This section should help you to solve some non-application issues.
- wxGlade has started e.g. by clicking on the desktop icon, but no application window opens
Check the log file for errors (see the section called “Configuration Files”) and check that all dependencies (especially wxWidgets and wxPython) are installed. A list of dependencies is in the section called “Requirements and Supported Platforms”.
If you think this is an application issue, please file a bug report like described in the section called “How to Report a Bug”.
The following list of error messages should help you to find the reason and take corrective actions. Please note, that the list is still incomplete.
- Output path "<path>" must be an existing directory when generating multiple files.
Details: You want to create multiple files form your design. wxGlade expects an output directory in such case, but the given output path isn't a existing directory.
Corrective Action: Create the missing directory or select an existing output directory.
- Output path "<path>" exists but the directory is not writable.
Corrective Action: Choose a writable output directory.
- Output path "<path>" can not be a directory when generating a single file.
Details: You want to generate a single source code files for your design. wxGalde expects an output filename, but the given output path is a directory.
Corrective Action: Choose a file instead of a directory.
- Output path "<path>" should be a directory when generating multiple files.
Details: You want to generate multiple source code files for your design. wxGlade expects an output directory in such case, but the given output path isn't a directory.
Corrective Action: Choose an existing output directory.
- Generated source code couldn't converted to encoding <encoding>. The source contains invalid characters "<characters>" from <start position> to <end position>.
Details: The current design uses characters that can't converted to the encoding selected for the source code file.
Corrective Action: Choose a encoding that supports the listed characters.
- Generating Lisp code for wxWidgets version <version> is not supported.
Details: There is no Lisp support for the selected version of wxWidgets
Corrective Action: Create the code for an older wxWidget version.
- XRC code cannot be split into multiple files.
Details: You want to create multiple XRC files for your design. This option isn't supported by wxGlade.
Corrective Action: Select the “Single file” option to store the whole design in one XRC file.
- Code generation from a template is not possible.
Details: You've selected a template as input file to generate source code from.
Corrective Action: Use a design file instead of a template.
- Code writer for "<language>" is not available.
Details: The code generators for the given language hasn't been loaded.
Corrective Action: That's probably a bug in wxGlade. Please check the log file and file a bug report. See the section called “How to Report a Bug” for more details.
- Conversion of the source file <filename> to Unicode failed.
Details: The file encoding set within the design doesn't match the encoding used within the source file. Thereby the source file can't be loaded.
Corrective Action: Check the encoding selected in your design and the encoding of your source file. Change the design encoding to match source files encoding.
- Please install missing Python module "wxPython".
Details: The Python wrapper for wxWidgets couldn't be loaded.
Corrective Action: Check if
you have wxPython installed
the wxPython version matches to the Python installation
Python and wxPython used the same memory address width of 32-bit or 64-bit
- Please install missing Python module "wxversion".
Details: The Python module “wxversion” couldn't be loaded.
Corrective Action: “wxversion” is a Python module written in pure Python. Thereby you can't have trouble with 32bit and 64bit like with “wxPython”. Just install the Python module “wxversion”. Mostly the module is part of the wxPython installation.
- Too many wxg files given.
Details: You want to start the code generation from command line, but you have chosen to many design files.
Corrective Action: Re-execute the command with the just design one file name as last argument.
- No wxg file given.
Details: You want to start the code generation from command line, but you haven't specify the design file to process.
Corrective Action: Re-execute the command with the design file name as last argument.
Writing a helpful bug report is easy if you follow some hints. The items below should help you to integrate useful information. They are not absolute rules - it's more like a guideline. Additionally you may read How to Report Bugs Effectively.
What did you? May you want to include a screen shot.
What do you want to happen?
What actually happened?
Provide a short example to reproduce the issue.
Include the internal error log file “wxglade.log” always. The pane “How to Report a Bug” contains the full path of the error log file. The file location is additionally described in the section called “Configuration Files”.
Please create a new bug report in the wxGlade bug tracker on Sourceforge. You have to log-in on Sourceforge to file a bug report.
Alternatively you can send the bug report to the wxGlade mailing list. Keep in mind that you need a subscription for sending emails to this mailing list.
