Bug#878909: RFS: xabacus/8.1.3+dfsg1-1 [ITA]
On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 07:05:41PM +0200, Innocent De Marchi wrote:
> >
> > The new version puts a helper script into $PATH: /usr/games/play.sh
> > This doesn't look like a good place for a private helper. Its name
> > is also pretty generic, not conflicting with other programs only
> > because filename extensions are banned in $PATH (Policy §10.4).
> >
> > Thus, could you please move it into a private dir?
> >
> Yes, I see that this is new in version 8.1.0 (not published in Debian).
> If you change the installation of play.sh to another directory (for
> example to usr/share/games/xabacus) simply the sound does not
> work. If this is to be changed, I will ask the author to change the
> operation of play.sh either by placing it in another directory or by
> changing the name (for example xabacus-play).
There's no need to bother the upstream for a distribution-specific change.
That's why the packaging allows arbitrary patches atop what's shipped in
the tarball.
> It is possible that the author thinks some other system to manage this
> subject. what do you think?
The helper script's approach doesn't look wrong to me. It's quite amusing
to see what operating systems are supported by it, though...
Meow!
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