[compiz] No 'core plugin'?

[Danny Baumann]

Hi,

> I was until a couple of days ago joyfully running the latest git version
> of compiz. Today when I started it using a "compiz-manager" script
> (after updating to the most recent) I got the following error:
> 
> /usr/bin/compiz (core) - Error: no 'core' plugin with ABI version
> '20071017' loaded
> 
> /usr/bin/compiz (ccp) - Error: InitObject failed
> /usr/bin/compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'ccp'
> 
> I assume the second errors are caused by the first, but I have no idea
> what is wrong in the first line. There is no "core" plugin in
> "/usr/lib/compiz".
> 
> I looked in "~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/Default.ini" and found this:
> 
> as_active_plugins = core;regex;video;move;minimize;dbus;decoration;scr
> eenshot;wall;vpswitch;expo;png;text;workarounds;re
> size;clone;inotify;place;annotate;fade;scale;ezoom
> ;scaleaddon;addhelper;switcher
> 
> So, it seems that my configuration indeed dictates that a "core" plugin
> should be loaded.
> 
> Anyways, I will try experimenting a little, but I had hoped that someone
> here could give me a hint as to where to begin.

You need to recompile the ccp plugin due to core ABI version change. A
"make clean && sudo make install" in libcompizconfig should do the
trick.

Regards,

Danny