Bug 187092

Summary:	x11-wm/windowmaker-0.92.0-r3 on AMD64 does not run Preferences utility; windowmaker-themes themes not listed.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Hazuki Azuma <AzumaHazuki>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Gnustep project <gnustep>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Hazuki Azuma 2007-07-30 05:25:57 UTC

Windowmaker does not run the preferences utility, nor does wmsetup run from console (it just produces a fresh bash prompt as if it completed its job). The themes from windowmaker-themes are not listed in the root menu, and windowmaker itself cannot change the root window's appearance with the built-in solid colors or gradients. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Windowmaker (I use startx and .xinitrc, command line is exec dbus-launch wmaker)
2. Rightclick to bring up the root menu on the desktop.
3. Try to choose a colorset or theme, or run the Preferences utility.

Actual Results:  
Nothing. None of the themes installed via the windowmaker-themes package appear in the root menu, and the preferences utility, which I believe is called wmsetup, will not run even from a terminal. Neither does setting the background with the built-in solids or gradients; it remains the same lavender color.

Expected Results:  
The preferences utility should have appeared, the themes should be listed, and the built-in defaults should have an effect on the desktop when selected.

CFLAGS: -march=k8 -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -pipe
USE Flags: gif -gnustep jpeg -modelock nls png tiff -xinerama

This happens whether there is another X server running (i.e., windowmaker was started with startx -- :1) or not (started with plain old startx). The wmsetup utility will not run from console in any other wm/de either, not that it would have anything relevant to add to them.

Comment 1 Bernard Cafarelli gentoo-dev

2007-08-26 23:32:06 UTC

Please post your `emerge --info`, this will help (for example what is your LINGUAS variable)

The preferences app is WPrefs, not wmsetup (a program used by wmaker.inst non-GUI configuration program). With USE=-gnustep, the preferences app should be in /usr/lib/GNUstep (for -r3). For themes tweakings, you may prefer wmakerconf though

Themes should be listed in default menus fine, except some languages (I had that problem at least with french menu). If you want, you can try the windowmaker ebuild from the gnustep overlay, which should fix them all (and will probably get moved soon in portage)

Comment 2 Bernard Cafarelli gentoo-dev

2007-09-10 21:11:06 UTC

windowmaker-0.92.0-r4 is in portage now, thanks for the report