When I run xgammon, two windows flash onto the screen briefly and then
disappear. An X error is generated:

$ xgammon
endgame database not found
you should create one
boardsize should at least be 150x120 pixel
geometry values changed
X Error of failed request:  BadCursor (invalid Cursor parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  96 (X_RecolorCursor)
  Resource id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  858
  Current serial number in output stream:  1073

tags 299418 + unreproducible
thanks

Re: Rupert Levene 2005-03-14 <E1DAdDp-0004Ky-If@localhost>

Works fine here.

Christoph

Hello,
I can confirm this issue in the latest Debian stable (13).

I can reproduce it. Debian 13, XFCE4, no wayland.
Created ~/.xgammon myself but still get this "endgame database not
found" error, beside the "BadCursor (invalid Cursor parameter)" error.

It seems the software does not provide debug output.

Regards,
Christian

Hi,

it seems I can  provide a hot trail but without understanding all
details or packaging implications.

The problem is kind of described in the README file.
https://sources.debian.org/src/xgammon/0.99.1128-11/doc/README

It seems the xgammon.ad file is "missing" in the system. But it is
present in the package source.
https://sources.debian.org/src/xgammon/0.99.1128-11/src/xgammon.ad

1. Download that file.
2. xrdb -merge xgammon.ad
3. xgammon should work then.

I don't understand why that file is not in the binary package.
https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/xgammon/filelist

Regards,
Christian

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

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 299418@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Sébastien Noel <twolife@debian.org> (supplier of updated xgammon package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:09 +0200
Source: xgammon
Architecture: source
Version: 0.99.1128-12
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Games Team <pkg-games-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Sébastien Noel <twolife@debian.org>
Closes: 299418 1098140
Changes:
 xgammon (0.99.1128-12) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload.
   * d/rules: build using C17 standard with GNU extensions to fix FTBFS
     with GCC 15 (Closes: #1098140)
   * d/rules: fix typo, really install xgammon.ad (Closes: #299418)
   * Update debhelper compat level to 14
   * Drop "Rules-Requires-Root: no": it is the default now
   * Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.4, drop Priority: tag
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