gnome-games are unsupported, so spending minimum time here.... removing the menu item removes the temptation for running chess for most users..
and if /when this gets resolved it's simple to add back in... I've checked the configure and I don't see any easy way to remove chess.. Matt Stephen Browne wrote: > You are removing the menu entry but we will still ship the binary that > doesn't work? > > On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 13:17 +0100, Matt Keenan wrote: > >> glchess is not functional on Solaris, and from what I caen see this is >> due to forkpty, missing from >> Solaris land. >> >> As gnome-games are not supported, I've logged a bug in bugzilla, as an >> interm solution I am removing >> glchess from our menu's so that all users don't see the option to run >> it, very easy to add it back >> in when/if this get's resolved. >> >> Just requires a change to gnome-games.spec (svn diff below) >> >> bugster : http://monaco.sfbay/detail.jsf?cr=6537569 >> bugzilla : http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=426538 >> >> Cheers >> >> Matt >> >> >> Index: base-specs/gnome-games.spec >> =================================================================== >> --- base-specs/gnome-games.spec (revision 11040) >> +++ base-specs/gnome-games.spec (working copy) >> @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ >> ## things we just don't want in the package >> rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/scrollkeeper >> find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -type f -name "*.pyo" -exec rm -f {} ';' >> +rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/applications/glchess.desktop >> >> - >> ## install desktop files >> >> %find_lang %{name} >> @@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ >> %config %{_sysconfdir}/sound/events/* >> >> %changelog >> +* Thu Apr 05 2007 - matt.keenan at sun.com >> +- Remove glchess.desktop, until glchess is made functional on Solaris >> +- Bugzilla : 426538 >> * Wed Mar 21 2007 - damien.carbery at sun.com >> - Bump to 2.18.0.1. >> * Tue Mar 13 2007 - damien.carbery at sun.com >> >> > >
