--- a/libpurple/purple-url-handler Thu Jul 03 14:51:52 2008 +0000 +++ b/libpurple/purple-url-handler Thu Jul 03 15:38:49 2008 +0000 @@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ import time import urllib -obj = dbus.SessionBus().get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject") +bus = dbus.SessionBus() +obj = None +try: + obj = bus.get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", + "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject") +except dbus.DBusException, e: + if e._dbus_error_name == "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown": + print "Error: no libpurple-powered client is running. Try starting Pidgin or Finch." + sys.exit(1) purple = dbus.Interface(obj, "im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface") class CheckedObject: @@ -328,9 +336,9 @@ ymsgr(uri) else: print "Unknown protocol: %s" % type - except dbus.dbus_bindings.DBusException: - print "ERROR: Is there a libpurple-powered client (e.g. Pidgin or Finch) running?" - + except dbus.DBusException, e: + print "Error: %s" % (e.message) + sys.exit(1) if __name__ == "__main__": main()