Bug#179904: xfree86-common: Xsession could use xmessage to display errors

2003-06-05 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 10:32:23AM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > > [Branden Robinson, 2003-04-30] > > Your patch is okay except that it also needs to check for and > > confirm the existence of the "xmessage" executable before trying to > > use it. > > > > I'll adapt it accordingly. > > This

Bug#179904: xfree86-common: Xsession could use xmessage to display errors

2003-06-04 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Branden Robinson, 2003-04-30] > Your patch is okay except that it also needs to check for and > confirm the existence of the "xmessage" executable before trying to > use it. > > I'll adapt it accordingly. This bug was not closed by the upload of xfree86 4.2.1-7 done 2003-05-30. I was hoping thi

Bug#179904: xfree86-common: Xsession could use xmessage to display errors

2003-06-04 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 10:32:23AM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > > [Branden Robinson, 2003-04-30] > > Your patch is okay except that it also needs to check for and > > confirm the existence of the "xmessage" executable before trying to > > use it. > > > > I'll adapt it accordingly. > > This

Bug#179904: xfree86-common: Xsession could use xmessage to display errors

2003-06-04 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Branden Robinson, 2003-04-30] > Your patch is okay except that it also needs to check for and > confirm the existence of the "xmessage" executable before trying to > use it. > > I'll adapt it accordingly. This bug was not closed by the upload of xfree86 4.2.1-7 done 2003-05-30. I was hoping thi

Bug#179904: xfree86-common: Xsession could use xmessage to display errors

2003-04-30 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 05:05:49PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > Here is a tested patch to fix the problem. Please apply in the next > version of XFree86 for Debian. > > Having X fail without any error message is a usability problem > confusing users and giving university support personel e

Bug#179904: xfree86-common: Xsession could use xmessage to display errors

2003-04-09 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
tags 179904 + patch thanks Here is a tested patch to fix the problem. Please apply in the next version of XFree86 for Debian. Having X fail without any error message is a usability problem confusing users and giving university support personel extra work. It would be very nice if this could b