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

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** Changed in: rcmdr (Debian)
       Status: Fix Released => New

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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: New

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 takes the fix from 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 need to be fixed in Maverick unless it is fixed in debian before freeze.

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