Author: branden
Date: 2003-08-26 18:32:09 -0500 (Tue, 26 Aug 2003)
New Revision: 439
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run
trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run.1
Log:
debian/local/xvfb-run: use $(tempfile -s .xvfb-run") as the default X
authority file, not $(pwd)/.Xauthority (based on a patch from Gerard
Gorman -- thanks!)
debian/local/xvfb-run.1: document the above change in behavior
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2003-08-26 17:02:51 UTC (rev 438)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2003-08-26 23:32:09 UTC (rev 439)
@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@
* debian/local/FAQ: remove bizarre garbage from file (thanks, Eloy Paris)
(Closes: #207229)
- -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:09:46 -0500
+ * Use $(tempfile -s .xvfb-run") as the default X authority file, not
+ $(pwd)/.Xauthority (based on a patch from Gerard Gorman -- thanks!).
+ - debian/local/xvfb-run: implement
+ - debian/local/xvfb-run.1: document
+ -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:30:28 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.2.1-10) unstable; urgency=medium
* patch #000_stolen_from_HEAD_xlib: fix for buffer overflow in
Modified: trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run 2003-08-26 17:02:51 UTC (rev 438)
+++ trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run 2003-08-26 23:32:09 UTC (rev 439)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
PROGNAME=xvfb-run
SERVERNUM=99
-AUTHFILE=$(pwd)/.Xauthority
+AUTHFILE=$(tempfile -s .xfvb-run)
ERRORFILE=/dev/null
STARTWAIT=3
XVFBARGS="-screen 0 640x480x8"
Modified: trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run.1
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run.1 2003-08-26 17:02:51 UTC (rev 438)
+++ trunk/debian/local/xvfb-run.1 2003-08-26 23:32:09 UTC (rev 439)
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
.BI \-f\ file \fR,\fB\ \-\-auth\-file= file
Store X authentication data in
.IR file .
-By default, a file named
-.I .Xauthority
-in the current working directory is used.
+By default, a temporary file created by the
+.BR tempfile (1)
+command is used, and given a suffix of \(oq.xvfb-run\(cq.
.TP
.B \-h\fR,\fB \-\-help
Display a usage message and exit.
@@ -137,13 +137,19 @@
'\" None.
'\" .SH INPUT FILES
'\" None.
-.SH OUTPUT FILES
-.TP
-.I .Xauthority
-is created (and deleted) in the current working directory to store the X
-authority cookies used by the
+.SH FILES
+.PP
+A temporary file is created (and deleted) to store the X authority cookies
+used by the
.B Xvfb
-server and client(s) run under it.
+server and client(s) run under it. See
+.BR tempfile (1).
+Alternatively, the name of the file to be used for this purpose can be
+specified with the
+.B \-f
+or
+.B \-\-auth\-file
+options; see above.
.PP
An error file with a user\-specified name is also created if the
.B \-e
