Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-17 Thread Kevin Ryde
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm still waiting for an explicit recommendation. Just to chime in with my two cents worth, I'd say do nothing. Anyone fiddling with standard commands has got to confine that to their interactive shell (meaning using .bashrc or whatever), anything

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-17 Thread Kevin Ryde
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm still waiting for an explicit recommendation. Just to chime in with my two cents worth, I'd say do nothing. Anyone fiddling with standard commands has got to confine that to their interactive shell (meaning using .bashrc or whatever), anything

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-16 Thread David Lawyer
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 02:21:07PM -0600, Warren Turkal wrote: > On Friday 15 November 2002 01:40 am, David Lawyer wrote: > > for F in $(command ls $1); do > > > > The "command ls" insures that ls is not a shell function but the real ls > > command. > The following may be another solution > for F i

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-16 Thread David Lawyer
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 02:21:07PM -0600, Warren Turkal wrote: > On Friday 15 November 2002 01:40 am, David Lawyer wrote: > > for F in $(command ls $1); do > > > > The "command ls" insures that ls is not a shell function but the real ls > > command. > The following may be another solution > for F i

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Branden Robinson
I'm still waiting for an explicit recommendation. -- G. Branden Robinson| Software engineering: that part of Debian GNU/Linux | computer science which is too [EMAIL PROTECTED] | difficult for the computer http://people.debian.org/~bran

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Branden Robinson
I'm still waiting for an explicit recommendation. -- G. Branden Robinson| Software engineering: that part of Debian GNU/Linux | computer science which is too [EMAIL PROTECTED] | difficult for the computer http://people.debian.org/~bran

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Chris Waters
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 10:40:46PM -0600, Warren Turkal wrote: > Why not explicitly say --color=no? Because that introduces a dependency on GNU ls, and may break things on BSD or odd Debian ports (Debian Solaris, for example). And it has no corresponding benefits to make up for the lack of porta

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Chris Waters
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 10:40:46PM -0600, Warren Turkal wrote: > Why not explicitly say --color=no? Because that introduces a dependency on GNU ls, and may break things on BSD or odd Debian ports (Debian Solaris, for example). And it has no corresponding benefits to make up for the lack of porta

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Warren Turkal
On Friday 15 November 2002 08:42 am, John Lenton wrote: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:40:46PM -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > > I have found the cause of this problem and its solution. The problem is > > in the file /etc/Xsession (global Xsession file -- used by display > > managers and xinit (startx)

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread John Lenton
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:40:46PM -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > I have found the cause of this problem and its solution. The problem is > in the file /etc/Xsession (global Xsession file -- used by display > managers and xinit (startx)) supplied by the xfree86-common package. So > please forward i

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Warren Turkal
On Friday 15 November 2002 08:42 am, John Lenton wrote: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:40:46PM -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > > I have found the cause of this problem and its solution. The problem is > > in the file /etc/Xsession (global Xsession file -- used by display > > managers and xinit (startx)

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread John Lenton
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:40:46PM -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > I have found the cause of this problem and its solution. The problem is > in the file /etc/Xsession (global Xsession file -- used by display > managers and xinit (startx)) supplied by the xfree86-common package. So > please forward i

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Warren Turkal
On Friday 15 November 2002 01:40 am, David Lawyer wrote: > for F in $(command ls $1); do > > The "command ls" insures that ls is not a shell function but the real ls > command. The following may be another solution for F in $(ls --color=no -1); do Also, the following will allow spaces in filenames

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread David Lawyer
I have found the cause of this problem and its solution. The problem is in the file /etc/Xsession (global Xsession file -- used by display managers and xinit (startx)) supplied by the xfree86-common package. So please forward it to the maintainer of that package. In the above file there is funct

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-15 Thread Warren Turkal
On Friday 15 November 2002 01:40 am, David Lawyer wrote: > for F in $(command ls $1); do > > The "command ls" insures that ls is not a shell function but the real ls > command. The following may be another solution for F in $(ls --color=no -1); do Also, the following will allow spaces in filenames

Bug#169019: (startx fails to start x from console). FIX

2002-11-14 Thread David Lawyer
I have found the cause of this problem and its solution. The problem is in the file /etc/Xsession (global Xsession file -- used by display managers and xinit (startx)) supplied by the xfree86-common package. So please forward it to the maintainer of that package. In the above file there is funct

Bug#169019: startx fails to start x from console

2002-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 05:18:32PM -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > Package: xbase-clients > Version: 4.2.1-3 > > When I type startx at the console, it creates an X window with an x in > the center but it only lasts for about 1 second. I then get back to the > text interface with "waiting for X serve

Bug#169019: startx fails to start x from console

2002-11-13 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 05:18:32PM -0800, David Lawyer wrote: > Package: xbase-clients > Version: 4.2.1-3 > > When I type startx at the console, it creates an X window with an x in > the center but it only lasts for about 1 second. I then get back to the > text interface with "waiting for X serve

Bug#169019: startx fails to start x from console

2002-11-13 Thread David Lawyer
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.2.1-3 When I type startx at the console, it creates an X window with an x in the center but it only lasts for about 1 second. I then get back to the text interface with "waiting for X server to shut down". Now if I snoop with: startx 2&> me I find that me contai

Bug#169019: startx fails to start x from console

2002-11-13 Thread David Lawyer
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.2.1-3 When I type startx at the console, it creates an X window with an x in the center but it only lasts for about 1 second. I then get back to the text interface with "waiting for X server to shut down". Now if I snoop with: startx 2&> me I find that me contai