Evolution-wombat problems

Paul W. Frields paul at frields.com
Sat Oct 18 15:10:30 UTC 2003


Re: Bugzilla #106826

Is anyone else having the listed problem -- i.e. evolution-wombat
process does not end politely, therefore bonobo-activation-server
doesn't quit at GNOME logout, and therefore you receive
gnome-settings-daemon errors and lack of panel applet loading at the
next login? 

Please *read the bug* and understand that killing b-a-s is *not* the
answer to the problem, even if it does "make it work." Note that if,
just before you log out of GNOME, you open a terminal and kill
evolution-wombat, then logout, your next login will be fine.

I have little aptitude as a GNOME programmer (and similar experience
with the GNOME/Bonobo architecture pieces), but I did run some straces
on the wombat process.... I gather that it receives signals when you do
things like open mail message windows, change views in evolution, and so
forth. I would also assume that it needs to remain running during a
GNOME session to ensure that mailto: URL's can be handled by evolution
(user's settings permitting), etc. 

Is wombat supposed to receive some signal from a "higher process" like
b-a-s, gnome-session or something else, to let it know it's time to die?

-- 
Paul W. Frields, RHCE





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