On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 08:10 -0700, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Hi, > > which browser are you using? > I'm using iceweasel, and it doesn't really wait for anything. konqueror (I usually use iceweasel, but I guess sensible-browser gives me konqueror). The problem isn't that the browser waits, but that apt-listbugs waits for me to close the konqueror browser.
I think running iceweasel does some fancy process of looking for an existing instance, and maybe it always spawns off a separate process. So perhaps the difference in browsers is significant. Ross > > At Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:17:08 -0700, > Ross Boylan wrote: > > > > Package: apt-listbugs > > Version: 0.0.89 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > I run aptitude in a terminal and have it set to invoke > > apt-listbugs. After listing the bugs on the terminal, apt-list bugs > > asks > > Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] > > > > If one responds "w" [display bug lists in html (uses > > sensible-browser)] a browser with the bugs is spawned. > > > > One must kill the browser before proceeding with apt-listbugs. > > > > I would like it if apt-listbugs could spawn the browser and then > > proceed directly, i.e., without needing to wait for the browser to be > > killed. I find it helpful to keep the bugs up for reference for both > > the short run (while I alter the installation options of packages, > > check for problems after installation, or follow advice in some bugs) > > and the short run (to see if there's new info or a fix from some bugs, > > and to know which bugs are relevant to my installation). > > > > Thanks. > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: lenny/sid > > APT prefers testing > > APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (990, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable') > > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > > > Versions of packages apt-listbugs depends on: > > ii apt 0.7.14+b1 Advanced front-end for dpkg > > ii libdpkg-ruby1.8 0.3.2 modules/classes for dpkg on > > ruby 1 > > ii libgettext-ruby1.8 1.91.0-1.1 Gettext for ruby1.8 > > ii libhttp-access2-ruby1.8 2.0.6-3 HTTP accessing library for ruby > > ii libruby1.8 [libzlib-ruby1.8] 1.8.7.22-3 Libraries necessary to run > > Ruby 1. > > ii libxml-parser-ruby1.8 0.6.8-4 Interface of expat for the > > scripti > > ii ruby 4.2 An interpreter of > > object-oriented > > > > apt-listbugs recommends no packages. > > > > Versions of packages apt-listbugs suggests: > > ii debianutils 2.30 Miscellaneous utilities > > specific t > > ii iceweasel [www-browser] 3.0.1-1 lightweight web browser based > > on M > > ii konqueror [www-browser] 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-5 KDE's advanced file manager, > > web b > > ii lynx-cur [www-browser] 2.8.7dev9-1.2 Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS > > sup > > ii reportbug 3.44 reports bugs in the Debian > > distrib > > ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.2-2+b1 WWW browsable pager with > > excellent > > > > -- no debconf information > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
