RE: [Evolution] Crash on startup with OAFD error

[Cesar Talon <cesar talon uam es>]

On 12-Jul-2000 Michel wrote:
> evolution-shell-WARNING **: Could not activate component
> OAFIID:evolution-shell-component:evolution-mail:d3cb3ed6-a654-4337-8aa0-f44375
> 1d6d1b.
> (Maybe you need to set OAF_INFO_PATH?)
>
> I set OAF_INFO_PATH to /usr/share/oaf; if OAF_INFO_PATH is not set the
> only difference is that 'trying /usr/share/oaf/' appears before the
> warning.

Have a look at /tmp/orbit-XXXXX where XXXXX is your username. Deleting it
should work because it seems that once you have started the program with a
wrong OAF_INFO_PATH, it keeps the configuration there. 

In my case, deleting the full /tmp/orbit-ctalon, and setting the OAF_INFO_
PATH to /usr/share/oaf worked ok, although I had to start evolution a couple of
times again in order to have the menus working.

BTW, this is on a debian dist, but I don't thing there should be differences
there.

Cesar

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Cesar Talon         email: <Cesar Talon <cesar talon uam es>>
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Universidad Autonoma de Madrid / Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid
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