[Gambas-user] Problems with Gambas 3 installation on Kubuntu

[Charlie Reinl]

Am Sonntag, den 22.02.2009, 08:47 +0100 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> > On Sunday 22 February 2009, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > > > Ok done the job for gambas-3 svn-1883.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > First take note Charlie and me have the same errors
> > > > Both are using kubuntu 8.04 instead of 8.10 !!
> > >
> > > Aaaa! Sorry I have understood that you used Kubuntu 8.10 - This is the
> > > reason why I installed Kubuntu 8.10.
> >
> > I did write this in al the mail/logs.
> >
> > > I have fixed an uninitialized variable in gbi.c source code that explains
> > > the problem you get. The gcc compiler told nothing about that, so I
> > > didn't see it. Moreover, this uninitialized variable was for a gbi
> > > feature that I don't even use!
> >
> > Glad you found it, even the most experienced programmers can sometimes do
> > wrong things, I do too after 2009-1976=33 years of programming. (intel
> > 4040)
> >
> > > So, please test the revision #1885 and tell me!
> >
> > In process.
> >
> > > If it solves the problem, then you will be happy, and I will find a bug
> > > in the gcc compiler. If it don't, then I will call a marabout.
> > >
> > > And do not take my rants against Ubuntu seriously. :-)
> >
> > What rants?
> > The way you like Mandriva. hmmmmmmmm
> >
> > It was Mandrake, a man spitting fire into nowhere?
> > It was Connectiva, nothing connecting outside Brasil?
> > So they joined to Mandriva but the correct name should be
> > ConDrake, the connecting part and a drake in doing the rest.
> >
> > Just LOL. :)
> 
> I don't rant against Ubuntu for management reason - I have nothing to say 
> about management.  :-)
> 
> I rant against Ubuntu for technical reasons: problems with Gambas compilation 
> in the past, releasing an outdated version of Gambas, taking unstable packages 
> from Debian and providing them even if they are buggy...
> 
> Technical problems in Mandriva are more related to their sometimes buggy and 
> badly finished control center.
> 
> >
> > > Usually, a random
> > > behaviour always come from an uninitialized variable, but I was confused
> > > by the gcc's silence and the fact that I thought you used Kubuntu 8.10.
> >
> > This is the source of the gv4l problem too.
> > The 8.04 team did use a older v4l2 package and the 8.10 a newer version.
> > I did not say they created the videodev themself as Garret suggest I do.
> >
> > > Regards,
> >
> > gcc silence sounds bad. But to be safe I also take notice of compiler
> > warnings. It gives a sign of possible bad/unexperience programming practice
> > too. For home projects not so important but as distributed opensource???
> 
> Warnings are not important if you know what you are doing. But an 
> uninitialized variable is always a bug in your program - except if you are 
> writing OpenSSH :-). The fact that it is a warning is strange, even if the 
> compiler knows that for sure (sometimes he cannot because of code branches). 
> And when it does not tell anything, what can I do?
> 
> Regards,

Salut Benoit, Ron,

Ausgecheckt, Revision 1885.
Revision 1885.

works for me, I finally start also gambas3.

Thanks 
Charlie