On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 01:06:57PM -0000, Bart de Koning wrote: > Upstream we use gksu, it is changed to su-to-root in the ubuntu packages, > however it seems to be a very neat solution for a common encountered > problem. > Are there any strong arguments not to switch upstream, eg what is the > availability of su-to-root on other distributions, like Suse, or Fedora, or > is it a specific ubuntu implementation?
It was originally a Debian tool and I don't know whether it has been integrated into any other distributions. A quick Google suggests not, so you should probably not change it upstream. You could generate it at build-time if the building system is Debian-based, but that's probably over-engineering it. The patch isn't exactly a big delta. -- Jonathan Wiltshire 1024D: 0xDB800B52 / 4216 F01F DCA9 21AC F3D3 A903 CA6B EA3E DB80 0B52 4096R: 0xD3524C51 / 0A55 B7C5 1223 3942 86EC 74C3 5394 479D D352 4C51 -- BackInTime karmic package missing depends on menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466088 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Back In Time Team, which is subscribed to Back In Time. Status in Back In Time: Invalid Status in “backintime” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The Back In Time (root) launcher as shipped in karmic calls the program su-to-root. This program is not installed on a base Ubuntu machine, but menu (The package containing su-to-root) is not listed as a dependency. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~bit-team Post to : bit-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~bit-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
