This bug is easily fixed by applying the attached patch that modifies two lines in debian/rules.
--- rules~ Mon Jan 15 18:24:32 2001 +++ rules Mon Jan 15 18:28:39 2001 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/DEBIAN install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/$(package) install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/usr/X11R6/bin - install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults + install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/etc/X11/app-defaults install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/usr/X11R6/man/man1 install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/usr/X11R6/include/X11/pixmaps install -d -g root -m 755 -o root debian/tmp/usr/lib/menu @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(INSTPROG) debian/postinst debian/tmp/DEBIAN/ $(INSTPROG) debian/postrm debian/tmp/DEBIAN/ # $(INSTPROG) debian/prerm debian/tmp/DEBIAN/ - make install install.man DESTDIR=$(shell pwd)/debian/tmp + make install install.man XAPPLOADDIR=/etc/X11/app-defaults DESTDIR=$(shell pwd)/debian/tmp $(INSTDATA) $(DOCS) debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/$(package) $(INSTDATA) debian/copyright debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/$(package)/ $(INSTDATA) debian/changelog debian/tmp/usr/share/doc/$(package)/changelog.Debian
