Debian Bug report logs - #554521
joy2key: default device wrong for current Linux

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: TheGZeus <gzeusmants@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: joy2key fails to start properly, hard-coded to wrong device

Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:42:41 -0600

Package: joy2key
Version: 1.6.1-7
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

no matter what's specified on the command line via -dev this error is the result

Error opening /dev/js0!
Are you sure you have joystick support in your kernel?

My joystick works normally in other applications like mplayer, torus-trooper etc.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-1.slh.7-sidux-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages joy2key depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.9-26     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libx11-6                      2:1.2.2-1  X11 client-side library

joy2key recommends no packages.

joy2key suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

Message #10 received at 554521@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Niehof <jtniehof@gmail.com>

To: 554521@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug: 554521

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:55:08 -0500

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I am unable to reproduce this bug on squeeze/testing. OMM, joy2key
honors the -dev switch and, if given a valid device, will work
properly. It distinguishes between js0 and js1. typescript is attached
for reference. (the characters after the calibration are "typed" with
the joystick buttons.)

However, the default behaviour can be confusing because it doesn't
"just work." Also attached is a patch changing the default device to
/dev/input/js0.

[joy2key.typescript (application/octet-stream, attachment)]

[dev_input_js0.diff (text/x-patch, attachment)]

Message #17 received at 554521@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>

To: Jonathan Niehof <jtniehof@gmail.com>, 554521@bugs.debian.org

Cc: TheGZeus <gzeusmants@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Bug#554521: joy2key: default device wrong for current Linux

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:43:20 +0000

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retitle 554521 joy2key: default device wrong for current Linux
severity 554521 important
tags 554521 fixed-upstream
thanks

Putting the bug submitter back in the loop...

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 at 22:55:08 -0500, Jonathan Niehof wrote:
> I am unable to reproduce this bug on squeeze/testing. OMM, joy2key
> honors the -dev switch and, if given a valid device, will work
> properly.
[...]
> However, the default behaviour can be confusing because it doesn't
> "just work." Also attached is a patch changing the default device to
> /dev/input/js0.

Based on this, and the fact that joy2key works for me too (when run with
-dev /dev/input/js0), I don't think this bug is release-critical, so I'm
dropping the severity of this bug to important.

Upstream release 1.6.3 apparently fixes this, as well as picking up many
pending patches from Debian and other distributions; it would probably be
well worth packaging.

Regards,
    Simon

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Message #28 received at 554521-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Niehof <jtniehof@gmail.com>

To: 554521-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#554521: fixed in joy2key 1.6.3-1

Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:44:55 +0000

Source: joy2key
Source-Version: 1.6.3-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
joy2key, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

joy2key_1.6.3-1.debian.tar.gz
  to main/j/joy2key/joy2key_1.6.3-1.debian.tar.gz
joy2key_1.6.3-1.dsc
  to main/j/joy2key/joy2key_1.6.3-1.dsc
joy2key_1.6.3-1_amd64.deb
  to main/j/joy2key/joy2key_1.6.3-1_amd64.deb
joy2key_1.6.3.orig.tar.bz2
  to main/j/joy2key/joy2key_1.6.3.orig.tar.bz2



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 554521@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jonathan Niehof <jtniehof@gmail.com> (supplier of updated joy2key package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:11:02 -0500
Source: joy2key
Binary: joy2key
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 1.6.3-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Jonathan Niehof <jtniehof@gmail.com>
Changed-By: Jonathan Niehof <jtniehof@gmail.com>
Description: 
 joy2key    - Translate joystick movements into equivalent keystrokes
Closes: 554521
Changes: 
 joy2key (1.6.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream version
     - Default device now /dev/input/js0 (Closes: #554521)
     - Better handling of upper/lower case behavior
     - Fix bug preventing use of highest numbered button
     - Remove build-dep on autotools-dev: upstream configure works now
   * Fix a segfault in reading button list (upstream regression from 1.6.1)
   * New maintainer
   * Change to source format 3.0 (quilt)
   * New standards version (3.8.3.0 vs. 3.7.2)
   * New debhelper version (7 vs. 4)
   * Updated copyright file
   * Added Homepage to control file
   * Added watch on upstream
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