beremiz

Fix 'DoGetTextExtent - invalid DC' error

2018-06-26, Andrey Skvortsov
3c94bac4526e
Fix 'DoGetTextExtent - invalid DC' error

most likely this error happens only on certain wx backends.
GTK3+ on GNU/Linux is apparently one of them.
The problem is described in wxWidgets issue tracker.
http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/12486

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platform:
Linux-4.16.0-2-rt-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-buster-sid

python-version:
2.7.15

traceback:
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/ProjectController.py", line 1605, in DispatchDebugValuesProc
self.CallWeakcallables("__tick__", "NewDataAvailable", debug_ticks)
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/ProjectController.py", line 1585, in CallWeakcallables
function(*cargs)
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/editors/Viewer.py", line 1217, in NewDataAvailable
refresh_rect.Union(element.GetRedrawRect())
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/graphics/GraphicCommons.py", line 1609, in GetRedrawRect
self.ValueSize = self.Parent.GetMiniTextExtent(self.ComputedValue)
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/editors/Viewer.py", line 932, in GetMiniTextExtent
return self.MiniTextDC.GetTextExtent(text)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk3/wx/_gdi.py", line 4127, in GetTextExtent
return _gdi_.DC_GetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
: C++ assertion "m_graphicContext" failed at ../src/common/dcgraph.cpp(1160) in DoGetTextExtent(): wxGCDC(cg)::DoGetTextExtent - invalid DC

wx-platform:
__WXGTK__

wx-version:
3.0.2.0

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traceback:
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/controls/LogViewer.py", line 740, in OnMessageToolTipTimer
self.MessageToolTip.SetFont(self.Font)
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/controls/CustomToolTip.py", line 75, in SetFont
self.RefreshTip()
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/controls/CustomToolTip.py", line 158, in RefreshTip
self.SetClientSize(self.GetToolTipSize())
File "/home/developer/WorkData/PLC/beremiz/beremiz/controls/CustomToolTip.py", line 145, in GetToolTipSize
w, h = dc.GetTextExtent(line)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk3/wx/_gdi.py", line 4127, in GetTextExtent
return _gdi_.DC_GetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
: C++ assertion "m_graphicContext" failed at ../src/common/dcgraph.cpp(1160) in DoGetTextExtent(): wxGCDC(cg)::DoGetTextExtent - invalid DC

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Beremiz installation
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Windows
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Download installer, install.
Linux
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Pre-requisites::
# Ubuntu/Debian :
sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8 pyro mercurial
sudo apt-get install build-essential bison flex python-numpy python-nevow
Prepare::
mkdir ~/Beremiz
cd ~/Beremiz
Get Source Code::
cd ~/Beremiz
hg clone http://dev.automforge.net/beremiz
hg clone http://dev.automforge.net/plcopeneditor
hg clone http://dev.automforge.net/matiec
Build MatIEC compiler::
cd ~/Beremiz/matiec
./configure
make
Build CanFestival (optional)::
# Only needed for CANopen support. Please read CanFestival
# manual to choose CAN interface other than 'virtual'::
cd ~/Beremiz
hg clone http://dev.automforge.net/CanFestival-3
cd ~/Beremiz/CanFestival-3
./configure --can=virtual
make
Launch Beremiz::
cd ~/Beremiz/beremiz
python Beremiz.py