Bug 116815

Summary:	D-BUS entry mentions Beagle, but Beagle doesn't use D-BUS anymore
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE LINUX 10.0	Reporter:	Joe Shaw <joeshaw>
Component:	Release Notes	Assignee:	Karl Eichwalder <ke>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Andreas Jaeger <aj>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P5 - None	CC:	meissner
Version:	RC 2
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
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Description Joe Shaw 2005-09-13 16:38:20 UTC

From the release notes, the "Setting Up D-BUS for Interprocess Communication in
.xinitrc" it says:  "Otherwise applications like beagle or banshee might fail."

Beagle doesn't use D-BUS anymore, so not starting it won't have any effect.  I
don't know about Banshee, though.

Comment 1 Andreas Jaeger 2005-09-13 16:41:41 UTC

Karl, please remove beagle.

Garry, JP, what apps need it?

Comment 2 Marcus Meissner 2005-09-13 18:18:41 UTC

f-spot for some purpose

Comment 3 Joe Shaw 2005-09-13 18:23:53 UTC

From a "rug what-requires dbus-1": f-spot, gnome-media, NetworkManager, and tomboy.

And from a "rug what-requires libdbus-1.so.1": banshee, epiphany, evolution,
galago, gnome-applets, gnome-presence-applet, gnome-screensaver, gnome-utils,
gnome-vfs2, gnome-volume-manager, k3b, kdebase3, kpowersave, and a few others. 
I'm sure a lot of this is HAL-related system bus stuff, though.

Comment 4 JP Rosevear 2005-09-13 20:35:07 UTC

Well, f-spot, banshee, tomboy, Network Manager as noted.

Evolution has a plugin that can use it, a lot of other stuff will be indirect,
maybe just a general catch all statement will suffice because the number of apps
using it is only going to increase.

Comment 5 Karl Eichwalder 2005-09-14 07:34:18 UTC

Thanks for the info - yes, I'm also for the general catch solution; I changed
the text fragment as follows:

  <!-- bug 115334 and 116815 -->
  <sect3 id="dbus_xinitrc"  status="2005-09-14">
   <title>Setting Up D-BUS for Interprocess Communication in .xinitrc</title>

   <para>
Many applications now rely on D-BUS for interprocess communication (IPC).
Calling <command>dbus-launch</command> starts
<command>dbus-daemon</command>. The systemwide
<filename>/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc</filename> uses <command>dbus-launch</command>
to start the window manger.</para>

   <para>If you have a local <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> file, you must
change it accordingly.  Otherwise applications like f-spot, banshee, tomboy, or
Network Manager banshee might fail.  Save your old
<filename>~/.xinitrc</filename>.  Then copy the new template file into your
home directory with:</para>

   <para><command>cp /etc/skel/.xinitrc.template ~/.xinitrc</command></para>

   <para>Finally, add your customizations from the saved
   <filename>.xinitrc</filename>.</para>

  </sect3>

Comment 6 Karl Eichwalder 2005-09-14 07:34:59 UTC

fixed - probably too late for RC3.