[Bug 366644] Re: terminator does not honor x-terminal-emulator -e option

[Paul Gevers]

> The policy would suggest that GNOME Terminal is not suitable either, 
> since its -x is xterm's -e, and it doesn't support -T.

I think this is correct. I will look at the gnome terminal and file a
bug there when appropriate.

> I suppose that means that on the face of it, we should not install 
> the x-terminal-emulator alternative.

For the time being? See below.

> Instead I wonder if the Debian policy should be updated, since
> x-terminal-emulator will presumably point to GNOME Terminal on the
> vast majority of installs.

Which is fine with me. It is just that I need to trust the
x-terminal-emulator behaves predictable for my package (winff). And in
that case I follow the policy.

Paul

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terminator does not honor x-terminal-emulator -e option
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