Warning: Cannot convert string "xlogo32" to type Pixmap

Jon Turney jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk
Sun Dec 29 17:42:00 GMT 2019


On 28/12/2019 22:05, Keith Thompson wrote:
> The xlogo application produces this warning message:
> 
>      Warning: Cannot convert string "xlogo32" to type Pixmap
> 
> This is because /etc/X11/app-defaults/XLogo specifies
> 
>      XLogo*iconPixmap:    xlogo32
>      XLogo*iconMask:      xlogo32
> 
> which causes xlogo to look for
> 
>      /usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xlogo32
> 
> which doesn't exist -- unless you install the separate "xbitmaps"
> package.  Installing xbitmaps makes the warning go away.
> 
>      $ cygcheck -f /usr/bin/xlogo.exe /usr/include/X11/bitmaps/xlogo32
>      xbitmaps-1.1.2-1
>      xlogo-1.0.5-1
> 
> xlogo is the only application (at least of the ones I have on my
> system) that specifies an iconPixmap in its app-defaults file.
> 
> Suggested fix: Add a dependency so installing xlogo automatically
> installs xbitmaps.

Thanks for pointing this out.

I have added the dependency suggested.

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