FS#75455 - [xdg-desktop-portal-gnome] depends on evince, which prevents you from using the flatpak version.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Sharpened Blade (sharpenedblade) - Saturday, 30 July 2022, 06:32 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Thursday, 11 August 2022, 03:50 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
xdg-desktop-portal-gnome depends on evince. Evince exists as an official flatpak, adn xdg-desktop-portal-gnome will use it if installed. But the archlinux pakcage xdg-desktop-portal-gnome needs the archlinux package of evince as a dependency, even if it will work without it. I think it should be made optional, so users wanting to use the flatpak can. The flatpak is very usefull because it sandboxes evince, so it is less likely for a user to get hacked.

Additional info:
* package version(s) 42.3

Steps to reproduce:
Install xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.
Install evince from any flatpak repo.
Remove the evince package.
Get an error becuase it is required by xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.
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Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 03:50 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  See comments
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Thursday, 11 August 2022, 03:49 GMT
> xdg-desktop-portal-gnome depends on evince

No it doesn't. evince is currently listed as optional [1]. You're asking for it to be made optional when it already is.

Whatever problem you're having, this is not it. There must be something else going on with your system. Have you fully read [2]?

[1] https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/
[2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xdg-desktop-portal

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