Bug 487107 - unnecessary launchpad files are packaged in the -devel subpackage
Summary: unnecessary launchpad files are packaged in the -devel subpackage
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: java-1.6.0-ibm
Version: 4.7
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Lillian Angel
QA Contact: BaseOS QE
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Blocks: 524003
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-02-24 09:48 UTC by Radek Bíba
Modified: 2009-10-12 13:17 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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: 524003 (view as bug list)
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Last Closed: 2009-10-12 13:17:07 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2009:1492 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE java-1.6.0-ibm bug fix update 2009-10-12 13:16:58 UTC

Description Radek Bíba 2009-02-24 09:48:12 UTC
Description of problem:
The following files in /usr/share/doc/java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.3 aren't needed at all on Linux:

autorun.inf
launchpad.exe
launchpad.ini
launchpad/*.bat

because they are DOS/Windows-only. On Linux systems, launchpad.sh and lauchpad/*.sh are being used.

Also, I doubt it makes sense to have all the splash directories and files for all UNIX-like OS/arches one could think of (launchpad/splash/: aixppc, hpuxia64, hpuxparisc, linuxppc, linuxs390, linuxx86, sunsparc, sunx86). I guess even the RHEL-related files could be excluded as no splash screen is apparently displayed when launchpad.sh is run. On RHEL 4, this is in fact printed to the terminal:

+ seamonkey -nosplash -P IBM_LaunchPad_25712 file:///usr/share/doc/java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.3/launchpad/Mozilla.html

so I guess the -nosplash parameter explains that. In fact, when I tried to run the right 'splash', linuxppc/AZY_Splash on a ppc box, it didn't work. First, no binary in launchapad/splash/* has the 'executable' bit set, and even after if I set it, it did nothing visible. Strace said it failed to open AZY_Splash.ini and exited. launchpad/splash.sh, when I examined it, expects some splash.ini in the java-1.6.0-ibm-devel 'main' directory, but it's not there.

So, please don't include the DOS files in the package, and fix or remove the splash stuff.

Comment 1 Lillian Angel 2009-09-17 15:34:49 UTC
*** Bug 487105 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2009-10-12 13:17:07 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-1492.html


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