[Bug 251019] Review Request: lshw - Hardware lister

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Summary: Review Request: lshw - Hardware lister


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251019





------- Additional Comments From lyonel at ezix.org  2007-08-07 03:05 EST -------
(In reply to comment #4)
> >  * I think there is a mixup in the installation section: make install
> > SBINDIR=/usr/sbin doesn't do anything.
> 
> Well, bins are installed in /usr/sbin
>
> >  * shouldn't /usr/sbin be replaced by some %{value} (in .consolehelper)?
> 
> As %{_sbin}/%{name}-gui ?

yes, or %{_sbindir}/gtk-lshw for example

> >  * shouldn't /usr/bin be removed from .desktop launcher?
> 
> Why? I want to launch /usr/bin/lshw-gui, not anything else.

I noticed that (most of?) system-config*.desktop files don't honour $PATH but
other applications (gimp-2.2.desktop, etc.) do.
Is there a rule of thumb for this?
 
> >I notice the the installed location is now /sbin. 
> 
> Yes, Lyonel  said lshw* had to run as root, then they belong in /usr/sbin,
> the consolehelper is of course in /usr/bin, see consolehelper(8) .
> 
> > Is it the intent that  gtk-lshw not be called through consolehelper, but
> > lshw-gui is ?  {I haven't experienc in  this area}.
> 
> A choice I made, the result is that normal users will not see the
> gtk-lshw command, only lshw-gui. Don't a big problem?
> 
> 



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