MySQL Bugs: #62347: MySQL Workbench 5.2.34 building fails on Oneiric (Ubuntu 11.10) beta

Bug #62347	MySQL Workbench 5.2.34 building fails on Oneiric (Ubuntu 11.10) beta
Submitted:	5 Sep 2011 6:22	Modified:	9 Jan 2015 10:18
Reporter:	Olivier Berten	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S1 (Critical)
Version:	5.2.34, 5.2.35	OS:	Linux (Ubuntu 11.10)
Assigned to:	Assigned Account	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Since the mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.34-1ubu1010 version hangs on splash screen, I tried compiling it. Unfortunately it doesn't work...

How to repeat:
./autogen.sh
make

build log

Attachment: mysql-workbench-oneiric-build.log.gz (application/x-gzip, text), 33.24 KiB.

I Have the same issue when using 11.10, when the application hangs on splash screen if I quit the application the home screen then loads. The application then freezes on "Opening SQL Editor".

Are you tried the *.deb package from our download page?

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/5.2.html

Thanks.

As you can read in the description of the bug "the mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.34-1ubu1010 version hangs on splash screen", yes I did... and it doesn't work anymore with Ubuntu 11.10, that's why I tried compiling it...

With recent versions of Oneiric, the packaged version works but the source still doesn't build.

I just downloaded the 5.2.35 package and it hangs on Ubuntu 11.10 at the splash screen.

Minor correction. Version 5.2.35 rev 7915 hangs when started from the Dash. If I quit the app from the launcher at that point, the main window will show and the app appears to be working.

The application only hangs in splash screen when started from Unity Launcher. When started from terminal, it runs just fine.

I am experiencing this problem, too. If I strace the mysql-workbench-bin command, I find it appears to be stuck polling the unix socket in /tmp/.X11-unix/XO

socket(PF_FILE, SOCK_STREAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0) = 6
connect(6, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path=@"/tmp/.X11-unix/X0"}, 20) = 0
getpeername(6, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path=@"/tmp/.X11-unix/X0"...}, [20]) = 0
[a couple fcntl, poll, writev, read, poll, read, etc occur and then]
read(6, 0x1e128f4, 4096)                = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
read(6, 0x1e128f4, 4096)                = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
read(6, 0x1e128f4, 4096)                = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)

The process seems to continually writev to this file descriptor, then poll (Timeout), then read and read again with the Resource temporarily unavailable. I haven't found many times where the read of the unix socket returns successfully.

The most recent .deb freezes also here on Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) beta (x86_64).

In my case there is no difference if I start it from command line in a terminal or from launcher.

I am using Xubuntu variation of Ubuntu (with Xfce desktop environment).

Same problem here with Ubuntu 11.10, Gnome Shell, AMD64.

It hangs on startup until I close the splash screen and then I get this message.

Warning! Can't use connect with timeout in paramiko 1.7.7.1 (George)
Log levels '0111000'
Ready.

I can't use the SQL editor, it just hangs.

When I strace the command, I'm seeing the splash screen.  If I choose "quit" from the gnome-shell menu, the splash screen goes away, and the application loads.  It looks like the hang is in the wait4 call, with regards to wb_utils_grt.py on my computer (Ubuntu 11.10, up-to-date from today, x86_64)

wait4(-1, Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/mysql-workbench/modules/wb_utils_grt.py", line 119, in <module>
    if [int(i) for i in pyversion.split(" ")[1].strip().split(".")] < [2, 6, 0]:
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '2+'
** Message: Failed loading module '/usr/lib/mysql-workbench/modules/wb_utils_grt.py' (python)
Warning! Can't use connect with timeout in paramiko 1.7.7.1 (George)

Following up on my last comment, the output of the command "python --version" returns "Python 2.7.2+" and the "+" symbol is what I believe is causing this error.  Not 100% sure, but I'll leave that up to the developers.

Please, check if the same problem still happens with a newer version, 5.2.35.

always the same problem for me even with the 5.2.35 ...

I have this problem with 5.2.35 (as I stated in my comment "the most recent version").

Anyone find a workaround?

The following messages repeat endlessly when Workbench is started.

[pid 12064] 17:49:21.235310 writev(6, [{"5\30\4\0\23\306 \3\3\0 \3\17\0\17\0007\0\7\0\24\306 \3\23\306 \3\0\5\1\0"..., 1284}, {NULL, 0}, {"", 0}], 3) = 1284
[pid 12064] 17:49:21.237247 read(6, 0x1b893b4, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
[pid 12064] 17:49:21.237409 read(6, 0x1b893b4, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
[pid 12064] 17:49:21.237534 poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 3, 0) = 0 (Timeout)
[pid 12064] 17:49:21.237645 read(6, 0x1b893b4, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
[pid 12064] 17:49:21.237733 poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 3, 0) = 0 (Timeout)
[pid 12064] 17:49:21.238286 poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN|POLLOUT}], 1, -1) = 1 ([{fd=6, revents=POLLOUT}])

Same case here! I am thinking in downgrading..

Same problem here.. mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.35-1ubu1104-i386.deb

Same for me as well.

An interesting observation. .53 hangs at the splash screen under oneiric.  If I right click the mysql unity icon and select "quit", the splash screen disappears and the workbench starts.  Go figure.

I can confirm this workaround for gnome shell.. Open mysql workbench, go to activities view and click the X in the corner of mysql splash screen (within activities view only) and workbench starts normally after a few seconds.

Although now it hangs at the "Opening SQL Editor" dialog when you try to connect to something. I forgot to mention that I'm running mysql-workbench 5.2.35 on oneiric.

Confirmed that the SQL editor connection hangs, but the administrative connections appear to work

Workaround confirmed working on Xubuntu 11.10 with Xfce desktop as well.

However I can not open the SQL Editor as it gets stuck at another splash screen. And the clever trick that Jim observed does not work with that.

Do you guys see this issue as well?

Same here... Workbench freezes on the splash screen, running Ubuntu 11.10 and MySQL Workbench 5.2.35

Could it be the Gtk nightmare? Now I get a freezing splash when 'SQL Editor loading...' using oxygen-gtk. Just tried with raleigh and then freezes the initial splash screen.

Same here. Workbench freezes on the splash screen, running Ubuntu 11.10 and MySQL
Workbench 5.2.35

And the same here too. Hanging on splashscreen, and when I choose quit, then it running, except the query window. It just hangs...

Broken for me too on Kubuntu 11.10. Really looking forward to a fix here. Having to use a separate machine for MySQL work.

Bug #62751 is a duplicate

Exact same problem (hangs on splash screen, quitting gets you to the main display but connection then fails) on Ubuntu 11.10 (after an upgrade from 11.04) and Workbench 5.2.35. Would be great to get some acknowledgement that this is being looked at. Thanks.

Same here. Impossible to use MySQL Workbench after an upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10.

Very annoying. It would be good to know that someone is working on this!

Exact same problem with Ubuntu 11.10 (64 bit).
Is anybody working on this issue?

To clarify - Oneiric (Ubuntu 11.10) is no longer in beta, and this critical bug happens even after re-installing from your site.

i.e. - Workbench isn't working on the recent version of the most popular Linux distribution. Can you please assign someone to look into it? Thanks!

Bug confirmed on Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64 for MySQL Workbench 5.3.35 installed from the DEB package.

The previously listed workaround for getting it to load works for me. I'm running on GNOME Classic desktop, and I have to right-click the panel in the Window List and select Close to get it to load.

Same here.
Kubuntu 11.10 ans mysql workbench 5.2.35 (.deb package).

Same problem here.
Ubuntu 11.10 - I just downloaded and installed the *5.2.35.11.04*.deb right now from mysql.com but the error persists.

I have the same problem too. MySQL workbench 5.2.35 can't connect to the database. And the model design tool can't synchronize the model and db.

Patch to fix compilation and freezes

Attachment: 5.2.35-ubuntu_11_10_compile_fix.patch (application/octet-stream, text), 1.30 KiB.

Hi,

We have spotted and fixed problems on Ubuntu 11.10. Please use attached patch file to fix build. The binaries may appear later.

Thanks!

Someone has tried it?

Does it work fine?

We have to download the source code, apply the patch and recompile it, right ?!

At the moment the fastest way is to compile from src. I'll update mysqlworkbench.org blog with instructions.

Hello,
build is not as simple as it is on the blog. I believe that my machine does not have many requirements to compile (libs / other programs).

I tried to compile, but got many errors (perhaps by inexperience)

Can someone provide this fix?
Paulo

This is a short guide to build: http://mysqlworkbench.org/?p=1221

I confirm the patch works.

I downloaded the sources of the version 5.2.35.
I applied the patch.
Compile ... make ... install

and now all works well

For those desperates as I was:

Workbench works on a Kubuntu 11.04 in Virtualbox. I was desperate and did't want to modify my system in order to compile sources. Install Virtualbox, create a box with Kubuntu 11.04 and then install Workbench. In 2h you'll get Workbench running, system clean and once works again, easy to remove.

Just press ALT-F4 after the splash.

http://mysqlworkbench.org/?p=1217

Bug #62788 is a duplicate

For those interested: https://launchpad.net/~olivier-berten/+archive/misc

Fix confirmed here too. Patched, built and running smoothly on Ubuntu 11.10 x86_64.

Thanks!

Any chance of a new release?

I tested the Olivier Berten's package and it works ok in Ubuntu 11.10, the only problem is I can not run queries using [ctrl] + [enter], instead, I use the menu option.

Thanks for the packages in your ppa Olivier, they work fine for me on 11.10.

Thank you for your build Olivier. 
It works fine, the query with the CTRL+ENTER start too. 
Great work!

Thanks J O, Alt+F4 works!

Olivier Berten ++
Works on my Ubuntu 11.1O (with Ctrl+Enter)

For those who just likes the list of commands to execute:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:olivier-berten/misc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-gpl

I would like to verify this problem in 5.2.34 and 5.2.35.
I installed the deb x64 distribution and it hangs at launch at the splash screen. If I "quit" the splash screen (kill it) the launch continues into the main application.

Olivier Berten's PPA install works flawlessly on Oneiric AMD-64 on my DELL Latitude e6510.

Merci Olivier !

I can get it open by quitting the splash screen on ubuntu 11.10. It will then start again and display the gui.

Fixed as of 5.2.36:
+        On Ubuntu 11.10, &workbench; would freeze at the startup splash
+        screen.

Solution with patch and compiling source works fine on 11.10, thanks a lat :)

Shouldn't this be marked as fixed?