Ubuntu
vino package

vino documentation missing or incorrect

Bug #292994 reported by Detlef Lechner
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
vino (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: vino

"~$ man vino-preferences; No manual entry for vino-preferences"
"~$ man vino-server; No manual entry for vino-server"
"~$ uname -r; 2.6.24-21-generic"
"~$ lsb_release -rd; Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1; Release: 8.04."
"~$ apt-cache policy packagename; apt-cache policy vino
vino:
  Installiert:2.22.2-0ubuntu1
  Mögliche Pakete:2.22.2-0ubuntu1
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 2.22.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.22.1-1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages"

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Louis (louiswolf) wrote :

Is someone waiting on a user confirmation for this? Confirmed.

Also see reports 394811 (no docs) and 330310 (no logs).

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Emilio Pozuelo Monfort (pochu) wrote :

No, we're waiting on someone to write them. You're welcome to do so!

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in vino (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Paul Natsuo Kishimoto (khaeru)
Changed in vino (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Paul Natsuo Kishimoto (khaeru)
summary: - 'man vino-server' and 'man vino-preferences' missing
+ vino documentation missing or incorrect
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Paul Natsuo Kishimoto (khaeru) wrote :

I disagree that this is a wishlist item. There is rudimentary documentation available:

$ /usr/lib/vino/vino-server -h
Usage:
  vino-server [OPTION...] - VNC Server for GNOME

Help Options:
  -h, --help Show help options
  --help-all Show all help options
  --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options
  --help-sm-client Show session management options

Application Options:
  --display=DISPLAY X display to use

...but this documentation is *wrong*; that is, the following two commands do not have the same effect:

$ /usr/lib/vino/vino-server --display=:0.0
$ DISPLAY=:0.0 /usr/lib/vino/vino-server

The latter works; the former does not. Even if no manpages are added (though they should be), the incorrect existing documentation is a bug.

This was raised in the forums at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1017746

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