Package: screen Version: 4.0.3-0.3+b1 Severity: normal
When I create a screen with -d -m, sending a -X exec is silently :-( ignored. If there is at least one cycle of attach / detach, the -X exec works. I do not find it documented and it is annoying if I want to run a screen unattended at startup. At the very least, the -X exec should send an error message. How to reproduce: % screen -d -m % screen -X exec yes % screen -r [yes was not executed] % screen -d -m % screen -r Control-A D [detached] % screen -X exec yes % screen -r [This time, yes is running] [My machine is an etch but I tested that sid has exactly the same issue.] -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages screen depends on: ii base-passwd 3.5.11 Debian base system master password ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libncursesw5 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libpam0g 0.79-5 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii passwd 1:4.0.18.1-7 change and administer password and screen recommends no packages. -- debconf information: screen/old_upgrade_prompt: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
