On Jun 25, 2009, at 3:24 PM, Edward Pilatowicz wrote:
> 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.


"pkg fix SUNWxwplt" should fix this for you.

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker

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