Bug#868394: k3d: Please drop the (build-)dependency against gnome-vfs

[Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo]

Control: forwarded -1 https://github.com/K-3D/k3d/issues/28


Hi Laurent,

2017-07-19 2:13 GMT+02:00 Laurent Bigonville :
> Le 19/07/17 à 00:51, Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo a écrit :
>>
>> Do you know if gvfs is API-compatible?  K-3D is a heavy user of Gtk+
>> interface (despite the name, it's not a KDE-based program), so I guess
>> that it'll loose some functionality like mounting devices.
>
>
> No gnome-vfs and gvfs are not compatible, but...
>
> Quickly looking at the code k3d seems to only use gnome-vfs to identify
> mime-types and start the default associated application, this functionality
> is now provided by the glib/gio, see:
>
> https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GFileInfo.html
> https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/gio-GContentType.html
> https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GAppInfo.html
> https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GAppInfo.html#g-app-info-launch-default-for-uri
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1629172/how-do-you-get-the-icon-mime-type-and-application-associated-with-a-file-in-th/2170880#2170880
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6143100/how-do-i-open-a-file-in-its-default-program-linux/11623712#11623712

Thanks for the suggestion.

I submitted the request upstream, they're usually quick to reply at
least in cases where small fixes are needed.  If there's no reply in a
few weeks, we can look into patching or disabling.


Cheers.
-- 
Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo 

Bug#868394: k3d: Please drop the (build-)dependency against gnome-vfs

[Laurent Bigonville]

Hi!


Le 19/07/17 à 00:51, Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo a écrit :

Hi!

2017-07-15 13:40 GMT+02:00  :

Source: k3d
Version: 0.8.0.6-2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: sid buster
User: pkg-gnome-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: gnome-vfs-removal oldlibs

Dear maintainer,

Your package is {build-}depending against gnome-vfs which is
deprecated for quite some times now and has been replaced by gvfs.

We are thinking about removing gnome-vfs for Buster if possible.

Could you please verify that this dependency is mandatory and if it's
not the case, could you please remove it?

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

I can look by myself whenever I get some spare time, but in the case
that you know the question from the top of your head...

Do you know if gvfs is API-compatible?  K-3D is a heavy user of Gtk+
interface (despite the name, it's not a KDE-based program), so I guess
that it'll loose some functionality like mounting devices.


No gnome-vfs and gvfs are not compatible, but...

Quickly looking at the code k3d seems to only use gnome-vfs to identify 
mime-types and start the default associated application, this 
functionality is now provided by the glib/gio, see:


https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GFileInfo.html
https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/gio-GContentType.html
https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GAppInfo.html
https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GAppInfo.html#g-app-info-launch-default-for-uri
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1629172/how-do-you-get-the-icon-mime-type-and-application-associated-with-a-file-in-th/2170880#2170880
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6143100/how-do-i-open-a-file-in-its-default-program-linux/11623712#11623712

Bug#868394: k3d: Please drop the (build-)dependency against gnome-vfs

[Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo]

Hi!

2017-07-15 13:40 GMT+02:00  :
> Source: k3d
> Version: 0.8.0.6-2
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: sid buster
> User: pkg-gnome-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org
> Usertags: gnome-vfs-removal oldlibs
>
> Dear maintainer,
>
> Your package is {build-}depending against gnome-vfs which is
> deprecated for quite some times now and has been replaced by gvfs.
>
> We are thinking about removing gnome-vfs for Buster if possible.
>
> Could you please verify that this dependency is mandatory and if it's
> not the case, could you please remove it?
>
> Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

I can look by myself whenever I get some spare time, but in the case
that you know the question from the top of your head...

Do you know if gvfs is API-compatible?  K-3D is a heavy user of Gtk+
interface (despite the name, it's not a KDE-based program), so I guess
that it'll loose some functionality like mounting devices.


Cheers.
-- 
Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo