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Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: vte: Provide 0.36.5.
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Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: vte: Provide 0.36.5. |
Date: |
Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:22:31 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
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’.