kdenlive-0.8 fails to start

[davidfavor (David Favor)]

Executing /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/kdenlive reports no errors.

launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist says "Already loaded".

~/Library/Preferences/KDE set correctly.

ps auxww | grep -i kde shows...

/Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/kdenlive.app/Contents/MacOS/kdenlive -psn_0_10222015

So kdenlive process is running and no GUI is presented.

No useful console messages.

Someone let me know where the kdenlive startup log lives, to determine the start up problem.

Thanks.

[davidfavor (David Favor)]

cd /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/kdenlive.app/Contents/MacOS

Then doing 'otool -L kdenlive' shows all libraries are found.

Then doing ./kdenlive to execute produces no errors, just a hang with no GUI.

Running xeyes starts XQuartz correctly and xeyes runs as expected.

Seems like in the past kdenlive has started XQuartz and now it doesn't.

[davidfavor (David Favor)]

Using all latest MacPorts code.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please remember to cc the maintainer.

[ddennedy (Dan Dennedy)]

There is no startup log. It does not require XQuartz.

I do not provide individualized general support for the ports I maintain. There are too many things that can go wrong with KDE on MacPorts. This tracker is only appropriate for reporting specific problems with the Portfile and not to get support.

Start here: ​http://www.kdenlive.org/user-manual/downloading-and-installing-kdenlive/pre-compiled-packages/mac-os-x-packages-macports

After that, if it still does not work check your process listing to see if dbus (one with --system and one with --session), kdeinit4, and klauncher are running. They are pre-requisites.

[ak.ml@…]

Could you try:

open /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/kdeinit4.app

It solved a similar hang issue with other KDE apps.

[ak.ml@…]

Cc Me!

[davidfavor (David Favor)]

Thanks for the pointer to the Kdenlive page. This resolved my problem.

What's missing from the Port file is the correct message about dbus startup.

Two instances of dbus must be started. One for the session. One for the system.

Here are the commands which start kdenlive for me.

sudo chown -R $USER ~/Library/Preferences/KDE
launchctl load -w /opt/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist
sudo chown -R $USER /opt/local/Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
launchctl load -w /opt/local/Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist

Drop kdenlive into App Dock + click.

Suggestion: Have the Portfile print out the above (both session and system dbus startup) during install.

[ddennedy (Dan Dennedy)]

Not a bad suggestion but dbus already displays instructions as well as the kde4 group. The kdenlive Portfile is not the appropriate place to nag or maintain that information. I am willing to display the kdenlive.org link I provided as source of additional help.

[ddennedy (Dan Dennedy)]

Here is what it would look like:

ddennedy-macbook:ports ddennedy$ port notes kdenlive
kdenlive has the following notes:
  ############################################################################
  # If you have difficulty running Kdenlive after installing please see the
  # instructions under the Download section on http://www.kdenlive.org/.
  ############################################################################

---

I think it is more likely someone will remember "kdenlive.org download section" than they will copy some long link to save for later (and because most port users are not aware of port notes command).

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

Replying to dan@…:

Not a bad suggestion but dbus already displays instructions as well as the kde4 group. The kdenlive Portfile is not the appropriate place to nag or maintain that information. I am willing to display the kdenlive.org link I provided as source of additional help.

The kde4 PortGroup ui_msg in the post-activate phase would be better as a note outside any phase. All ports that use the kde4 PortGroup would inherit the "note".

[ddennedy (Dan Dennedy)]

@pixilla, the kde4 ui_msg is not the appropriate place to put a message about kdenlive. Should we put a message in there about kdeinit4? On kdenlive.org, we have manual instructions about how to add it is a Login Item. Not sure what is the best thing to do there. Anyone know a way to make that part of the install/activate?

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Closing as per comment:7. Open a separate ticket if you want to suggest possible changes to the notes that are displayed.