[Bug 1635944] Re: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults
I still think that this isn't packaging problem of Ubuntu or Debian but a misunderstanding how X defaults works. If you build xfig yourself you should use ./configure --with-appdefaultdir=/etc/X11/app-defaults otherwise this won't work on Ubuntu or Debian systems. For this I close this issue now. ** Changed in: xfig (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635944 Title: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/1635944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1635944] Re: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults
@florian42: Where does your xfig 3.2.7a come from? Is it from the Ubuntu/Debian package or is it self compiled? If the latter, you may have to fix your configure options. If the former: what package version are you talking about exactly? Are you really sure, that it comes with the Fig file in /usr/local/share/X11/app-defaults instead of /etc/X11 /app-defaults? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635944 Title: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/1635944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1635944] Re: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults
Still is a problem in xfig 3.2.7a workaround for me: sudo cp /usr/local/share/X11/app-defaults/Fig /etc/X11/app-defaults -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635944 Title: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/1635944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1635944] Re: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults
I updated xfig sudo apt install xfig and the problem was solved. I am using Ubuntu 16.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635944 Title: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/1635944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1635944] Re: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults
Aha, thanks. The thing is that locally installed XFig complains about using an old app-defaults file (the one installed by a package), and asks to fix it by "make install" though that only puts the respective file into the /usr/local dirs. Thus XFig should advise to copy that Fig file into the main /etc dirs. Since this is not an Ubuntu bug, and it is just a minor thing on content of an error message, this may be (from my point of view) closed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635944 Title: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/1635944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1635944] Re: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults
As far as I can see, this is neither an Ubuntu nor an XFig issue, but some misunderstanding how X resources work at all. There is one global app-defaults directory, that is read by the X server. In Ubuntu this is usually /etc/X11/app-defauts. As far as I can see, you cannot use a different directory for a single program, so /usr/local/share/X11/app-defaults/Fig will never work. You may want to have a look on http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User- HOWTO/moreconfig.html#xresources which explains most of this a little wider. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635944 Title: XFig only looks for system-wide app-defaults To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfig/+bug/1635944/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
