On 2018-10-31, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > On 10/31/2018 09:18 AM, Curt wrote: >> On 2018-10-31, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: >>> Debian 9.1 with MATE installed from DVD set. >>> >>> Due a non-reproducible sequence of events, a binary executable was over >>> written by the contents of a man page in pure text format. For unknown >>> reason, the resulting file was tagged as executable. >> >> I want to predict immediately that this can of worms will produce the >> longest thread in the history of debian user. > > ONLY if members of this group can't or wont read. > I believe I rigorously complied with > [http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] >
I guess I stumbled immediately upon "non-reproducible sequence of events." Then I kind of wondered, like, well, can those events be briefly described, at least? Or maybe 'non-reproducible' means you just don't know what the hell happened? But Reco extracted marrow from your post, and I will gracefully bow out now and let you boys have at it without further ado. >> >>> A custom MATE launcher pointed the corrupted file. >>> When the launcher icon was clicked there was no response whatsoever. >>> Including *NO ERROR MESSAGE* >>> Is this a bug or a feature? >>> If a feature, why? >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- When you have fever you are heavy and light, you are small and swollen, you climb endlessly a ladder which turns like a wheel. --Jean Rhys, Voyage in the Dark
