On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 01:12:27PM -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Edward Pilatowicz wrote: > > hey all, > > > > so every once in a while i think i should try compiz again. i just > > tried it again on opensolaris snv_117, and if failed to start. looking > > in ~/.xsession-errors i saw: > > > > ---8<--- > > /usr/bin/compiz: /usr/openwin/bin/xdpyinfo: not found > > /usr/bin/compiz: /usr/openwin/bin/xprop: not found > > /usr/bin/compiz: /usr/openwin/bin/xdpyinfo: not found > > ---8<--- > > > > so then as root i ran: > > cd /usr; ln -s X11 openwin > > > > and then compiz started successfully. > > > > is this a known issue? if not, should i filed it under bugster or > > d.o.o? > > If you don't have the /usr/openwin -> X11 link, then you (or an > SVR4 package you installed) broke it. The link is delivered in > the IPS version of the SUNWxwplt package. >
hm. a long time ago i installed a bunch of SVR4 packages that i needed for development. then the osnet ips package came along so i removed the SVR4 packages contained in osnet and did a "pkg install osnet". i guess that the removal of the SVR4 packages removed the link... :( sigh. thanks ed
