Re: Photo import problems using python

[Damon Lynch <damonlynch gmail com>]

On 01/25/2010 06:22 AM, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-01-24 at 14:38 -0600, Damon Lynch wrote:
>    
> > My questions:
> >       1. Is accessing a camera via FUSE meant to "just work" in the use
> >          scenario I have, or are there limitations I need to be aware
> >          of?
> >      
> We try to make the fuse stuff work as well as possible, but generally
> many backends don't map well to the posix semantics, so some details may
> work less well. Also, its another layer adding possible bugs.
>    

That makes a lot of sense.

> >       1. If the answer to #1 is "no", does that mean I need to figure
> >          out how to use the python library gio.File?
> >      
> This shouldn't be that hard. The APIs are not that complex.
>    
Thank you -- I'll certainly look into it then.

> >       1. What is the best way to report bugs for using GVFS, GIO&
> >          FUSE? I reported this bug but nothing came of it:
> >          https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=582266
> >      
> Its reported to the right place, but as always the resources are limited
> and its not uncommon for non-critical bugs to not get much feedback,
> especially things that involve specific hardware or setups. Its an
> unfortunate reality of free software, we do the best we can, but its not
> always good enough.
>
> If you really want a particular bug fixed the you could try looking at
> it yourself. If you can e.g. figure out a more precise description of
> the bug or a way to reproduce it easier then its easier for us to fix
> it.
>
>    
I will encourage all users of my program who are reporting problems to 
submit whatever helpful information they can; hopefully that can help 
fix some of the problems. Andreas Henriksson already added some very 
helpful diagnostic information on the bug report.

Thanks again. I really appreciate your help.
Damon

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