[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#497199: xfce4-session: xfce4-tips doesn't work for root

[Alexis Huxley]

Package: xfce4-session
Version: 4.4.2-6
Severity: minor

If /usr/games is not in the $PATH, as it is not for root, then xfce4-tips
does not work.

If root logs in to a newly installed machine then xfce4-tips runs automatically
and it is somewhat disconcerting to have a blank tip window displayed.

Running xfce4-tips from a terminal shows the problem:

        sh: fortune: command not found

Shouldn't xfce4-tips explicity either set the PATH or call /usr/games/fortune 
rather than just fortune when its calling a program that may very well not be 
in the user's $PATH?

If you need more info let me know.

HTH

Alexis

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages xfce4-session depends on:
ii  fortune-mod            1:1.99.1-3.1      provides fortune cookies on demand
ii  libatk1.0-0            1.22.0-1          The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                  2.7-13            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2              1.6.4-6           The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-3            1.2.1-3           simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libfontconfig1         2.6.0-1           generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6           2.3.7-1           FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.16.4-2          The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0            2.12.11-3         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                2:1.0.4-1         X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libpango1.0-0          1.20.5-1          Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpixman-1-0          0.10.0-2          pixel-manipulation library for X a
ii  libpng12-0             1.2.27-1          PNG library - runtime
ii  libsm6                 2:1.0.3-2         X11 Session Management library
ii  libx11-6               2:1.1.4-2         X11 client-side library
ii  libxfce4mcs-client3    4.4.2-4           Client library for Xfce4 configure
ii  libxfce4util4          4.4.2-3           Utility functions library for Xfce
ii  libxfcegui4-4          4.4.2-4           Basic GUI C functions for Xfce4
ii  libxrender1            1:0.9.4-2         X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  xfce4-mcs-manager      4.4.2-3           Settings manager for Xfce4
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages xfce4-session recommends:
ii  dbus-x11                      1.2.1-3    simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  hal                           0.5.11-2   Hardware Abstraction Layer
ii  xbase-clients                 1:7.3+15   miscellaneous X clients - metapack
ii  xfce4-panel                   4.4.2-6    The Xfce4 desktop environment pane
ii  xfce4-utils                   4.4.2-8    Various tools for Xfce
ii  xfdesktop4                    4.4.2-7    Provides desktop background and ro
ii  xfwm4                         4.4.2-5    window manager of the Xfce project

Versions of packages xfce4-session suggests:
ii  sudo                          1.6.9p17-1 Provide limited super user privile

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