[FWTools] Ubuntu Linux, OpenEV Quits, Python Error

[Frank Warmerdam]

Briefings wrote:
> I'm trying to learn how to use some mapping software and just downloaded
> the latest version.  I'm running Ubuntu 6.06.  When I open OpenEv I get
> the following errors:
> bennybobw at wonderbread:~$ /home/bennybobw/fwtools/bin_safe/openev
> Default software rendering mode (use -h if accelerated video card installed).
> Gdk-WARNING **: Missing charsets in FontSet creation
> Gdk-WARNING **:     JISX0208.1983-0
> Gdk-WARNING **:     KSC5601.1987-0
> Gdk-WARNING **:     GB2312.1980-0
> Gdk-WARNING **:     JISX0201.1976-0
> 
> But the application runs.  However, when I try to open a .shp file, the
> application quits and gives me this error:
> /home/bennybobw/fwtools/bin/openev: line 25: 11185 Illegal instruction
> ${OPENEV_HOME}/bin/python ${OPENEV_HOME}/pymod/openev.py "$@"
> 
> Does anyone know how to resolve this?  Sorry if this has been answered
> before.  I looked through previous posts and didn't see anything exactly
> like it.  Thanks.

Dear "briefings",

Could you try adding the -h flag?  This tells OpenEV to use your native
OpenGL instead of it's built in copy and helps on some systems.  It did
on my 64bit Ubuntu system.

Best regards,
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