Gunnar, I suspect this is fixed with https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome- font-viewer/commit/?id=acf919c
Could you test to see if that commit fixes this bug? Then please evaluate whether it's better to backport that commit to xenial or backport 3.20.2 instead. If you think 3.20.2 makes sense for xenial, then please link to the NEWS file in this bug's description. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-font-viewer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607937 Title: font viewer starred from dash: Unknown option --gapplication-service Status in Gnome Font Viewer: Unknown Status in gnome-font-viewer package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-font-viewer source package in Xenial: In Progress Bug description: [Impact] While gnome-font-viewer can be started from command line, it fails to start via the .desktop file. As can be seen in comment #3, it seems to be related to DBus somehow. The problem is not present in version 3.20.2-1 in yakkety, and since there is no obvious single commit in the upstream source which could be patched, the proposal is to backport the yakkety version as an SRU. It's built in this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/font-viewer and there are no runtime dependency blockers. [Test Case] Try to start gnome-font-viewer from the Dash and find that the launch fails. After having installed the proposed upload, starting the application from the Dash works fine. [Regression Potential] gnome-font-viewer is an independent tool, which doesn't affect other parts of the system. Hence the regression risk should be low. [Original description] Ubuntu 16.04.1 Fully updated. $ gnome-font-viewer --version GNOME Font Viewer 3.16.2 - starting from command-line: no problems. - starting from dash: application is shown in launcher but kills itself. - /var/log/syslog shows ... Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Unknown option --gapplication-service Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Run '/usr/bin/gnome-font-viewer --help' to see a full list of available command line options. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-font-viewer/+bug/1607937/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
