On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 12:07:04AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: xterm > Version: 278-2 > Severity: grave > Tags: security > Justification: causes non-serious data loss ...
> I have the following X resource: > > *printerCommand: "" > > The xterm(1) man page says: > > printerCommand (class PrinterCommand) > Specifies a shell command to which xterm will open a pipe when > the first MC (Media Copy) command is initiated. The default is > an empty string, i.e., ??????. If the resource value is given as > an empty string, the printer is disabled. > > So, it doesn't behave correctly with the empty string! The documentation is correct; there is an error in your report. The rules for X resource syntax are different from your expectation. This is an empty string: *printerCommand: This is the two double-quote characters (literally): *printerCommand: "" -- Thomas E. Dickey <dic...@invisible-island.net> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
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