inkscape crashes

[Jonathan Stickel]

On 11/12/10 09:43 , ~suv wrote:
> On 12/11/10 16:58, Jonathan Stickel wrote:
>> Thanks for the suggestions.  Those links you gave were for older
>> versions with different problems.  However, it did give me an idea for
>> something else to try.  The pre-packaged app version has its own bundled
>> python modules with broken lxml.
>
> The bundled python module is not broken, but it does not include a 64bit
> version (only PPC and i386).
>
> Bug #482993 in Inkscape:
> “Inkscape extensions do not work on MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)”
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/482993>
>
> was recently fixed. You can download a development snapshot (r9873 or
> later) from<http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/?C=M;O=D>  or wait
> for the soon-to-be-released Inkscape 0.48.1 which will include the fix
> to make all python-based extensions (including your locally installed
> ones in '~/.config/inkscape/extensions') also work with the pre-packaged
> app from sf.net on Snow Leopard.
>

OK, good to know.  I'll try out 0.48.1 when it is released.

>
> hth, ~suv
>
>
> p.s. see my earlier message for a workaround to prevent inkscape
> installed via MacPorts from crashing immediately or soon after startup:
> <http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2010-November/022580.html>

Using the gnome-icon-theme did not fix the 
"sp_stroke_style_line_update()" that I am experiencing (separate bug, I 
think).

Thanks,
Jonathan