[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059947] Re: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr together

This bug is still present in xvfb 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.2. It prevents us from using `xvfb-run` when we need to disambiguate STDOUT and STDERR. I'm not familiar with the problem of autopkgtests, but is this still an issue? Can autopkgtests be fixed? If we're an impasse, does it make sense

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059947] Re: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr together

** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059947 Title: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059947] Re: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr together

This bug was fixed in the package xorg-server - 2:1.19.4-1ubuntu2 --- xorg-server (2:1.19.4-1ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium * xvfb-run: Keep redirecting stderr to stdout, autopkgtests need it. -- Timo Aaltonen Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:12:57 +0300 ** Changed

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059947] Re: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr together

the source package is xorg-server changing this would break a ton of autopkgtests that use xvfb-run which now get errors like: testsuiteFAIL stderr: QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-ubuntu' -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059947] Re: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr together

Any updates? This still exists 4 years later in xvfb 2:1.16.4-1 . The only workaround is to copy the entire script locally and remove those 4 characters. Also the package is xvfb, not xorg-server -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1059947] Re: xvfb-run munges stdout and stderr together

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.