Comment 18 for bug 888661

Hello Daniel,

This is NOT a user error, and your upstream bug report at github https:/ /github. com/jonls/ redshift/ issues/ 58 title states "Out of a X session", which is completely FALSE. How could it be out of an X session when starting Redshift-gtk from the menus before try_ing in console because hitting the menu entry will not trigger any event?

Closing this bug report is a mistake isn't it ? Could it be that the bug comes from the other's fault? No it does not.

I seriously think that something is wrong with the way it is compiled for the package : at least and until you tell me how it works fine in other distributions and not in Ubuntu Precise, we can consider that something is not done right with the packaging.

Here a screenshot I just took in my Archlinux box, to show you it really works! Of course it also comes from the upstream sources...
http://meets.free.fr/images/Redshift-Archlinux.png

Precise Pangolin, being a LTS supported until 2017 should benefit of some efforts in the quality which would be one more reason to not give up on a Reshift-gtk working in Precise. This is not an unimportant program, this is a program which all should know about, because Redshift, with it's handy GTK gui is of a great help to prevent the eyes from being hurt when using the computer a lot. I consider it being a VERY desirable program to have in the system.

As packages are taken from Debian sid before being ported to Ubuntu, I want to ask Debian users who I know if Redshift-gtk works correctly in Wheezy and in Jessie. Would you please be kind enough to reopen it until I can take the time for a hand compilation in Precise? I need to check if I have all the devel packages needed and take the time at some chosen moment for that. I would check in both 32 and 64bits.

Regards,
Mélodie