FS#43368 - [tmux] add in-tree patch to support record of user sessions to utmp and wtmp files

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by John (graysky) - Wednesday, 07 January 2015, 14:52 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Friday, 27 February 2015, 12:47 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

An in-tree patch (4273c1b80e2eb321d44154fe1e82e0f11aabcbd5) allows tmux to record user sessions to utmp and wtmp files. This commit applies cleanly to 1.9a (attached patch). Please include this patch to expand the utility of tmux. Note that a new dep will be required, libutempter, which is in [extra] and that installs to only 0.02 MiB. I also included a patch against the PKGBUILD for your convenience.
   0001-Use-utempter-to-update-u... (2.4 KiB)
   PKGBUILD_update.patch (1.1 KiB)
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Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Friday, 27 February 2015, 12:47 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  let's wait for release
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Wednesday, 07 January 2015, 16:02 GMT
You're requesting a feature backport? You'd usually need a pretty compelling reason for this.
Comment by John (graysky) - Wednesday, 07 January 2015, 22:21 GMT
Yes, it is a backport request. I think this could provide value to Arch tmux users. For example, tools like w, who, and logname do not work under tmux 1.9a. I'm not sure when Nicholas is planning the next release, but I would offer the infrequent release cycle upstream as additional justification for an in-tree patch to be included. Based on our own pkgver bump data, it has been about once per year[1].

1. https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/log/trunk?h=packages/tmux
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Wednesday, 07 January 2015, 22:37 GMT
> I think this could provide value to Arch tmux users.
I've been pretty happy without this functionality. I really don't think we should be in the business of backporting patches which not only add features but introduce new dependencies.
Comment by John (graysky) - Wednesday, 07 January 2015, 22:43 GMT
Thanks for the comment, Dave. Since the commit will be included in the next proper upstream version, I would imagine that we would include the dep at that point anyway.
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Wednesday, 07 January 2015, 22:52 GMT
Sure. But we'll include it once upstream has blessed the functionality for a release.

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