Hi guys, I'm new to the list.
I was just trying to install Abiword over here, and after trying a few different
things, I kinda gave up. Unable to find any help on irc or in the FAQ/Manual, I
decided to submit my question to the list. My problem can be reproduced every time:
$ abiword
[ I get the abiword splash, then the main window
pops up along with a dialog, but then everything
disappears before I get a chance to read it.]
/usr/bin/X11/abiword: line 39: 30056 Aborted
$ABISUITE_LIBEXEC/AbiWord_d "$@"
I get that output after it dies. It actually ran the binary, but didn't get very far.
The little environment-setting launcher script doesn't seem to reveal anything
useful.. The next productive thing I tried was run the
/usr/share/abisuite/bin/AbiWord_b binary directly. This time, I get to see what I
believe to be the same error I saw flash up before:
thread@thbox:/usr/share/abisuite/bin$ ./AbiWord
I now can read the cute gtk dialog: "AbiWord could not find any local font files in
its font path..." blah blah.. ooh! It's looking for the fonts in the "following
directories" (it only lists one): [/usr/share/abisuite/bin/fonts]. bin/fonts? That's
not right. Failing to correct that path, I cave in and make a symlink.
root@thbox:/usr/share/abisuite/bin# ln -s ../fonts .
try again...
thread@thbox:/usr/share/abisuite/bin$ ./AbiWord_d
Can't open /usr/share/abisuite/bin/dictionary/american.hash
Aborted
Oh good. Another symlink made in a similar fashion and we'll try again.
thread@thbox:/usr/share/abisuite/bin$ ./AbiWord_d
Aborted
CRASH! I saw the splash, which led to the main window along with another dialog that
looked just like the original one - but I can't read it.
I'm now totally confused. ANY help/feedback/whaef would be greatfully appreciated at
this point. I'm way stuck :)
Thanks guys!
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