Bug 97122

Summary:	RSS-GLX installs screensavers to the wrong path
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	dynamotwain
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Desktop Misc. Team <desktop-misc>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	rss-glx ebuild with path hardcoded for xscreensaver-4.22-r1

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