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Bug 325802

Summary:	Need Xvfb installed on build server
Product:	Community	Reporter:	David Williams <david_williams>
Component:	Servers	Assignee:	Eclipse Webmaster <webmaster>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P3	CC:	pwebster, stephan.herrmann
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Whiteboard:

Description David Williams

2010-09-20 17:16:08 EDT

Our unit tests need Xvfb installed to have a "virtual" display. 
I no longer see one on new build server. 

Marking as "blocker" since we won't be able to do builds (tests) without it. 

While you are at it (but separate request and issue) if its handy to install the "X windows development libraries", please do so (actually, what I need those for is x11vnc, which I've used on some other of my servers, and on those, I just compiled my own version (and ran it from my own directory) ... but, not nearly as urgent as getting Xvfb installed ... I'll open a separate bug if easier ... just thought while you had the CDs out ... :) 

Thanks,

Comment 1 Denis Roy

2010-09-21 10:36:26 EDT

*** Bug 325838 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Stephan Herrmann

2010-09-21 11:57:00 EDT

Could you use vncserver instead of Xvfb?

It works perfectly for me where I previously (on a different server)
did use Xvfb, too.

Comment 3 David Williams

2010-09-21 12:15:57 EDT

(In reply to comment #2)
> Could you use vncserver instead of Xvfb?
> 
> It works perfectly for me where I previously (on a different server)
> did use Xvfb, too.

In theory, I suppose so ... but I'd prefer to use Xvfb. That's sort of what its for (test situations that need a "headless display"). vncserver is better when you need a "real" interactive x-session ... but has more overhead. As far as I know, Xvfb is a fairly "standard" part of linux distributions ... but please let me know if that's not the case and there's some problem with using/installing Xvfb.

Comment 4 Stephan Herrmann

2010-09-21 12:27:25 EDT

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > Could you use vncserver instead of Xvfb?
> > 
> > It works perfectly for me where I previously (on a different server)
> > did use Xvfb, too.
> 
> In theory, I suppose so ... but I'd prefer to use Xvfb. 

That's only fair, but then and given you *could* switch to vncserver
is this bug really a blocker?

Comment 5 David Williams

2010-09-21 13:00:42 EDT

> 
> That's only fair, but then and given you *could* switch to vncserver
> is this bug really a blocker?

I guess that's debatable ... since you are debating it ... but I think close enough, since this is a special case to "restore things as they were" before the old iron rusted out ... and it had it on there ... but definitely would not be if this was a new request out of the blue.

Comment 6 Denis Roy

2010-09-21 13:06:34 EDT

I don't mind installing it, but I can't seem to find it in the repo.  I wonder if it has been removed.

Comment 7 Denis Roy

2010-09-21 13:34:05 EDT

It was tucked away in this package: xorg-x11-server-extra 7.4  (Additional Xservers (Xdmx, Xephyr, Xnest, Xvfb)) 

http://www.novell.com/products/linuxpackages/packageListing_old.jsp?platformId=5

Can you try now?

Comment 8 David Williams

2010-09-21 13:49:21 EDT

I could start it ... and got the same 'ol "error" message of 

(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (2) 

Just exactly like I did on the old build machine :) 
(Doubt it hurts anything ... just means I can't attach a mouse, I think). 

I think we can consider Xvfb restored. 

Thanks,