Efraim Flashner <efr...@flashner.co.il> skribis: > On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:46:04 +0100 > l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote: > >> Efraim Flashner <efr...@flashner.co.il> skribis: >> >> > * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (vte): Add version 0.36.5. >> >> [...] >> >> > +;; provides vte 2.90, required for some terminal emulators >> > +(define-public vte-0.36 >> > + (package (inherit vte) >> > + (name "vte") >> > + (version "0.36.5") >> >> Is this particular version really needed? We already have 0.40 and >> 0.28.2 so it would be great if one of these could be used (the comment >> above makes me think that 0.40 would do as well, but it’s not completely >> clear.) >> >> Now, if Tilda really requires this specific version, that’s fine. >> >> Thanks, >> Ludo’. > > There's been a bug report against tilda for more than a year to get them to > update their vte version. Some of the things tilda can do, like an opaque > background, are unsupported in vte 2.91. Unfortunately this puts tilda in a > tight spot, needing at least 0.30 and less than 0.38. Some of the other > terminals out there either use or used this version also, but I haven't > checked to see if they've moved on yet or not.
Fair enough. In that case, it’s fine to commit this intermediate version. It would be ideal if you could add a link to the Tilda bug report that discusses this issue. Thanks, Ludo’.
