FS#52494 - [windowmaker] "Configure Window Maker" option in WMRootmenu results in error
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Opened by Artem (i7220) - Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 14:07 GMT
Last edited by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Sunday, 07 January 2018, 22:33 GMT
Opened by Artem (i7220) - Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 14:07 GMT
Last edited by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz) - Sunday, 07 January 2018, 22:33 GMT
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Description:"Configure Window Maker" option in WMRootmenu
results in error "Could not execute command: exec
WPrefs".
tried compiling windowmaker from the upstream source found on http://windowmaker.org/pub/source/release/WindowMaker-0.95.7.tar.gz instead. Followed the default procedure of ./configure --> make --> sudo make install, and that menu option did result in opening WPrefs app by default no problem. As it seems locally compiled from the upstream source wmaker puts WMPrefs to /usr/local/bin/WPrefs. Our repo's package puts WMPrefs to /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs One thing to keep in mind is that /usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs is also set as the path for WPrefs dock app in ~./GNUstep/Defaults/WMState which currently functions perfectly fine for me. Similar bug was reported back in 2005 for version 0.92, link https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/3080 Additional info: * package version(s) Window Maker 0.95.7, rest of the system is up to date. * depends=('libxinerama' 'libxrandr' 'libxmu' 'libpng' 'libxpm' 'libxft' 'libtiff' 'giflib') * 4.8.13-1-ARCH #1 x86_64 GNU/Linux * dell vostro a860 * config and/or log files etc. doesn't seem to leave any errors in journalctl tried to log the compiling process from the upstream source, the output of which i attach in 3 files: wmconfigure --> wmmake --> wmmakeinstall Steps to reproduce: sudo pacman -S windowmaker, add exec wmaker to xinitrc, startx, chose "Configure Window Maker" on right-click WMRootmenu, observe the Error dialog |
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Closed by Eli Schwartz (eschwartz)
Sunday, 07 January 2018, 22:33 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: removed from the repositories and dropped to the AUR
Sunday, 07 January 2018, 22:33 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: removed from the repositories and dropped to the AUR
Comment by Artem (i7220) - Friday,
13 January 2017, 01:44 GMT
i was able to replicate this on a different 64-bit machine with
the same steps described above. i know it's to no degree a
critical thing, not even close. but i would still qualify it as
some packaging issue worth taking a look at at some point. Please
correct me if i'm wrong in my perception of reporting this type of
bugs. Will be more then happy to further assist. cheers!
Comment by Artem (i7220) - Friday,
20 January 2017, 06:56 GMT
a patch upstream "which properly sets the path of WPrefs in the
default menu" was submitted by Debian maintainer. Link:
http://repo.or.cz/wmaker-crm.git/commitdiff/d48a370.
Comment by Artem (i7220) - Monday,
23 October 2017, 11:10 GMT
Still relevant for 0.95.8-2