Ubuntu
boxes package

Completly worthless because of very minor bug in conf file local

Bug #72614 reported by Evan Carroll
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
boxes (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
boxes (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Daniel T Chen

Bug Description

Get this error when i try to run anything with it:
root@x60s:/var/www/Dealermade/sql# echo foo | boxes
boxes: Alleged system-wide config file '/etc/boxes' is a directory

easy patch.
as root:

#!/bin/sh
mv /etc/boxes/boxes-config /tmp
rmdir /etc/boxes
mv /tmp/boxes-config /etc/boxes

Revision history for this message
Alex Sutcliffe (alex.sutcliffe) wrote :

confirmed - /etc/boxes/boxes-config should be move to just /etc/boxes or system wide config file changed to /etc/boxes/boxes-config. Man page states that config file expected is /etc/boxes

Changed in boxes:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

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Format: 1.7
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:57:56 -0500
Source: boxes
Binary: boxes
Architecture: source
Version: 1.0.1a-2.1ubuntu1
Distribution: feisty
Urgency: low
Maintainer: KELEMEN Peter <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Description:
 boxes - Textmode box- and comment drawing filter
Changes:
 boxes (1.0.1a-2.1ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/boxes-1.0.1.patch: Use the correct global configuration
     file location (Closes Ubuntu: #72614, Debian: #384696).
Files:
 8e62685aaf2e29d05dd7664b89359121 585 text optional boxes_1.0.1a-2.1ubuntu1.dsc
 86cb7c6f1acae5f94949a7c48d390208 3690 text optional boxes_1.0.1a-2.1ubuntu1.diff.gz

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Changed in boxes:
assignee: nobody → crimsun
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in boxes:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in boxes:
status: Unknown → Unconfirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in boxes:
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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