Matthias Geiger [11/Jun 3:37pm +02] wrote: > On Thu, 28 May 2026 17:34:04 +0200 Matthias Geiger <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Wed, 13 May 2026 04:05:44 +0200 Guillem Jover <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Control: reassign -1 debian-policy >> > Control: retitle -1 Bug#1136306: debian-policy: Proposing new >> > wayland-terminal-emulator alternative and virtual package >> > >> > Hi! >> > >> > >> > I think it makes sense to have both a virtual package and an >> > alternative for wayland-terminal-emulator, as using x-terminal-emulator >> > for wayland ones seems wrong to me. >> >> Hi, >> >> I tend to agree. As I also mentioned in #1004522 this would greatly >> improve discoverability of "wayland-ready" terminal emulators. >> > While there are terminals that work both on x11 and wayland, I think > this makes sense nonetheless. > This is my inital patch: > > > diff --git a/virtual-package-names-list.yaml b/virtual-package-names-list.yaml > index 9e0089e..0e6cb84 100644 > --- a/virtual-package-names-list.yaml > +++ b/virtual-package-names-list.yaml > @@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ virtualPackages: > - name: xserver > description: an X server that (directly or indirectly) manages physical > input and display hardware > > +# Wayland > + - name: wayland-terminal-emulator > + description: a wayland client which emulates a terminal with a terminfo > description in the ncurses-term package > + > # Fonts > > - name: fonts-japanese-gothic
LGTM, though let's check with the ncurses-term maintainers that this makes sent to them too. Ncurses maintainers, could you review this addition to the list of virtual package names, please? -- Sean Whitton
