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Re: warning: menu-command-not-in-package



On Mon 13 Dec 04,  5:40 PM, David Mandelberg <mandelbergd@eth0.is-a-geek.org> said:
> Matt Brubeck wrote:
> > Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Instead, install what is presently /usr/games/yadex to
> >>/usr/lib/yadex/... and install a one-line wrapper script to
> >>/usr/games/yadex:
> >>
> >>	#!/bin/sh -e
> >>	exec x-terminal-emulator -e /usr/lib/yadex/...
> > 
> > 
> > One small downside to this idea is that it is not the expected behavior
> > for a user who already has an xterm open and types 'yadex' into it.
> > 
> > 
> Maybe /usr/games/yadex could be the real binary, and that script
> (s%/lib/yadex/\.\.\.$%/games/yadex%) could be /usr/games/yadex-gui.
> 
> The menu option could execute /usr/games/yadex-gui, but someone typing
> yadex<enter> in a terminal emulator would get the expected results.
 
Hi David,

That seems like the best idea so far!

But I'd like to know -- precisely piece of policy is broken by a menu
command invoking "x-terminal-emulator -e application"?

OK.  Gotta go lecture...

Thanks for all your help!
Peter

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