Bug 6429 - xosd/xmms-xosd doesn't display data
Bug#: 6429 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: 1.2 Platform: x86
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: minor Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: aliz@gentoo.org Reported By: googleplex@wi.rr.com
Component: Applications
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Summary: xosd/xmms-xosd doesn't display data
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2002-08-13 20:25 0000
Description:   Opened: 2002-08-13 20:25 0000 
I'm no longer able to see song titles, volume control, or anything else that I
used to be able to see when using xosd with the xmms-xosd plugin.

For the heck of it, I ran osd_cat [which lets you display test messages in X] to
see if it was just the plugin or the xosd library itself.  This is what I got:

grandpajive@gentoo grandpajive $ osd_cat
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/bin/.libs': Permission denied
/usr/bin/osd_cat: cd: /var/tmp/portage/xosd-1.0.0-r1/work/xosd-1.0.0/src: No
such file or directory
gcc: osd_cat.o: No such file or directory
gcc: ./.libs/libxosd.so: No such file or directory

So.. yeah. I think something got goofed up with the xosd-1.0.0-r1 ebuild.  So I
wasn't 100% sure to file this under applications or ebuild.. tho the ebuild does
sucessfully complete.  I unmerged and re-emerged both programs just in case
there was something erratic with my system. Same results.

------- Comment #1 From Michael Grigoriev 2002-08-24 15:16:16 0000 ------- 
The reason for the osd_cat error at least is the fact that the wrapper script
instead of the actuall executable gets copied to /usr/bin. The actuall
executable is located in .libs in the src directory.

------- Comment #2 From Daniel Ahlberg (RETIRED) 2002-08-25 11:03:47 0000 ------- 
This seems to be fixed in 1.0.2. I removed the contents in /var/tmp/portage and
could still use osd_cat. Please report if you have any further problmes with xosd.