Idle timer, error loading librarys

[Stiveknx]

After 45072e3a53fd4eb52e56b89b4e5a4502e8c98def, I keep getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/stive/.config/emesene2/plugins/idle_status/plugin.py", line 68, in idle_state
    self.timer = extension.get_and_instantiate('idle timer')
  File "/home/stive/emesene/emesene/extension.py", line 616, in get_and_instantiate
    return extension_manager.get_and_instantiate(category_name, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/stive/emesene/emesene/extension.py", line 487, in get_and_instantiate
    return category.get_and_instantiate(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/stive/emesene/emesene/extension.py", line 310, in get_and_instantiate
    inst = cls(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/stive/.config/emesene2/plugins/idle_status/xidletimer.py", line 36, in __init__
    self.xlib       = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('libX11.so')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ctypes/__init__.py", line 443, in LoadLibrary
    return self._dlltype(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ctypes/__init__.py", line 365, in __init__
    self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
OSError: libX11.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

So, I tried to create a link from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so That fixed ... But, I'm not sure If I should have this link here and I removed somehow or if anybody has think ...

I guess, using some try/catch you could try to load libX11.so, and in case you have problems to load, use libX11.so.6 or just say that you have this error ...

[pepeleproso]

Problem is I don't know is that .6 at the end can change? maybe we can search for "libX11.so" prefix?

[Stiveknx]

Some googling on web says that may exist a .5 ...

Also, after fixing libX11.so, the error was in libXss.so

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/stive/.config/emesene2/plugins/idle_status/plugin.py", line 68, in idle_state self.timer = extension.get_and_instantiate('idle timer') File "/home/stive/emesene/emesene/extension.py", line 616, in get_and_instantiate return extension_manager.get_and_instantiate(category_name, *args, **kwargs) File "/home/stive/emesene/emesene/extension.py", line 487, in get_and_instantiate return category.get_and_instantiate(*args, **kwargs) File "/home/stive/emesene/emesene/extension.py", line 310, in get_and_instantiate inst = cls(*args, **kwargs) File "/home/stive/.config/emesene2/plugins/idle_status/xidletimer.py", line 39, in __init__ self.xss = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('libXss.so') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ctypes/__init__.py", line 443, in LoadLibrary return self._dlltype(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ctypes/__init__.py", line 365, in __init__ self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode) OSError: libXss.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Here's what I found installed:

$ locate libXss.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXss.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXss.so.1.0.0

PS.: I'm using ubuntu 12.04 (gnome fallback session, with gtk 2). I installed and removed a lot of stuff here, like the player and other things, and some dependencies were removed too, maybe one of them removed the symlink to libX11.so

The package "libx11-6" is Installed ( also tried to reinstall see if the link was created)...

well, if you install the package libx11-6, this package provides the libX11.so.6 file ... This can be a dependency of emesene, and every users will have this lib available.

[Stiveknx]

One question, not sure if is related to this bug or not...

The plugin set my status to online after some time (when I leave the computer and come back...) But, it does that every time, and, let's say, my status is invisible, if I stay some time afk, than I come back, the status is set to online...

If the bug is not related to this issue, I can create a new one ... I couldn't reproduce, cause in line 80 in plugin, you check if the status is idle... https://github.com/emesene/emesene-supported-plugins/blob/master/idle_status/plugin.py#L80

Unless, the plugin is not checking if the emesene status is really idle, the is_idle variable is created by the plugin itself

[pepeleproso]

Seeing the code I see we need to store the current status and restore it later. we currently always set online status. Please open a new issue for that.