X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:17:48 +0100 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: openssh needs rebuild for modular X transition Message-ID: <20081120101748.GO9927@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <491FAB4A.6010608@users.sourceforge.net> <20081116181214.GA4097@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20081119103007.GA10351@calimero.vinschen.de> <20081119104901.GB10351@calimero.vinschen.de> <492434CD.1010804@users.sourceforge.net> <20081119162142.GK9927@calimero.vinschen.de> <492443CE.1020803@users.sourceforge.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <492443CE.1020803@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Nov 19 10:50, Yaakov (Cygwin Ports) wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > I'm not talking about providing symlinks to all binaries in > > /usr/X11R6/bin, just xauth. It's the one serious X application called > > from other applications for authentication purposes. The current > > transition method breaks using older OpenSSH with newer X11 and vice > > versa. That's why I think a symlink created in the postinstall script > > of the package providing xauth would be helpful. > > I thought we only supported the latest release of packages anyway, and > AFAIK openssh is the only package outside of X11 that calls xauth. But > I hear what you're saying and keep it in mind if the issue is raised. > > > Ultimately it's your decision of course. > > Once I dug further into the matter[1], I found that it doesn't help all > that much anyway unless I revert a change in XWin. At least this will > make it possible, and not give people misleading warnings. > > [1] http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2008-11/msg00154.html Duly noted. As I said, it's your decision. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/