Comment # 6 on bug 1215872 from Markus Elfring

(In reply to Aaron Puchert from comment #4)
> > -Oct 02 08:31:04 Sonne boinc[9863]: 02-Oct-2023 08:31:04 [---] xss_idle()
> > XOpenDisplay(:0) call
> 
> Here you differ from the package though.

Yes, of course.


> XOpenDisplay is part of libX11,

Yes.


> and the packaged client no longer links with that since sr#626119 [1].

Thanks for this background information (from 2018-07-29).
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/626119


> The manager links with it, but that's a different program:

It is interesting how the involved software dependencies were separated.


> If you want to do the same for your build,

It depends …


> you have to either remove the package libXScrnSaver-devel,

Would you like to refer to the name “libXss-devel” instead?

Are there any reasons to keep this package occasionally installed because of
other software development attempts?


> or configure with --without-x.

How do you think about further constraints for such a build configuration
option?


> Other than that, we can not help you if you don't describe the issue:

It seems that you missed an opportunity to take a linked information source
better into account.
https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/4048#issuecomment-1712562997


> My understanding is that XSS idle detection,
> especially if it doesn't work, should not block,

I observed special software behaviour.
Can it be reproduced by any other interested system testers?


> so it's probably just an unrelated warning.

Would anybody like to point the source file out which contains the discussed
message?