RHBA-2010:0009 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated dogtail package that fixes two bugs is now available.

Description

Dogtail is an automation framework that uses accessibility technologies to
communicate with desktop applications. Dogtail exposes desktop elements in
a hierarchical interface. The dogtail package includes the GUI tools Script
Recorder (dogtail-recorder) and AT-SPI Browser (sniff). Script Recorder
creates Python scripts based on user actions and AT-SPI Browser is a
graphical browser of the desktop elements hierarchy exposed by Dogtail.

This updated dogtail package fixes the following bugs:

• the destroyAbout function was undefined in the previous Dogtail release.

Consequently, the Close button in the AT-SPI Browser About window (Help >
About) did not work. This function is now properly defined; the showAbout
function calls this function when the Close button is clicked; and the
About window closes. Note: the close box in the title bar of the About
window worked in both the earlier and current release. (BZ#250219)

• previously, the shebang lines in Dogtail's python scripts pointed to

"/usr/bin/env python" rather than explicitly referencing the
system-installed Python. This broke these scripts in the case of a user
installing an alternative version of Python. With this update, all
Dogtail's python scripts point explicitly to the system version at
/usr/bin/python. (BZ#521339)

All dogtail users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 521339 - Fix instances of #!/usr/bin/env python in dogtail

CVEs

(none)

References

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