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

[Ludovic Courtès]

Efraim Flashner <address@hidden> skribis:

> 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.

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’.