Dear members of the list, it's that time of the (Linux) Ubuntu life cycles where you do upgrades and break previously working programs... Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 made no exception for me. It also broke the old Hephaestus programs, but I think it is definitely time that I stop being lazy and switch to Demeter. So I'll focus on the Demeter problems. Sorry about the lengthy post full of pasted error messages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Context: I'm running Ubuntu 64 bits 14.04. Demeter version 0.9.20. I followed Ubuntu specific instructions found here: https://gist.github.com/3959252 Demeter once worked but I cannot guarantee that it did just before the upgrade to 14.04. After the upgrade, both trying to run dathena or to rebuild the package ran into errors such as: denis@huchet4:~/demeter$ ./Build Building Demeter Perl API version v5.14.0 of DateTime does not match v5.18.0 at /usr/share/perl/5.18/XSLoader.pm line 92. Compilation failed in require at lib/Xray/data/elam2st.PL line 405. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at lib/Xray/data/elam2st.PL line 405. lib/Xray/data/elam2st.PL failed at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/Module/Build/Base.pm line 2963. denis@huchet4:~/demeter$ dathena Perl API version v5.14.0 of Wx does not match v5.18.0 at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/DynaLoader.pm line 207. Compilation failed in require at /home/denis/perl5/bin/dathena line 11. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/denis/perl5/bin/dathena line 11. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I erased the folders and reinstalled everything. The installation ran smoothly (except I had to install missing deps several times, but no error messages at the end). Now I can start the programs but run into problems: For Dephaestus: everything works, I can plot f' and f" (gnuplot is working) but when I try to plot some XANES references in the standards tab, it crashes with: Attribute (bkg_nc0) does not pass the type constraint because: Validation failed for 'LaxNum' with value 0,00000000000000 at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Exception.pm line 37 Moose::Exception::_build_trace('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0x9a3fd18)') called at reader Moose::Exception::trace (defined at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Exception.pm line 9) line 7 Moose::Exception::trace('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0x9a3fd18)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Exception.pm line 49 Moose::Exception::BUILD('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0x9a3fd18)', 'HASH(0xa3743c8)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Class/MOP/Method.pm line 128 Class::MOP::Method::execute('Moose::Meta::Method=HASH(0xa44deb8)', 'Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0x9a3fd18)', 'HASH(0xa3743c8)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Object.pm line 56 Moose::Object::BUILDALL('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0x9a3fd18)', 'HASH(0xa3743c8)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Meta/Class.pm line 282 Moose::Meta::Class::new_object('Moose::Meta::Class=HASH(0x9a3f0d8)', 'HASH(0xa3743c8)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Object.pm line 27 Moose::Object::new('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint', 'type_constraint_message', 'Validation failed for \'LaxNum\' with value 0,00000000000000', 'class_name', 'Demeter::Data', 'attribute_name', 'bkg_nc0', 'value', '0,00000000000000') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Util.pm line 52 Moose::Util::throw_exception('ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint', 'type_constraint_message', 'Validation failed for \'LaxNum\' with value 0,00000000000000', 'class_name', 'Demeter::Data', 'attribute_name', 'bkg_nc0', 'value', '0,00000000000000') called at accessor Demeter::Data::bkg_nc0 (defined at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data.pm line 309) line 4 Demeter::Data::bkg_nc0('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xa372058)', '0,00000000000000') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data/Mu.pm line 323 Demeter::Data::Mu::normalize('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xa372058)') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data.pm line 674 Demeter::Data::_update('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xa372058)', 'fft') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data/Plot.pm line 24 Demeter::Data::Plot::plot('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xa372058)', 'E') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Standards.pm line 267 Demeter::UI::Standards::plot('Demeter::UI::Standards=HASH(0x96b3d78)', 'Ferrihydrite', 'mu', 'plot') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Hephaestus/Standards.pm line 139 Demeter::UI::Hephaestus::Standards::make_standards_plot('Demeter::UI::Hephaestus::Standards=HASH(0x9a2f018)', 'Wx::CommandEvent=SCALAR(0x9a2ee50)', 'Demeter::UI::Hephaestus::Standards=HASH(0x9a2f018)', 'mu') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Hephaestus/Standards.pm line 79 Demeter::UI::Hephaestus::Standards::__ANON__('Demeter::UI::Hephaestus::Standards=HASH(0x9a2f018)', 'Wx::CommandEvent=SCALAR(0x9a2ee50)') called at /home/denis/perl5/bin/dhephaestus line 37 eval {...} at /home/denis/perl5/bin/dhephaestus line 37 Similar story and message (at least the first line, since the rest is a bit obscure for me) for Dathena when I try to import a data file from an old Athena .prj project (i.e., as far as I understand and remember things, a file where there is no interactive import window to select columns, references, etc.). Attribute (bkg_nc0) does not pass the type constraint because: Validation failed for 'LaxNum' with value 68,42548963866604 at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Exception.pm line 37 Moose::Exception::_build_trace('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0xbd2adb0)') called at reader Moose::Exception::trace (defined at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Exception.pm line 9) line 7 Moose::Exception::trace('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0xbd2adb0)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Exception.pm line 49 Moose::Exception::BUILD('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0xbd2adb0)', 'HASH(0xbd2e050)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Class/MOP/Method.pm line 128 Class::MOP::Method::execute('Moose::Meta::Method=HASH(0xbd372b8)', 'Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0xbd2adb0)', 'HASH(0xbd2e050)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Object.pm line 56 Moose::Object::BUILDALL('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint=HASH(0xbd2adb0)', 'HASH(0xbd2e050)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Meta/Class.pm line 282 Moose::Meta::Class::new_object('Moose::Meta::Class=HASH(0xbd2d4c8)', 'HASH(0xbd2e050)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Object.pm line 27 Moose::Object::new('Moose::Exception::ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint', 'type_constraint_message', 'Validation failed for \'LaxNum\' with value 68,42548963866604', 'class_name', 'Demeter::Data', 'attribute_name', 'bkg_nc0', 'value', '68,42548963866604') called at /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2/Moose/Util.pm line 52 Moose::Util::throw_exception('ValidationFailedForInlineTypeConstraint', 'type_constraint_message', 'Validation failed for \'LaxNum\' with value 68,42548963866604', 'class_name', 'Demeter::Data', 'attribute_name', 'bkg_nc0', 'value', '68,42548963866604') called at accessor Demeter::Data::bkg_nc0 (defined at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data.pm line 309) line 4 Demeter::Data::bkg_nc0('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xbd3ec78)', '68,42548963866604') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data/Mu.pm line 323 Demeter::Data::Mu::normalize('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xbd3ec78)') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data.pm line 674 Demeter::Data::_update('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xbd3ec78)', 'fft') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/Data/Plot.pm line 24 Demeter::Data::Plot::plot('Demeter::Data=HASH(0xbd3ec78)', 'E') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Artemis/Prj.pm line 209 Demeter::UI::Artemis::Prj::do_plot('Demeter::UI::Artemis::Prj=HASH(0xbd2b4f8)', 'Demeter::Data::Prj=HASH(0xbd2a6a8)', 1) called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Artemis/Prj.pm line 162 Demeter::UI::Artemis::Prj::plot_selection('Demeter::UI::Artemis::Prj=HASH(0xbd2b4f8)', 'Wx::CommandEvent=SCALAR(0xbd31420)', 'Demeter::Data::Prj=HASH(0xbd2a6a8)', 'ARRAY(0xbd2bc78)', 'ARRAY(0xbd30f00)') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Artemis/Prj.pm line 59 Demeter::UI::Artemis::Prj::__ANON__('Demeter::UI::Artemis::Prj=HASH(0xbd2b4f8)', 'Wx::CommandEvent=SCALAR(0xbd31420)') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Athena/IO.pm line 769 eval {...} at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Athena/IO.pm line 769 Demeter::UI::Athena::IO::_prj('Demeter::UI::Athena=HASH(0xc7d498)', '/home/denis/Collaborations/C2RMF/Manip_FeCn/exafs_FeOH2.prj', '/home/denis/Collaborations/C2RMF/Manip_FeCn/exafs_FeOH2.prj', 1, '') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Athena/IO.pm line 165 Demeter::UI::Athena::IO::Import('Demeter::UI::Athena=HASH(0xc7d498)', '/home/denis/Collaborations/C2RMF/Manip_FeCn/exafs_FeOH2.prj') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Athena.pm line 793 Demeter::UI::Athena::OnMenuClick('Wx::Frame=HASH(0xa2feb60)', 'Wx::CommandEvent=SCALAR(0xbd27218)', 'Demeter::UI::Athena=HASH(0xc7d498)') called at /home/denis/perl5/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi/Demeter/UI/Athena.pm line 754 Demeter::UI::Athena::__ANON__('Wx::Frame=HASH(0xa2feb60)', 'Wx::CommandEvent=SCALAR(0xbd27218)') called at /home/denis/perl5/bin/dathena line 39 eval {...} at /home/denis/perl5/bin/dathena line 39 Finally, still Dathena when I try to import a new data file (i.e., a file where I expect an interactive import window to select the columns), there is no error message in the shell, but in the bottom line of the Dathena GUI window, it says that the file "cannot be read as data. (Do you need to enable a plugin?). The thing is I never had to enable a plugin for such a data file (the data file is the cu10k.dat file that you provided in the Ifeffit CD some time ago, and you might still provide today). OK, enough. Let me know if I can try different things to help source the problem. Regards. Denis