Re: [Evolution] Tasks forwarded as iCalendar attachments not updating

["John T. Guthrie" <guthrie counterexample org>]

BTW, here's the bug report:

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=58427

John Guthrie
guthrie counterexample org

On Thu, 2004-05-13 at 03:07, John T. Guthrie wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've been having a great time using evolution.  Recently, I have been
> trying to synchronize some tasks between home and work by forwarding
> them as iCalendar attachments.  When I forward a task, if that task
> already exists in the local store, then evolution simply shows the text
> of the task, and an update button, just as if the task were a calendar
> object.  When you click on this button, then the task gets updated
> correctly. However, if the task is new, that is does not exist in the
> local store, then evolution also displays an update button.  However,
> evolution also displays a button that lets you decide where you want to
> place the incoming task.  Note that at this point, I am only given an
> option to "update", as opposed to "add" or something similar.  After
> choosing where I want the task to go, if I then click on the update
> button, I get a message window that says "Object is invalid and cannot
> be updated".  On the command line, evolution outputs the message:
>
> (evolution:16731): cal-client-CRITICAL **: file cal-client.c: line 2804
> (cal_client_update_objects): assertion `client != NULL' failed
>
> (The 16371 is replaced by the PID of the evolution process.)  If I save
> the iCalendar attachment out as a separate file, and then try to import
> that file, then everything works fine.  What's even stranger is that I
> can update calendar objects that don't exist with no issue.
>
> Is there a problem with trying to update tasks that don't exist yet, as
> I am doing here?  I don't know if I'm doing something that's brain dead
> or if this is a real bug.  Any suggestions?
>
> I am using evolution 1.4.5-7 under Red Hat Fedora Core 1.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Guthrie
> guthrie counterexample org