retitle 356951 w9wm: wrong path for x-window-manager alternative
thanks
Jari Aalto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Package: w9wm
> Version: 0.4.2-4
> Severity: serious
>
> Incorrect binary location /usr/bin/X11/w9wm
To clarify, the binary is in /usr/X11R6/bin (i.e. it doesn't violate
Policy by installing into /usr/bin/X11 directly), and the package uses
imake, which makes it exempt from the /usr/bin requirement:
`Imake'-using programs are exempt because, as long as they are written
correctly, the pathnames they use to locate resources and install
themselves are derived wholly from the X Window System configuration.
Thus, in the event that the X Window System moves to `/usr/X11R7/',
`/usr/X12/', or just plain `/usr/', all that is required for these
programs is a recompile against the corresponding X Window System
library development packages.
(The above is from Policy 11.8.7., "Installation directory issues".)
However, w9wm does indeed have a problem with the x-window-manager
alternative: it registers itself as /usr/bin/w9wm instead of
/usr/X11R6/bin/w9wm.
Thanks,
Matej
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