Launching Calibre from Command Prompt

itimpi · 04-02-2009, 12:35 PM

I am sure that I used to be able to start Calibre in a Command Prompt window under Windows? However with the latest release it seems to appear briefly in Task manager and then disappear. This has broken my ability to run a Portable Calibre on a USB Stick.

If I try and run calibre-debug without any parameters this also fails with some references to iPython.

Starting Calibre via a shortcut works OK.

Any idea why this happens, and if there is a way around it?

kovidgoyal · 04-02-2009, 01:27 PM

what error do you get when running calibre-debug -g

itimpi · 04-02-2009, 01:36 PM

That gives a couple of "link hasn't been detected!" message and then seems to start up OK.

kovidgoyal · 04-02-2009, 01:49 PM

Hmm, and if you don't add the -g?

itimpi · 04-02-2009, 01:55 PM

I get the following:

Code:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>calibre-debug
WARNING: help() not available - check site.py
**********************************************************************
Welcome to IPython. I will try to create a personal configuration directory
where you can customize many aspects of IPython's functionality in:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\_ipython
WARNING:
Installation error. IPython's directory was not found.

Check the following:

The ipython/IPython directory should be in a directory belonging to your
PYTHONPATH environment variable (that is, it should be in a directory
belonging to sys.path). You can copy it explicitly there or just link to it.

IPython will create a minimal default configuration for you.


Please press <RETURN> to start IPython.

kovidgoyal · 04-02-2009, 02:08 PM

that's fine, just a warning message, press return and you should get to the debug prompt

itimpi · 04-02-2009, 07:21 PM

OK, but does that give me any way to find out why the calibre.exe program silently exits when I try to run it.

kovidgoyal · 04-02-2009, 07:26 PM

Yeah to do that you'd have to use a debugger.

04-02-2009, 12:35 PM	#1
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Launching Calibre from Command Prompt I am sure that I used to be able to start Calibre in a Command Prompt window under Windows? However with the latest release it seems to appear briefly in Task manager and then disappear. This has broken my ability to run a Portable Calibre on a USB Stick. If I try and run calibre-debug without any parameters this also fails with some references to iPython. Starting Calibre via a shortcut works OK. Any idea why this happens, and if there is a way around it?

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04-02-2009, 01:27 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,162 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	what error do you get when running calibre-debug -g

04-02-2009, 01:36 PM	#3
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	That gives a couple of "link hasn't been detected!" message and then seems to start up OK.

04-02-2009, 01:49 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,162 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Hmm, and if you don't add the -g?

04-02-2009, 02:08 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,162 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	that's fine, just a warning message, press return and you should get to the debug prompt

04-02-2009, 07:21 PM	#7
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	OK, but does that give me any way to find out why the calibre.exe program silently exits when I try to run it.

04-02-2009, 07:26 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,162 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah to do that you'd have to use a debugger.

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