Debian Bug report logs - #410095
xscreensaver: Provide .desktop files for gnome-screensaver

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: xscreensaver: Provide .desktop files for gnome-screensaver

Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:58:54 +0100

Package: xscreensaver
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

Several users have requested support for xscreensaver hacks in
gnome-screensaver (see bug 344559 and merged reports). 

For this to happen, it would be nice if xscreensaver could be split
into two packages, one providing the actual xscreensaver
infrastructure  and one with the hacks (bug 344568).

The xscreensaver hacks also need to provide .desktop files
(translations from xscreensavers xml configuration) for
gnome-screensaver to pick up the screensavers. This work has already
been done by Ubuntu, it would be great if the same could be done in
Debian.

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Message #12 received at 410095@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>

To: Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>, 410095@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#410095: xscreensaver: Provide .desktop files for gnome-screensaver

Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:34:53 -0800

> For this to happen, it would be nice if xscreensaver could be split
> into two packages, one providing the actual xscreensaver
> infrastructure  and one with the hacks (bug 344568).

The space savings is not worth the effort, or the cost of making the  
packaging setup even more complicated than it already is.

Current sizes of the xscreensaver 5.01 packages (on Red Hat 9, sorry,  
it's what I have easy access to right now):

	  747 KB   xscreensaver-base-5.01-1.i386.rpm
	3208 KB   xscreensaver-extras-5.01-1.i386.rpm
	3518 KB   xscreensaver-gl-extras-5.01-1.i386.rpm

The "xscreensaver-base" package contains not only xscreensaver, but a  
bunch of common infrastructure required for the hacks themselves to  
function (xscreensaver-text, xscreensaver-getimage, app-defaults, etc.)

Splitting the xscreensaver-base package into two packages so that you  
could leave out the saver itself would save around 400 KB.

That's less than 5% of the size of the total package.  It's hardly  
worth the effort!

If you're really concerned about tiny size savings like that, there  
are more effective approaches: for example, making it possible for  
all those xml files to be gzipped.  Or making sure that unused  
localizations don't get installed.

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Message #17 received at 410095@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>

To: 410095@bugs.debian.org

Subject: How about the .desktop files ?

Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:40:12 +0200

Hi,

even if you don't want to split the base package, the .desktop files are
still needed to make the hacks work in gnome-screensaver.
Do you have any hint about when you intend to add them ?

Thanks,
	Xav

Message #22 received at 410095@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <ghostbar38@gmail.com>

To: 410095@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#410095: How about the .desktop files ?

Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:18:19 -0400

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Xavier Bestel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> even if you don't want to split the base package, the .desktop files are
> still needed to make the hacks work in gnome-screensaver.
> Do you have any hint about when you intend to add them ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Xav

Hi Xavier,

I've been working on another things with a higher severity a while but I
will try to include them in 2 weeks or so.

Thanks for your interests,
Jose Luis.
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Message #29 received at 410095-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jose Luis Rivas <ghostbar38@gmail.com>

To: 410095-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#410095: fixed in xscreensaver 5.04-3

Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:38:26 +0000

Source: xscreensaver
Source-Version: 5.04-3

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xscreensaver, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

xscreensaver-data-extra_5.04-3_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-data-extra_5.04-3_i386.deb
xscreensaver-data_5.04-3_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-data_5.04-3_i386.deb
xscreensaver-gl-extra_5.04-3_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl-extra_5.04-3_i386.deb
xscreensaver-gl_5.04-3_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-gl_5.04-3_i386.deb
xscreensaver_5.04-3.diff.gz
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.04-3.diff.gz
xscreensaver_5.04-3.dsc
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.04-3.dsc
xscreensaver_5.04-3_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_5.04-3_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 410095@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jose Luis Rivas <ghostbar38@gmail.com> (supplier of updated xscreensaver package)

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Format: 1.7
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:53:35 -0430
Source: xscreensaver
Binary: xscreensaver xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra
Architecture: source i386
Version: 5.04-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Jose Luis Rivas <ghostbar38@gmail.com>
Changed-By: Jose Luis Rivas <ghostbar38@gmail.com>
Description: 
 xscreensaver - Automatic screensaver for X
 xscreensaver-data - data files to be shared among screensaver frontends
 xscreensaver-data-extra - data files to be shared among screensaver frontends
 xscreensaver-gl - GL(Mesa) screen hacks for xscreensaver
 xscreensaver-gl-extra - GL(Mesa) screen hacks for xscreensaver
Closes: 410095 454523 463345
Changes: 
 xscreensaver (5.04-3) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   [ Tormod Volden ]
   * (From Ubuntu) Include .desktop files for hacks (Closes: #410095)
   * debian/xscreensaver-data.files: Skip .desktop file for popsquares
     for now until conflict is sorted out with gnome-screensaver that
     also ships it
   * dropped planetary_gears.desktop (gears goes planetary randomly
     and has no command option for it)
   * 60_add-ant-hack.patch: restore "ant" (disabled upstream in 4.23)
   * Add .desktop description for "ant"
   * (From Ubuntu) Split xscreensaver package into:
     - xscreensaver (core backend without hacks)
     - xscreensaver-data (standard hacks)
     - xscreensaver-data-extra (hacks not installed by default)
   * (From Ubuntu) Split xscreensaver-gl package into:
     - xscreensaver-gl (standard GL hacks)
     - xscreensaver-data (GL hacks not installed by default)
   * 70_fade_oversleep.patch: don't hang on resume (Closes: #454523)
   * 71_endgame_whiter_colour.patch: better contrast (Closes: #463345)
 .
   [ Jose Luis Rivas ]
   * debian/xscreensaver-gl.files: Deleted interplanetary-gears.desktop since
   it's not shipped.
Files: 
 d9745e63e92ef10f5888446abff30ba8 1138 x11 optional xscreensaver_5.04-3.dsc
 5521dbc84eeeb67363c0e6132b2e7183 72389 x11 optional xscreensaver_5.04-3.diff.gz
 accffc94ac3139ef8e84ad6ab4d33a8a 728522 x11 optional xscreensaver_5.04-3_i386.deb
 e900d9dddc9d16d2cae4d330e04f6e15 482204 x11 optional xscreensaver-data_5.04-3_i386.deb
 ab60946d18fa3af9eb429ce9785914a1 2990590 x11 optional xscreensaver-data-extra_5.04-3_i386.deb
 b531c7bb8e15738986562b63637f69bc 1901976 x11 optional xscreensaver-gl_5.04-3_i386.deb
 3c72985113ec1dff6d8ea47ef402f477 1784726 x11 optional xscreensaver-gl-extra_5.04-3_i386.deb

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