** Summary changed: - Missing gnome3 support (transition from pygth to python-gobject necessary?) + Transition from pygth to python-gobject necessary in the long term
** Description changed: The next version of ubuntu will switch to gnome3. - According to synaptic backintime-gnome seems to be using pygtk. And according to http://blog.rabbitvcs.org/archives/293 pygtk will never be ported to gnome3. He normally is very well-informed as he is the maintainer of nautilus-python and rabbitvcs. - http://www.pygtk.org/ does approve that pygtk will no more be actively develop but does not tell about it being not supported at all in gnome3: "Existing authors of PyGTK applications are also recommended to port their applications to PyGObject to take advantage of new features appearing in GTK-3 and beyond." so I don't know if porting is immediately necessary or if it will be in the far future. + Backintime-gnome is using pygtk. According to + http://blog.rabbitvcs.org/archives/293 pygtk will never be ported to + gnome3. http://www.pygtk.org/ does acknowledge that pygtk will no more + be actively developed but does not tell about it being not supported at + all in gnome3: "Existing authors of PyGTK applications are also + recommended to port their applications to PyGObject to take advantage of + new features appearing in GTK-3 and beyond.". Seems like they are right + since on Ubuntu Oneiric backintime-gtk is still working under gnome3. - Seems like the successor of pygtk is http://live.gnome.org/PyGObject. The good news is that according to http://live.gnome.org/PyGObject/IntrospectionPorting (you have to scroll down a bit about to find any valid information on porting) porting seems to be doable, at least. The result of the first few porting steps can be found in the bazaar branch lp:~peterpall/backintime/gnome3/ - + The successor of pygtk is http://live.gnome.org/PyGObject. The good news + is that according to + http://live.gnome.org/PyGObject/IntrospectionPorting (you have to scroll + down a bit about to find any valid information on porting) porting seems + to be doable, at least. The result of the first few porting steps can be + found in the bazaar branch lp:~peterpall/backintime/gnome3/ + ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: backintime-gnome (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.9-generic 2.6.39 Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl Architecture: i386 Date: Sat May 28 07:12:15 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes SourcePackage: backintime UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/789452 Title: Transition from pygth to python-gobject necessary in the long term To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/789452/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
