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FS#42669 - [terminator] missing dependency

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Cory Schwartz (arch-nemesis) - Monday, 03 November 2014, 17:48 GMT
Last edited by Guillaume ALAUX (galaux) - Tuesday, 08 September 2015, 19:04 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Guillaume ALAUX (galaux)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
DD-Bus functionality does not work without python2-dbus installed. Without this, you can't use the dbus features (shared broadcast groups, etc)



Additional info:

$ pacman -Qi terminator
Name : terminator
Version : 0.97-2
Description : Terminal emulator that supports tabs and grids
Architecture : any
URL : http://gnometerminator.blogspot.fr/p/introduction.html
Licenses : GPL2
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : vte pygtk xdg-utils python2-notify python2-keybinder2
Optional Deps : None
Required By : None
Optional For : None
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Installed Size : 1779.00 KiB
Packager : Guillaume ALAUX <guillaume@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Tue 22 Apr 2014 01:49:32 PM CDT
Install Date : Fri 24 Oct 2014 03:57:38 PM CDT
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : Yes
Validated By : Signature



Steps to reproduce:

Install terminator, make sure python2-dbus is not installed
1) (graphical) Preferences->DBUS server (check box)
2) start a couple of terminator windows
3) create a group
4) observe that others don't see it.

5) install python2-dbus
6) start a couple of terminator windows
7) create a new broadcast group
8) observe that other windows are aware of it
9) observe it's created with dbus-monitor.

Recommended fix:
Add python2-dbus to optional dependencies.


This task depends upon

Closed by  Guillaume ALAUX (galaux)
Tuesday, 08 September 2015, 19:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Fixed by 0.98-1
Comment by Guillaume ALAUX (galaux) - Monday, 03 November 2014, 19:36 GMT
It seems terminator uses "dbus-glib" rather than "python2-dbus". With "python2-dbus" installed but "dbus-glib" removed, I am able to successfully issue "remotinator vsplit" which uses dbus functionnality.
Can you please confirm it for the "grouping" feature.

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