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plug1n

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Registered: 2010-01-22

Posts: 3

Launcher only runs if "run in terminal"

I'm running XFCE 4.6.1. on Gentoo x86.

I have problems with some launcher and menu items since a recent update to latest ebuilds (emerge --update --deep --newuse world). This pulled in the xfce 4.6.1 ebuilds.

If I have "run in terminal" set in the .desktop file then the target app runs (but obviously with an unwanted terminal window).

If I have "run in terminal" NOT set in the .desktop file, then nothing seems to happen. There is nothing relevant in /var/log/messages or anywhere else that I can see.

Most launcher apps work fine but the problem exists with at least wine and crossover (i.e. two different copies of wine)

Any suggestions on how to work out what is happening?

Example .desktop file is (created through "create Launcher" menu):

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Name=Windows Notepad
Comment=
Categories=Application;
Exec=/usr/bin/wine /home/myuser/.wine/drive_c/windows/notepad.exe
Icon=
Terminal=true
StartupNotify=false

Thx

ManOfSteel

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Registered: 2005-10-06

Posts: 104

Re: Launcher only runs if "run in terminal"

It works here. I just changed the path for my system and removed the Terminal=true line. Notepad runs fine.

plug1n

Member

Registered: 2010-01-22

Posts: 3

Re: Launcher only runs if "run in terminal"

@ManOfSteel

Thanks for testing, it used to work for me until a month or so ago.

This is really bugging me!

plug1n

Member

Registered: 2010-01-22

Posts: 3

Re: Launcher only runs if "run in terminal"

Turns out this was caused by having built glib with -O3

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-78 … crash.html gave me the idea because my hald was crashing but rebuiling glib with -O2 also fixes my launcher problems!!!