inkscape pyxml missing python-xml
Bug #115589 reported by
ivan
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| inkscape (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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| inkscape (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Kees Cook | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: inkscape
Using Inkscape on Kubuntu 7.04
Action: Trying to "Save As" svg file into GIMP xcf file format.
Error message: The inkex.py module requires PyXML
Result: The resulting xcf file was empty ( size of 0 KB)
Solution: Install python-xml (may be this should have been installed as a dependency of inkscape)
Solution from: http://
NOTE: this problem was not present in Kubuntu 6.10
Revision history for this message
| Dan O'Huiginn (daniel-ohuiginn) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| status: | Unknown → Unconfirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Ralph Janke (txwikinger) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote | #3 |
Revision history for this message
| Kees Cook (kees) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| assignee: | nobody → keescook |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Changed in inkscape (Debian): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in inkscape (Debian): | |
| status: | Confirmed → New |
| Changed in inkscape (Debian): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in inkscape (Debian): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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Thanks for your report.
There has been some discussion of this in Debian - see http://
The problem would be fixed by moving python-xml from a 'suggests' back to a 'recommends' dependency. However, this would apparently violate Debian policy. The ideal solution would probably be something suggested in the Debian report:
"Maybe you might want to apply the following idea: patch (debian-side)
the warning/information messages to display that the user is required to
install the `python-xml' (or other...) package(s) to have this extension
working, that's why it was put as a `Suggests:' dependency. This way,
the user is told exactly what to do (e.g. `Please install the
"python-xml" package to have this extension working')"