Re: pkg/31373: Xfig requires a post install message

[Quentin Garnier <cube%cubidou.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/31373; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Quentin Garnier <cube%cubidou.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: jdrews%cybox.com@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/31373: Xfig requires a post install message
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:22:30 +0200

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 On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 10:12:00PM +0000, jdrews%cybox.com@localhost wrote:
 > >Number:         31373
 > >Category:       pkg
 > >Synopsis:       graphics/xfig requires a post install message
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    pkg-manager
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 22 22:12:00 +0000 2005
 > >Originator:     Jonathan Drews
 > >Release:        NetBSD 2.0_STABLE
 > >Organization:
 >=20
 > >Environment:
 >=20
 > System: NetBSD netbsd.silbsd.org 2.0_STABLE NetBSD 2.0_STABLE (NOTEBOOK)=
 =20
 > #0: Tue Aug 23 03:48:48 MDT 2005=20
 > root%netbsd.silbsd.org@localhost:/usr/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/NOTEBOOK i386
 > Architecture: i386
 > Machine: i386
 > >Description:
 >      package: xfig-3.2.4nb3
 >      When xfig is run for the first time no colors show up.
 >=20
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 >      After installing, run xfig from a user account. This message will
 >          appear:
 >          "Either you have a very old app-defaults file installed (Fig),
 >      or there is none installed at all.You should install the
 >      correct version or you may lose some features.This may be done
 >      with "make install" in the xfig source directory."
 >=20
 >      This happens because xfig cannot locate the app-defaults directory
 >=20
 > >Fix:
 >      To fix:
 >      Add the following MESSAGE to /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/xfig:
 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
 =3D=3D=3D=3D
 > $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.1
 >=20
 > Add the following shell variables to your ~/.profile
 > file, in your home account.
 >=20
 > XAPPLRESDIR=3D/usr/pkg/lib/X11/app-defaults/
 > export XAPPLRESDIR
 >=20
 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
 =3D=3D=3D=3D
 >=20
 > After doing this, xfig will find the app-defaults directory and
 > function properly.
 
 xpkgwedge already tells you to do that.  xpkgwedge has been made
 default something like 2 years ago, maybe more.
 
 See 'pkg_info -D xpkgwedge'.
 
 --=20
 Quentin Garnier - cube%cubidou.net@localhost - cube%NetBSD.org@localhost
 "When I find the controls, I'll go where I like, I'll know where I want
 to be, but maybe for now I'll stay right here on a silent sea."
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