Bug#537487: opencity: segfaults at start

[Gonéri Le Bouder]

tag 541365 patch
block 537487 by 541365
thanks

2009/8/4 Piotr Lewandowski <piotr.lewandowski at gmail.com>

> * Gonéri Le Bouder <goneri at rulezlan.org>, 2009-08-04 22:43:
>
>> If this package is required to run opencity, doesn't it
>>> should be included in Depends:? Otherwise, opencity
>>> shouldn't segfault in the first place.
>>>
>>
>> xserver-xorg has already a dependency on libgl1-mesa-dri. I
>> don't think we need a dependency between x11 server and a
>> software. It's like DB and a webapp. Both can be installed on
>> a different machine.
>>
>
> I agree with you completely when it comes to dependency issues. OTOH I
> still believe that opencity should gracefully exit when libgl1-mesa-dri is
> not installed. Segfault is just not the most user-friendly behaviour.


It's libSDL fault. I submited a bug (#541365) with a patch.

Cheers,

      Gonéri
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