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and subject line Re: Bug#1026887: vlc.desktop hardcodes path to executable
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Package: vlc
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
Dear Maintainer,
/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop hardcodes path to the executable in
the line:
Exec=/usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
This breaks tools like firejail.
Instead it should say:
Exec=vlc --started-from-file %U
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-20-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: unable to detect
Versions of packages vlc depends on:
pn vlc-bin <none>
pn vlc-plugin-base <none>
pn vlc-plugin-qt <none>
pn vlc-plugin-video-output <none>
Versions of packages vlc recommends:
pn vlc-l10n <none>
pn vlc-plugin-access-extra <none>
pn vlc-plugin-notify <none>
pn vlc-plugin-samba <none>
pn vlc-plugin-skins2 <none>
pn vlc-plugin-video-splitter <none>
pn vlc-plugin-visualization <none>
Versions of packages vlc suggests:
pn vlc-plugin-fluidsynth <none>
pn vlc-plugin-jack <none>
pn vlc-plugin-pipewire <none>
pn vlc-plugin-svg <none>
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--- Begin Message ---
tags 1026887 wontfix
thanks
On 2023-02-12 11:15:27 +0200, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Le perjantaina 23. joulukuuta 2022, 15.29.08 EET debianuser a écrit :
> > Package: vlc
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop hardcodes path to the executable in
> > the line:
> >
> > Exec=/usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
> >
> > This breaks tools like firejail.
> >
> > Instead it should say:
> >
> > Exec=vlc --started-from-file %U
>
> Talking as upstream, it used to be that way (until 2011), and users
> rightfully
> complained that it incorrectly assumed that the VLC binary would be first in
> the search path. Indeed, VLC is far from the only application to put the full
> path there.
>
> Working around limitations of firejail is a non-goal.
>
> IMO, this is wontfix.
ACK, closing and tagging as wontfix.
Cheers
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Sebastian Ramacher
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