Crashes with traceback to "no such file or directory".

[user1138]

System specs:

OS: Xubuntu 14.04 Desktop: XFCE 4.10 Package: osm-bunlder (whatever version is found here!)

Description of problem: On executing the RunBundler.py module using the following syntax:

python RunBundler.py --photos="/home/username/archives/projects.photogammetry/buckle"

...the following output and error messages are given:

---- Error messages begin ----

Cannot create output directory at 
Working directory created: 
BundlerMatching executable path: /media/WD1001_vol-03/programs/osm-bundler-master/software/bundler/KeyMatchFull
Sift executable path: /media/WD1001_vol-03/programs/osm-bundler-master/software/vlfeat/sift

Processing photo 'IMG_7205.JPG':
    Copy of the photo has been scaled down to 1200x900
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "RunBundler.py", line 9, in <module>
    manager.preparePhotos()
  File "/media/WD1001_vol-03/programs/osm-bundler-master/osmbundler/__init__.py", line 167, in preparePhotos
    self._preparePhoto(photoInfo)
  File "/media/WD1001_vol-03/programs/osm-bundler-master/osmbundler/__init__.py", line 277, in _preparePhoto
    self.extractFeatures(photo)
  File "/media/WD1001_vol-03/programs/osm-bundler-master/osmbundler/__init__.py", line 343, in extractFeatures
    os.chdir(self.workDir)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ''

---- Error messages end ----

Things I have tried: The library "libANN_char.so" was copied to "/usr/bin", its file permissions set for a normal user, and a path to "/usr/lib" was added to the end of the local ~/.bashrc file as follows:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/

Questions: 1.) Why are these errors happening? 2.) Is there any way to work arround these errors or fix them?

[HaiyangXu]

It seems that you have no permission to mkdir at /media/WD1001_vol-03/programs/ the procedure assume to create a 'output' directory at the current path as working directory

you may put the code directory to your home directory rather than /media/WD1001_vol-03/

you can see the code in *osm-bundler/osmbundler/init.py * at line 86~ 93,it may help you out

        #self.workDir = os.getcwd() +'/output'
    try:
        os.mkdir('output')
        self.workDir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="osm-bundler-",dir=os.path.join(os.getcwd() ,'output'))
    except OSError :
        if os.path.isdir(self.workDir):
            pass
        else: print "Cannot create output directory at "+ self.workDir

[HaiyangXu]

Try to put the code in ~/ not in /media/WD1001_vol-03/ this may be a windows partition ?

[HaiyangXu]

i donot konw why it cannot mkdir. I give you an simple way may fix. just replace the code *osm-bundler/osmbundler/init.py * at line 86~ 93

#self.workDir = os.getcwd() +'/output'
try:
    os.mkdir('output')
    self.workDir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="osm-bundler-",dir=os.path.join(os.getcwd() ,'output'))
except OSError :
    if os.path.isdir(self.workDir):
        pass
    else: print "Cannot create output directory at "+ self.workDir

to

 self.workDir = os.getcwd() +'/output'

and make a empty directory 'output' at the root of the code dirctory

[HaiyangXu]

have you notice that " Extracting features with the SIFT method from VLFeat library..." It seems there is no vlfeat sift execute

[HaiyangXu]

have a look at osm-bundler/osmbundler/defaults.py

featureExtractor = "siftvlfeat" #siftvlfeat siftlowe

change to featureExtractor = "siftlowe"

sorry for the bad documents ....

[zh1609]

Depending on the os you use. For 64bit system you need to find the 32bit libs such as ia-32libs in Ubuntu. Without the 32bit libraries the executwble won't run. Hence no proccessed files generated which leads to the error no files or directory

[iredmedia]

In case anyone gets here after 2020, I resolved this issue with:

sudo apt-get install lib32z1

As stated above, 32bit libs did not exist.

Reference: https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/202759400-Installing-32-bit-libs-on-a-64-bit-Linux-system