Debian Bug report logs - #469211
gnome-screensaver: please add dependency on xscreensaver-data

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

From: Tormod Volden <debian.tormod@gmail.com>

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

Subject: gnome-screensaver: please add dependency on xscreensaver-data

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:54:37 +0100

Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 2.20.0-2+b1
Severity: normal


The xscreensaver package has now been split into:
    - xscreensaver (core backend without hacks)
    - xscreensaver-data (standard hacks)
    - xscreensaver-data-extra (hacks not installed by default)
Similarly, the xscreensaver-gl package is split into:
    - xscreensaver-gl (standard GL hacks)
    - xscreensaver-gl-extra (GL hacks not installed by default)

This means that gnome-screensaver can depend on xscreensaver-data. It 
doesn't need xscreensaver since it has its own backend. The -extra 
packages are for hacks that we don't see fit included and enabled in a 
default install, but interested users can install them on their own.

In addition to the hacks, the -data package includes standard .desktop 
files for each hack. (Same goes for -data-extra, -gl and gl-extra).
These are in /usr/share/applications/screensavers.

(I believe this will fix #344559, #401860, #409413)

In the future, we might move hacks beetween -data and -data-extra. Other 
packages should therefore not depend on individual hacks, but look for 
the installed .desktop files. (Same goes for -gl vs -gl-extra).

Tip: If you still need to ship a .desktop file for an executable from 
another package, include the TryExec key in the .desktop file.

The hope is that this package split will make it easier for other 
screensaver infrastructures (kscreensaver, gnome-screensaver, etc) to 
enjoy the beautiful hacks from xscreensaver, and to avoid any conflicts 
with the xscreensaver backend. Similarly, we want to please those who 
prefer xscreensaver to the other backends by shipping a non-crippled 
xscreensaver backend in its own package.

Thanks for your cooperation. Please tell if I can help you with more 
information.

Best regards,
Tormod Volden

PS. Can you please also remove the "popsquares" executable and desktop 
file from gnome-screensaver, since they belong to xscreensaver-data? We 
have currently disabled "our" desktop file because of this conflict.

Message #10 received at 469211@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>

To: Tormod Volden <debian.tormod@gmail.com>, 469211@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#469211: gnome-screensaver: please add dependency on xscreensaver-data

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:35:01 +0100

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On Mon, 2008-03-03 at 21:54 +0100, Tormod Volden wrote:
> The xscreensaver package has now been split into:
>     - xscreensaver (core backend without hacks)
>     - xscreensaver-data (standard hacks)
>     - xscreensaver-data-extra (hacks not installed by default)
> Similarly, the xscreensaver-gl package is split into:
>     - xscreensaver-gl (standard GL hacks)
>     - xscreensaver-gl-extra (GL hacks not installed by default)

Hi,

Great news, thanks for working on this!

Is there any possibility to add translations to the desktop files? It's
possible Ubuntu already have these, but I'm not sure how their language
packs works.

> PS. Can you please also remove the "popsquares" executable and desktop 
> file from gnome-screensaver, since they belong to xscreensaver-data? We 
> have currently disabled "our" desktop file because of this conflict.

The popsquares demo in xscreensaver-data doesn't seem to pick up the
default colour from the GNOME colour theme, is this feature disabled?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/103182

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
PGP Key ID 760BDD22

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Message #15 received at 469211@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Tormod Volden" <debian.tormod@gmail.com>

To: "Sven Arvidsson" <sa@whiz.se>

Cc: 469211@bugs.debian.org, "Jose Luis Rivas Contreras" <ghostbar38@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Bug#469211: gnome-screensaver: please add dependency on xscreensaver-data

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:10:45 +0100

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  Great news, thanks for working on this!
>
>  Is there any possibility to add translations to the desktop files? It's
>  possible Ubuntu already have these, but I'm not sure how their language
>  packs works.
>

Actually we grabbed the desktop files from Ubuntu. They are not
auto-generated from the upstream xml files. I guess they were, once,
and since have been maintained by hand. Any help to fix this would be
appreciated. I have unfortunately no experience with i18n.


>  > PS. Can you please also remove the "popsquares" executable and desktop
>  > file from gnome-screensaver, since they belong to xscreensaver-data? We
>  > have currently disabled "our" desktop file because of this conflict.
>
>  The popsquares demo in xscreensaver-data doesn't seem to pick up the
>  default colour from the GNOME colour theme, is this feature disabled?
>  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/103182

Thanks for the link, I was not aware of the difference. Is it just the
.desktop or in the binary? Is there a patch somewhere?
Otherwise, an option would be to change the name of "your" version
("gnomesquares"?). We could add an NotShowin=Gnome for the other, for
instance.

Cheers,
Tormod

Message #20 received at 469211@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>

To: Tormod Volden <debian.tormod@gmail.com>

Cc: 469211@bugs.debian.org, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <ghostbar38@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Bug#469211: gnome-screensaver: please add dependency on xscreensaver-data

Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:57:31 +0100

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On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 00:10 +0100, Tormod Volden wrote:
> Thanks for the link, I was not aware of the difference. Is it just the
> .desktop or in the binary? Is there a patch somewhere?
> Otherwise, an option would be to change the name of "your" version
> ("gnomesquares"?). We could add an NotShowin=Gnome for the other, for
> instance.

Hi,

From the gnome-screensaver changelog:

	Add gdk port of popsquares saver that uses the
	desktop theme and doesn't support configuration.

So the popsquares in g-s is actually a different hack from the one in
xscreensaver. 

Your suggestion above sounds like a good idea.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
PGP Key ID 760BDD22

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Message #25 received at 469211-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>

To: 469211-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#469211: fixed in gnome-screensaver 2.22.2-2

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:17:03 +0000

Source: gnome-screensaver
Source-Version: 2.22.2-2

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

gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-2.diff.gz
gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-2.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-2.dsc
gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-2_amd64.deb
  to pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.22.2-2_amd64.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 469211@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

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Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org> (supplier of updated gnome-screensaver package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:57:52 +0200
Source: gnome-screensaver
Binary: gnome-screensaver
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 2.22.2-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Guilherme de S. Pastore <gpastore@debian.org>
Changed-By: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>
Description: 
 gnome-screensaver - GNOME screen saver and locker
Closes: 469211
Changes: 
 gnome-screensaver (2.22.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Suggest xscreensaver-data. Closes: #469211.
   * Depend on dbus-x11 instead of dbus.
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