Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: vte: Provide 0.36.5.

[Efraim Flashner]

On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:46:04 +0100
address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:

> Efraim Flashner <address@hidden> 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.

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