes more sense to install it for all users and on a single user computer it does no harm to install it for all users.

06-07-2009, 10:13 PM	#45
chorpler Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle; PRS-500; MobiPocket on Windows Mobile	I mostly use Calibre's command-line tools. I installed 0.6b2 and suddenly I couldn't run html2oeb anymore; it gave me an error loading a library. So did mobi2oeb. I was wondering what the deal was. Thankfully, our illustrious kovidgoyal pointed out that html2oeb and mobi2oeb don't exist in 0.6; you're supposed to use ebook-convert to do conversions. But since I had installed 0.6b2 in the same directory I had installed 0.5.14 in (the default directory -- C:\Program Files\calibre) the html2oeb.exe and mobi2oeb.exe and other executables from 0.5.14 were still there, causing me to think they still existed in 0.6b2. So anybody who uses the command-line tools, be aware that it's probably a good idea to install it into a separate directory so you won't be inadvertently trying to use old utilities.