Now that Xaw3d has not seen a release in five years [1], and as Xaw allows for even more slicky UI (and seems to be still maintained upstream), couldn't the xaw3d package be removed and all the packages depending on it switched to use Xaw instead?
This would solve Bug#329987 in particular. [1] http://freshmeat.net/projects/xaw3d/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]