Bug#256939: metacity: Patch suggested to xlibs works..

Hoges Hoges <dbts@bachelorguy.com>, 256939@bugs.debian.org
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:50:04 +1000


Package: metacity
Version: 1:2.8.1-3
Followup-For: Bug #256939

For convienience of others who visit here before xlibs fixed..

Following based upon:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=254973

1. cd /tmp
2. wget http://redwald.deadbeast.net/tmp/alt_tab_fix.diff
3. *Verify .diff file contains nothing dodgy*
3. su -
4. cd /
5. patch -p0 < /tmp/alt_tab_fix.diff
6. *Restart XFree86*
7. *Your alt tab should now work!*

Note: You should always check contents of diff file before patching
      folks.... not that I don't trust the original poster of this
      link, but it's prudent to check..

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.2
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages metacity depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0               1.6.1-2        The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                     2.3.2.ds1-13   GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgconf2-4               2.6.1-2        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0              2.4.2-1        The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0               2.4.3-1        The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                   4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libmetacity0              1:2.8.1-3      Common library of lightweight GTK2
ii  liborbit2                 1:2.10.2-1.1   libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0             1.4.0-4        Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0                  1.7-4          lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libsm6                    4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 X Window System Session Management
ii  libstartup-notification0  0.6-2          library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                  4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxext6                  4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxrandr2                4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  sgml-base                 1.25           SGML infrastructure and SGML catal
ii  xlibs                     4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 X Window System client libraries m

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