[SOLVED] -current, XFCE weather-plugin fails because it is using old API version

jamesf · 10-12-2014, 10:46 AM

I'm using 32-bit slackware-current, xfce 4.10, with xfce4-weather-plugin-0.8.3-i486-2.

I run with slackware's -current without newer versions of slackware-included programs from other sites to keep updating easier.

Weather-plugin is using version 1.1 of the weather data API, which has been giving warnings for months about the service going away. A couple of days ago the service finally went away in favor of the 'new' version 1.2 API.

Weather-plugin displays 'No Data' and 404 errors on the logging terminal. Copying the URL and pasting it in a browser results in this:

Code:

http://api.yr.no/weatherapi/locationforecastlts/1.1?lat=35;lon=-97;msl=388

Code:

An error occurred!
The following error messages were generated:
[Sun Oct 12 15:28:14 2014] [error] [locationforecastlts]

    The specified version number is end-of-lifed for this product

Specified parameters:

version=1.1
product=locationforecastlts

See also...

    LocationforecastLTS product documentation
    Top-level WeatherAPI documentation

If you believe this to be a bug in the application, contact the developers. Thanks!

Changing the API version to 1.2 results in success, in the browser:

Code:

http://api.yr.no/weatherapi/locationforecastlts/1.2?lat=35;lon=-97;msl=388

I didn't include the successful results because it is just a lot of XML weather forecast stuff.

Perhaps my google-fu is broken the last couple of days, but the hits returned for me are for different issues and dated 2013 and before.

Anyone else having the same problem? Any suggestions?

55020 · 10-12-2014, 11:57 AM

Slackbuild maintenance rule no. 34: If in doubt, snarf the patches from Arch ;-)

Assuming that you know how to build it, here's what you need:

https://github.com/idlemoor/unoffici...gin.SlackBuild
https://github.com/idlemoor/unoffici...10916.patch.gz
https://github.com/idlemoor/unoffici...-file.patch.gz
http://slackware.org.uk/slackware/sl...gin/slack-desc
http://slackware.org.uk/slackware/sl...n-0.8.3.tar.xz

If I were you, I'd rename the resulting package to have a different tag before you install it. I've not tested it, you can have that honour

jamesf · 10-12-2014, 12:04 PM

Thanks very much! Your answer is impressively complete. I'll try building that later today or tomorrow as real-life is intruding a bit right now. ;v)

After I try it out I'll report on the results.

jamesf · 10-12-2014, 01:17 PM

Works, thanks!

J2112O · 10-16-2014, 06:07 PM

I am running Slackware 14.1 64 bit and am having the same problem with the weather plugin for xfce. I am just wondering what URL are you referring to when you copy and paste it into the browser? Also how do you change the API to version 1.2 ? Thanks

autophil · 10-26-2014, 03:04 AM

I don't know mate.
But from what I read, a newer version is needed. Version 0.8.4
But this is not available as a gslapt package yet. Nor even a Slackbuild.
I don't know how to build packages or patches so I'm gonna have to wait until one is available. Worse luck!

55020 · 10-26-2014, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by autophil

I don't know mate.
But from what I read, a newer version is needed. Version 0.8.4

There is no such thing as Version 0.8.4 at this time. http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-pl...er-plugin/0.8/

Quote:

Originally Posted by autophil

But this is not available as a gslapt package yet. Nor even a Slackbuild.
I don't know how to build packages or patches so I'm gonna have to wait until one is available. Worse luck!

It's dead simple.

Code:

su -
mkdir /tmp/build
cd /tmp/build
wget https://github.com/idlemoor/unofficial-updates/raw/master/xfce/xfce4-weather-plugin/xfce4-weather-plugin.SlackBuild
wget https://github.com/idlemoor/unofficial-updates/raw/master/xfce/xfce4-weather-plugin/api-bug-10916.patch.gz
wget https://github.com/idlemoor/unofficial-updates/raw/master/xfce/xfce4-weather-plugin/fix-color-parsing-when-reading-config-file.patch.gz
wget http://slackware.org.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/xfce/xfce4-weather-plugin/slack-desc
wget http://slackware.org.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/xfce/xfce4-weather-plugin/xfce4-weather-plugin-0.8.3.tar.xz
sh xfce4-weather-plugin.SlackBuild
upgradepkg /tmp/xfce4-weather-plugin-0.8.3-*-3.txz

(The thing that accomplishes the API change is api-bug-10916.patch.gz)

p.s. http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2014/09/0...-balsamic-law/

autophil · 10-27-2014, 01:47 AM

Thanks 55020 Im gonna try this. Learning curve.

slackist · 10-27-2014, 12:05 PM

Wow! I grew up in H'gate - small world! Left H'gate Grammar (which should be called Otley Road Comprehensive!) in '83.

Thanks 55020 for post #2 in the thread, worked like a charm for me on 14.1 32 bit.

There must be something about growing up in Yorkshire that makes the weather plugin so vital - I was lost when it died!

55020 · 10-27-2014, 12:52 PM

The traditional spelling is of course Bloody Harrogate.
Anyone remember Bill Foggitt? What a daft old git he was. Now we have Keeley. Vast improvement.

Paulo2 · 10-27-2014, 09:04 PM

Thanks jamesf and 55020

the plugin is working again.

vtel57 · 10-30-2014, 04:27 PM

Interesting. This did not work for me. The SlackBuild would not compile...

Errors

Code:

libtool: link: warning: `/usr/lib64/libffi.la' seems to be moved
libtool: link: warning: `/usr/lib64/libffi.la' seems to be moved
/bin/grep: /usr/lib64/libEGL.la: No such file or directory
/bin/sed: can't read /usr/lib64/libEGL.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: `/usr/lib64/libEGL.la' is not a valid libtool archive

/usr/lib64/libffi.la is present, but /usr/lib64/libEGL.la is not. I have /usr/lib64/libEGL.so.340.24 instead.

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

willysr · 10-30-2014, 04:58 PM

multilib?

55020 · 10-30-2014, 05:19 PM

As a wild guess, you use the proprietary nvidia driver and install it with nvidia's own installer?

If so, don't. Use the SBo nvidia-driver and nvidia-kernel packages instead. The nvidia installer is deeply stupid in multiple ways, and I'm fairly sure this is one of them. You'll probably have to clean up its mess before you build and install the SBo packages and try xfce4-weather-plugin again: e.g.

Code:

slackpkg reinstall mesa xorg-server

vtel57 · 10-30-2014, 05:40 PM

@ Willy... no, I'm running pure 64bit.

@ 55020... yes, as a matter of fact, I am running proprietary Nvidia installed via their installer. However, I've built 100s of SlackBuilds on my system without a blip till this one. You could be right, though. I'm not saying you're not. However, I'm currently too lazy to bother with this.

I was just looking for a simple fix. This weather applet is not that important to me. I believe I'll just remove it and use wunderground's website instead.

Thanks, all.

Regards,

~Eric