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Re: [Fedora-packaging] shared-mime-info inconsistencies
by Michel Alexandre Salim 25 May '10

25 May '10

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2010-05-25 at 20:57 +0200, Michel Alexandre Salim wrote: >> According to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:ScriptletSnippets#mimeinfo >> >> packages should not depend on shared-mime-info, but instead only >> update its database if it happens to be installed. I would expect >> shared-mime-info to be pulled in by either specifying it in comps.xml >> or as a dependency to gvfs (on GNOME) or its KDE equivalent, but >> instead it is required by gnome-vfs2 (which should not pull it in >> anymore, now that we have gvfs) as well as PackageKit, several >> NetworkManager subpackages, and several other applications. > There is a big difference between a package like gedit, which just adds > information about its supported mime types, and gvfs or PackageKit, > which rely on the mime database for a core part of their functionality. > gvfs does not depend on shared-mime-info, though. gnome-vfs2 does (is it needed?). Also, do the various NetworkManager packages need to depend on s-m-i? Thanks, -- Michel

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shared-mime-info inconsistencies
by Michel Alexandre Salim 25 May '10

25 May '10

According to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:ScriptletSnippets#mimeinfo packages should not depend on shared-mime-info, but instead only update its database if it happens to be installed. I would expect shared-mime-info to be pulled in by either specifying it in comps.xml or as a dependency to gvfs (on GNOME) or its KDE equivalent, but instead it is required by gnome-vfs2 (which should not pull it in anymore, now that we have gvfs) as well as PackageKit, several NetworkManager subpackages, and several other applications. Should we consider these packaging bugs? I'd file the bugs and fix them, but first we probably need to decide on what is the right way to pull in shared-mime-info on a normal installation, and ensuring that a fix does not break upgrades. Thanks, -- Michel Alexandre Salim Fedora Project Contributor: http://fedoraproject.org/ Email: salimma(a)fedoraproject.org | GPG key ID: 78884778 Jabber: hircus(a)jabber.ccc.de | IRC: hircus(a)irc.freenode.net () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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My intro
by Carlos "casep" Sepulveda 10 May '10

10 May '10

Hi: I just've discovered this initiative (reading the descriptions of the candidates for the Fesco) I think it a cool idea and I want to join in My resume https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Casep/FESResume Regards -- "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Percy Bysshe Shelley http://sites.google.com/site/carlossepulveda

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Broken dep tickets
by Mike McGrath 04 May '10

04 May '10

Plenty of broken dep tickets. Anyone interested? -Mike

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