[Bug 576243] Re: [SRU] rcmdr .desktop file fails to create child process

[Scott Howard]

Thanks for testing! Here's the SRU request:


/usr/lib/R/site-library/Rcmdr/etc/linux/Rcmdr.sh is installed with mode 644, which makes the link from Apps|Science fail complaining about its being unable to create the child process for the console window.

This bug has been addressed in Debian by cherry picking a new .desktop
file from upstream

A patch that syncs with debian is attached to comment #4.

TEST CASE: try to start rcmdr through the GNOME menu

Regression potential: none, since it won't even start now.


This does not need to be fixed in Maverick, since the autosyncer will automatically fix it.

** Description changed:

- /usr/lib/R/site-library/Rcmdr/etc/linux/Rcmdr.sh is installed with mode 644, which makes the link from Apps|Science fail complaining about its being unable to create the child process for the console window.
- A simple 
- sudo chmod +x /usr/lib/R/site-library/Rcmdr/etc/linux/Rcmdr.sh
- solves this.
+ /usr/lib/R/site-library/Rcmdr/etc/linux/Rcmdr.sh is installed with mode
+ 644, which makes the link from Apps|Science fail complaining about its
+ being unable to create the child process for the console window.
+ 
+ This bug has been addressed in Debian by cherry picking a new .desktop
+ file from upstream
+ 
+ A patch that syncs with debian is attached below.
+ 
+ TEST CASE: try to start rcmdr through the GNOME menu
+ 
+ Regression potential: none, since it won't even start now.
+ 
+ 
+ This does not need to be fixed in Maverick, since the autosyncer will automatically fix it.
+ 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: r-cran-rcmdr 1.5-4-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu May  6 08:23:56 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=es_ES.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=es_ES.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: rcmdr

** Tags added: sru
** Tags removed: patch

** Tags added: patch

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[SRU] rcmdr .desktop file fails to create child process
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Status in “rcmdr” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in “rcmdr” package in Debian: Fix Released

Bug description:
/usr/lib/R/site-library/Rcmdr/etc/linux/Rcmdr.sh is installed with mode 644, which makes the link from Apps|Science fail complaining about its being unable to create the child process for the console window.

This bug has been addressed in Debian by cherry picking a new .desktop file from upstream

A patch that syncs with debian is attached below.

TEST CASE: try to start rcmdr through the GNOME menu

Regression potential: none, since it won't even start now.


This does not need to be fixed in Maverick, since the autosyncer will automatically fix it.


ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: r-cran-rcmdr 1.5-4-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May  6 08:23:56 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_ES.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: rcmdr