Gentoo Websites Logo
Go to: Gentoo Home Documentation Forums Lists Bugs Planet Store Wiki Get Gentoo!
Bug 97122 - RSS-GLX installs screensavers to the wrong path
Summary: RSS-GLX installs screensavers to the wrong path
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Desktop Misc. Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-06-26 09:50 UTC by dynamotwain
Modified: 2006-02-19 03:59 UTC (History)
0 users

See Also:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---


Attachments
rss-glx ebuild with path hardcoded for xscreensaver-4.22-r1 (rss-glx-0.8.0-r1.ebuild,4.54 KB, text/plain)
2005-06-26 09:52 UTC, dynamotwain
Details

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description dynamotwain 2005-06-26 09:50:34 UTC
RSS-GLX installs screensavers to /usr/lib/xscreensaver, which used to be correct.
xscreensaver-4.22-r1 moved the hackdir to /usr/lib/misc/xscreensaver, so
XScreenSaver cannot find any of the Really Slick Screensavers.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge =x11-misc/xscreensaver-4.22-r1
2. emerge x11-misc/rss-glx
3. xscreensaver-command -prefs
4. Try to choose a RSS saver like Skyrocket or Hufo Smoke.
Actual Results:  
"Screensaver is not installed" is displayed in the preview box

Expected Results:  
RSS-GLX savers work as usual.

As far as I see it, there are three options.
1. A symlink can point /usr/lib/xscreensaver to /usr/lib/misc/xscreensaver in
the newer xscreensaver ebuilds until everything is moved over.
2. All xscreensaver hack ebuilds can somehow detect which hackdir xscreensaver
uses (possibly based upon package versions)
3. rss-glx and other hacks can DEPEND on the latest xscreensaver ebuild and
hardcode the path into the ebuild.
Comment 1 dynamotwain 2005-06-26 09:52:35 UTC
Created attachment 61967 [details]
rss-glx ebuild with path hardcoded for xscreensaver-4.22-r1
Comment 2 Jonathan Smith (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-06-26 12:01:50 UTC
Comment on attachment 61967 [details]
rss-glx ebuild with path hardcoded for xscreensaver-4.22-r1

in the future, please mark ebuilds as text/plain and only attach patches
Comment 3 Jonathan Smith (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-06-26 12:03:40 UTC
this bug was already fixed with rss-glx-0.8.0-r1. please update

INVALID