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[bug#37121,00/40] Update Xfce to 4.14

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L p R n d n Aug. 20, 2019, 9:17 p.m. UTC
Hello,

Here is my take on updating xfce to 4.14.
The update switches Xfce to gtk-3 but gtk-2 compatibility is kept.
Also there a few changes to add or clarify some features like vala API
or gobject introspection.
Testing is welcome.
Most changes are trivial but libxklavier's update might need some
rework.

Thanks,

L  p R n  d n

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Ludovic Courtès Aug. 28, 2019, 4:31 p.m. UTC | #1
Hello,

L  p R n  d n    <guix@lprndn.info> skribis:

> Here is my take on updating xfce to 4.14.

Woow, thanks for all the work!

> The update switches Xfce to gtk-3 but gtk-2 compatibility is kept.
> Also there a few changes to add or clarify some features like vala API
> or gobject introspection.
> Testing is welcome.

So, I hope you won’t hate me for asking, but… can we separate the bits
that are really part of the Xfce upgrade or required by the upgrade,
from those that are not directly related?  The libxklavier, mousepad,
and “fix tests” changes come to mind.  That would make the review work
less intimidating.  :-)

Also, I suspect all the xfce* and libxf* packages need to be upgraded in
lockstep; that is, they all need to be either 4.14 or 4.12, but not a
mixture thereof.  Thus, I’d actually prefer a single commit upgrading
all of these.  WDYT?

There are probably exceptions such as Thunar that do not strictly need
to be upgraded at the same time; these can remain in a separate commit.

Thanks,
Ludo’.
L p R n d n Aug. 28, 2019, 8:43 p.m. UTC | #2
Hello,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Hello,
>
> L  p R n  d n    <guix@lprndn.info> skribis:
>
>> Here is my take on updating xfce to 4.14.
>
> Woow, thanks for all the work!
>
>> The update switches Xfce to gtk-3 but gtk-2 compatibility is kept.
>> Also there a few changes to add or clarify some features like vala API
>> or gobject introspection.
>> Testing is welcome.
>
> So, I hope you won’t hate me for asking, but… can we separate the bits
> that are really part of the Xfce upgrade or required by the upgrade,
> from those that are not directly related?  The libxklavier, mousepad,
> and “fix tests” changes come to mind.  That would make the review work
> less intimidating.  :-)
>
> Also, I suspect all the xfce* and libxf* packages need to be upgraded in
> lockstep; that is, they all need to be either 4.14 or 4.12, but not a
> mixture thereof.  Thus, I’d actually prefer a single commit upgrading
> all of these.  WDYT?
>
> There are probably exceptions such as Thunar that do not strictly need
> to be upgraded at the same time; these can remain in a separate commit.

No problem. It's more git training!
I'll make a single commit for all xfce4-core packages and leave the rest
sepearate. Is it ok?
Also, do you need me to send them at this bug report or a new one?
(sorry, the previous patches seem to be scrambled, I don't know why... :/)

> Thanks,
> Ludo’.

Have a nice day,

L  p R n  d n
Ludovic Courtès Aug. 29, 2019, 12:21 p.m. UTC | #3
Hello,

L  p R n  d n    <guix@lprndn.info> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> L  p R n  d n    <guix@lprndn.info> skribis:
>>
>>> Here is my take on updating xfce to 4.14.
>>
>> Woow, thanks for all the work!
>>
>>> The update switches Xfce to gtk-3 but gtk-2 compatibility is kept.
>>> Also there a few changes to add or clarify some features like vala API
>>> or gobject introspection.
>>> Testing is welcome.
>>
>> So, I hope you won’t hate me for asking, but… can we separate the bits
>> that are really part of the Xfce upgrade or required by the upgrade,
>> from those that are not directly related?  The libxklavier, mousepad,
>> and “fix tests” changes come to mind.  That would make the review work
>> less intimidating.  :-)
>>
>> Also, I suspect all the xfce* and libxf* packages need to be upgraded in
>> lockstep; that is, they all need to be either 4.14 or 4.12, but not a
>> mixture thereof.  Thus, I’d actually prefer a single commit upgrading
>> all of these.  WDYT?
>>
>> There are probably exceptions such as Thunar that do not strictly need
>> to be upgraded at the same time; these can remain in a separate commit.
>
> No problem. It's more git training!

:-)

> I'll make a single commit for all xfce4-core packages and leave the rest
> sepearate. Is it ok?

Yes, all those that need to be updated together (which I think are the
libxf* and xfce* packages, but again I’m no Xfce expert) should go in
one patch.

> Also, do you need me to send them at this bug report or a new one?

Please send the Xfce upgrade here, and the patches that are not
Xfce-specific elsewhere.

Thank you!

Ludo’.