[Bug 1400460] Re: slingshot won't lauch (unable to read font filename)

[Daniel Holbach]

I saw the bug is reported at https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=758623 too - do you think you could forward the
patch there too? Or follow up with your analysis?

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #758623
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=758623

** Also affects: slingshot (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=758623
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  slingshot won't lauch (unable to read font filename)

Status in slingshot package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in slingshot package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Slingshot will not launch.

  When I try to lauch with the GUI, nothing happen.  But when I try to
  lauch via terminal there's an error message.

  Below, I give details on what's happening.

  I've install slingshot with "apt-get install slingshot" on a fresh installed and updated system (Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, but same thing happened on Ubuntu 14.04).
  When I try to lauch slingshot using terminal, I receive the following error:

  fabio at ThinkPad-T60 ~ $ slingshot
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/games/slingshot", line 61, in <module>
      class Game:
    File "/usr/games/slingshot", line 67, in Game
      Settings.font = pygame.font.Font(get_data_path("FreeSansBold.ttf"), 14)
  IOError: unable to read font filename

  I've looked into the above-mentioned file (/usr/games/slingshot) but found nothing strange to my non-developer eyes.
  I've looked into the Internet, but could not find a solution to this problem.
  I've try to change the FreeSansBold.ttf to FreeSans.ttf (which apparently is installed in my system, because I can see/use it whithin libreoffice-writer), in all 4 places the font is mentioned on the file (/usr/games/slingshot) but the problem persist.

  Hope this help track down the problem.
  I can provide further info if needed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: slingshot 0.9-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Dec  8 17:03:36 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-03 (5 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" - Release i386 20141126
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: slingshot
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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